All Chapters of Velvet Dominion: Chapter 21 - Chapter 27

It was Friday and I was at work with a heaviness pressing on my chest. After everything that had happened last night, I struggled to fall asleep. I was sure I looked awful. And on top of that, tomorrow was the fateful day—Axel's wedding.I sat at my desk outside Axel's office and peeked down the corridor. He was already there, standing, on the phone. Back straight, voice low, controlled.I got up and entered without knocking.He paused mid-sentence. "I'll call you back in a second." He ended the call and stared at me. "Yes?""Tomorrow you get married… but you asked me to spend a night with you.""Tonight."I hesitated. "Fine. But only if nothing happens tonight."A corner of his mouth lifted slightly. "That's your choice.""After Saturday, we go our separate ways."His eyes darkened imperceptibly. "Don't decide the future.""This time, it has to be decided. Promise me.""I don't make promises I know I can't keep."I raised my hands, exhausted. "Do you really think after your wedding

Axel stood in front of me, naked, in all his raw beauty. Tattoos crossed his chest, trailing down his stomach and along his arms like ink carved directly into his skin. I couldn't look away. The longer I watched him, the more something inside me began to give in.He stepped closer, a tie in his hand.Before I could ask what he was doing, he lifted my arms above my head and bound my wrists to the headboard."What are you doing?"The smile that curved his lips wasn't gentle. It was hungry. "I want you exactly like this."My chest rose sharply as I searched for air. I couldn't believe that this man—so controlled, so unreadable—had just brought me to the edge and was now looking at me as if I were something to claim completely.He moved around the bed without haste, studying me. Not just my body. My reactions."I've imagined you like this since the first day."I bit my lip, unable to withstand the intensity of his gaze.He stopped between my legs. His cock brushed my lady part without ful

That night I didn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I slipped into nightmares. It hadn't happened in years, but ever since Axel mentioned my parents, everything inside me felt frozen in place.I had left home at sixteen, raised in a family that was, at best, deeply toxic. I ran away to start over, to bury the trauma and build something new. But with a single sentence, Axel had dragged it all back to the surface. And suddenly I felt ten years old again—terrified.I wanted to call Greta, but it was late, so I made myself a herbal tea instead. It did nothing. Within minutes my heart began racing, my breath turning shallow and uneven. I tried to sit down and calm myself, but it felt as though someone was choking me. I couldn't breathe; holding on to what little air I had felt impossible. Tears streamed down my face, one after another, until I collapsed to the floor, my body shaking uncontrollably.Time blurred. I reached for my phone and dialed Greta, but she didn't answer. In the end

For days I had been planning how to get that information from Axel, and today, finally, I felt ready—or so I thought.I arrived at his office before he did. I perched on his desk, legs dangling nervously, my breathing the only sound in the room. I wore one of the dresses he had bought me in Frankfurt. Funny thing: I only ever wore it for Axel, as if he already knew it would be like this.Then I heard footsteps and the door open. I almost screamed: Michael, one of the investors we'd met in Frankfurt, entered, Axel just behind him.I jumped off the desk immediately, my face burning. I felt exposed in that dress under four pairs of eyes. Michael cleared his throat, visibly impressed. Axel… was furious. He didn't show it outright, but I could see it in his gaze."I'll go," I said with my cheeks burning.I bolted from the office and ran to the bathroom to change. Of course, I had brought a spare outfit—I had thought of everything except Axel walking in with someone. Damn it.I returned to