Lahat ng Kabanata ng Reclaiming What's Mine : Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

(Hazel)I stared at my phone screen, longing for a beep. " You will be fine," Piper's voice cut into my thoughts. I forced a smile and turned it off. " I don't know if I will ever see him again."" Piper, I promised him that I will come back for him. Right now, I don't know when that's going to be." My voice trembled.He grunted, and crossed his chest. " I swear it to you. Whatever it takes, I will make sure Christian reunites with you..."A smile crept up my lips. My eyes misted. I heard him gulp and removed his palm from his chest. " I can't say anything concerning Roman," he said, voice low and grave." Can't you tell me what you want to do? I could help."He chuckled. " Nahh!"" I made a promise to a woman who was about to end her life years ago. I don't care what I have to do. No one is coming between me and that goal."Like a ray of light, his words stamped on my mind. " Does it mean Dominic is not aware of his plans?" I asked myself.Ease quickly translated into fear. I clut

A gust of wind whipped my hair. It felt different. I felt different.Wanted. Sincerely wanted and seen.When I chose to be here with him, I wanted him to teach me the ways of his business. To groom me, until I can navigate the storm brewing in the distance.I knew this could happen. But I never expected it to be this quick.Feeling the smoothness of his fabric, I tapped his chest. " Let's take it slow..."He shook his head. " I told you I'm not a very patient man."" I know. But I can't fully commit to a relationship right now."He heaved a sigh. " You don't need to commit to me for us to work. I'm committed to you."" Dom—" " Hazel. You have kept me waiting long enough. I have to take what's mine before someone else does."I pouted. " I'm not running. Am I?"" You've run enough, Hazel. I have waited. You don't know how it felt meeting you in the elevator with him that day.""Oh God!" I exclaimed inwardly, fiddling with the hem of my dress. " Do you know I begged him to take him un

His explanation was quick and straight-up formal, almost like he couldn't wait to be done with me. It stung me like a wasp. I didn't think I would still feel this way after leaving my past behind.I had insisted on speaking with him in private after overhearing his conversation with the cop." He is the cop that could have rescued your husband," he said, matter-of-fact. His eyes traveled and wandered around, avoiding my gaze. " Maybe it's a good thing," I thought, averting my gaze. "According to him, the fire didn't start on its own. Someone knocked him out. A truck driver."" The truck driver?" I asked myself. That's the variable I haven't fixed in my head." He haunted the number plate once he was out of the hospital. The few times he was caught on CCTV before that day, he was with your parents..." He drifted, but the tremor in his voice and the way his lips quivered hinted that there was more." Someone else was there, Roman. Who was it?" I pressed for answers." That's my busine

Awkward, but pleasant. I saw her face darken and her fists clench. She glared at the blondie and folded her arms across her chest.I had quickly stopped and detached from the blondie when I saw her, but our conversation had floated by, and so did my voice. Intentionally." Leave," she ordered the blondie. I expected her to scowl, huff and puff about my lowliness and my lack of discretions. At that point anything could do. As long as I had her undivided attention. With the girl gone, her arms fell. She looked gentler. Almost as if the fire had died in the hearth. " I will be staying at the hotel over there for the night. Are you coming along?"I paused. " Is that alright with Dominic?"" What? Are you jealous?!" She snapped at me. I snickered. " Seriously?!"" Am I jealous?" I repeated. I fought hard not to admit it to her face. " Hell no! You are an adult. Certainly, whatever you do with your body is your business," I fought back with as much bitterness as I have bottled since I sa

I have two options. Either I return to his side, or I live pretending he's going to be fine.I know which I'm going to live regretting for the rest of my life. I will not thread down that path. " I have to go back," I muttered. " I need to see him. Piper, I can not stay back when he's in a hospital. I was never there for him. But if I don't go back now, how will he see this mother of his in the future?"" I understand," Piper said and rubbed my shoulders. " I understand," he repeated. "You won't be going alone. I'm coming with you. Once he's better, I'm bringing you back here."I didn't protest, but Dominic did.His voice dropped dangerously low, like a growl." Let me go instead. On your behalf, of course. Or at least, let's go together."" I don't think that's a good idea —"" Hazel," he cooed, " I might have overacted, but it doesn't change anything between us. But this could change everything."" He's my son."" Exactly! He's your son. What happens when he wants you to stay for a