《THE DON'S CAPTIVE MISTRESS 》全部章節：第 181 章 - 第 190 章

HAZEL“Try not to put weight on it,” Angela said softly, as if I hadn’t said anything at all. “You’ll need to rest for a few days. Don’t disturb it.”“Fine,” I snapped. “It’s not like I have anywhere to go or anything to do in this cage, do I?”She didn’t react. Didn’t argue. Didn’t even defend herself. She just watched me for a second, and that somehow made it worse.I let out a quiet breath and leaned back against the headboard, my body finally giving in to the exhaustion. Angela placed the ice gently over the worst part of the swelling.“There,” she said. “That should help.”“Thank you,” I mumbled. "I still think I won't get myself into any trouble and make anyone hurt me..... I don't know, in the next few days?"Though even as I said it like a joke, the bitterness didn’t leave. Because I knew how this worked. I knew how this place worked. No matter what happened, no matter what was done to me.... I would always somehow be the one to blame.Her eyes lingered on me for a moment, lik

HAZELMy brows pulled together.“What do you mean....betrayal?” I asked taken aback.“He wants me to betray the don,” she whispered back.The don. Axel.My breath caught.“What… what does that mean?” I asked slowly.My mind was already racing ahead, but I needed to hear it. Needed her to say it.“Like....kill him?” I blurted, my voice rising before I could stop it.“No!” she said immediately. “No, I would never agree to that.”Relief hit me....but it didn’t last long.“Then what?” I asked, my stomach tightening again.She hesitated. And that hesitation terrified me more than anything else she had said.“It has something to do with you.”Everything inside me went still.“…Me?”She nodded once. Barely. Now I was both curious.....and deeply, deeply uneasy.“What is it?” I asked.My voice felt distant. Like it didn’t belong to me.“Do they want you to....”Before I could even finish—a voice called from somewhere down the hall.“Amanda!”She flinched Hard. Her eyes snapped to the door. Pan

HAZEL I hated that. Hated that it had anything to do with me.“Maybe I should be the one apologising,” I added instead, quieter now.He shook his head. “Not really,” he said. “You’re just like Alice in Wonderland.”I frowned slightly.“What?”“You like wandering into places you’re not supposed to be,” he continued. “Luca told me what happened. Said it’s one of your greatest flaws… running into places you shouldn’t be.”At the mention of Luca, I straightened immediately, my stomach tightening. So he knew about the drug house on the island.... Of course he did.Embarrassment crept in before I could stop it.“Yeah,” I muttered. “I guess that’s one of my talents. I probably would’ve made a great detective.”That made him smile an actual, real smile this time.“Yeah,” he said. “And in this world, you probably would’ve died sooner rather than later. You’re too stubborn for your own good.”I thought about that for a second. About men like him and what I know so far about this world.And I f

HAZELI straightened slowly.“Okay,” I murmured, nodding my head. “Nico.”If I couldn’t go to Axel, then I’d go to the next closest person who might be helpful.But this time, I had to be careful. I couldn’t go with accusations, bashing or wandering around blindly. I had to be smart about this...for Amanda and for myself.I stepped out of the house and went downstairs in search of Nico. I didn’t even know if he was still here or not I walked down the hallway, my eyes scanning and listening for any sign of movement. And then I heard Nico’s voice and stopped just before turning the corner. I took a deep breath before I peeked and saw him talking on the phone.He was laughing lightly, like the same Nico that I found in this house, the one who wasn’t mad, the one who wasn’t angry, the one who just accepted where he was and just took everything as it came.I turned away again, took a deep breath, as I wondered how I could start this conversation. How should I approach him? Would he get su

HAZEL After Nico left, sitting there didn’t feel good anymore. I hadn’t gotten anything from him except Amanda’s brother’s name, and sitting here only reminded me of Amanda, of the moments we would steal just to talk and when she would bring me something outside to eat. And now she was in trouble, and I couldn’t even help her.By now, I was used to feeling helpless when it came to myself. But being helpless when it came to someone else… that was new. And it didn’t sit right with me at all. I stood up and decided to go back inside. Maybe I would finally find the courage to find Axel and ask him about Amanda.A few minutes later, I was already walking through the hallways of the mansion, no direction in mind, just moving, just thinking, hoping to find someone, anyone who could give me something..... And then I bumped into him.The one person I really did not want to meet right now. Not like this. Not when I wasn’t ready. I collided into him, and his hands came up instantly, gripping m