Chapter 88
The Rules of His World
(Maya’s POV)
The bed was cold again.
I rolled onto my back, staring at the ceiling, the morning light creeping in through the curtains. It had been days since Axel had slept beside me. Not that I wanted him to, but the silence, the distance—it was maddening. He came and went like a ghost in his own house, leaving me trapped inside his world of control.
I sighed and sat up, running a hand through my hair. Jamie’s laughter drifted faintly from the other side of the house, mixed with Isla’s soft voice. At least he was happy. That was what mattered most.
But I wasn’t.
I was suffocating.
The walls of this mansion felt like a cage. I wasn’t allowed to leave without notice, without permission. I hadn’t been to work since Axel forced me to move in. I misse
