~Liam's POV~Tucking my black shirt into my gray pants, I walked out of the closet and looked at my mate who was still sleeping. The sound of beeping machines and the smell of medicines took me back to the day when I bid goodbye for once and all to my father and I hated every single second that spent there after I was done listening to Ethan. The hospital is never anyone's favorite place unless you are a doctor or a nurse. And I am no different from others. It was safe and good for both Hazel and me to bring her back to the packhouse, to our room where we were the most comfortable. I lay beside her and kissed her head which made her snuggle close to me with a soft sound coming out of her mouth. Her brown hair was messy, in great need of a shower while the corner of her eyes looked puffy. She cried way too bad till she heard I was out of danger. I didn't need anyone to tell me this, her eyes were enough to say what she experienced in my absence and I seriously don't think she would
~Hazel's POV~ I knew the first dinner after their duel would be awkward but didn't think it become abnormal as well. Though the Silver Moon wolves never fail to amaze me and do everything in their power to throw a surprise in my face, but I never thought they would be that way like everyone around them. I thought it was only me who was treated like no one but after today, I am sure they are the best wolves to make people doubt their existence. After seeing the tension of today, I thought of either seeing no one in the packhouse or people in a dim mood but they were opposite of what I thought they would be. Just like any other day, they were roaming in the packhouse with smiles on their faces and doing everything as they used to do. Even the dinner table looked no different. Instead, it was filled more than usual days. Nobody asked about Charlotte and Ethan and they were so quick to fill their seats that no one could ever know they ever existed. I even doubt if anyone in
~Hazel's POV~ Last of her bloodline...? Has everyone from my distant family and every other silver wolf already died? Jeez... That's scary... I knew I was different when I couldn't shift into my wolf on my eighteenth birthday but I didn't want to be this different. It's scary and... Dangerous. "All of them are already dead?" I asked Mr. Haywood. He nodded his head with a heavy sigh coming out of his mouth, "It was your uncle's family that was killed in the last assault by rogues. His mate, one-year-old girl, and he... They all died protecting themselves from the rogues." What... One-year-old girl? They were such monsters! "What happened? Tell me everything," I asked him, my heart racing and my breath becoming heavy. They killed a baby... How can they be so cruel to do this to a baby? "Rogues and some packs were chasing silver wolves for so many years. They wanted their... Blood. As you already know, you are immune to silver. This is a powerful prevention against a
~Hazel's POV~My head was already spinning with so many things unfolding in front of my eyes that I couldn't seem to handle them anymore. But... I know I have to go on if I want to know the whole truth. "But the pack would have helped them? Why do they have to go on their own?" Liam asked Mr Haywood. "Ivy received a threat note in the same handwriting as the letter that Peter received, stating that they would be coming for both the Silver wolf and were-witch. We four believed that it was our fight, not the whole pack. Doesn't matter what the year was, we all were welcomed in this pack by your ancestors. We respected that and wanted to keep their people safe, it wasn't their fight. They weren't supposed to lose their kids or parents because of our kids so we chose to fight on our own. Also... Alpha Nathaniel doubted that someone from the inside was giving information to outsiders as Julia shifted only once into her wolf but in the depths of the forest. No one could get that deep
~Hazel's POV~ In the past few moments, I got to know so many things about my parents and our past, and every time I felt agitated on the verge, Liam was calming me down but this time... He was the one losing his cool. His palms were turned into fists and his fists were so tight that I could see his knuckles turning yellow while the nerves on his arms seemed as if they would pop out any moment. He was doing his best in maintaining a straight face with no emotions on his face but I could feel how raged he was from the inside. He wanted to rip people's hearts out... He wanted to go on a killing spree... "Nobody told me that rogues had anything to do with their accident," Liam said, trying his best not to growl while I kept caressing his neck to keep him calm. Mr Haywood looked down at his lap and sighed heavily, "I know you might think we did wrong to you, but trust me, it was for the best." He gazed at Liam and smiled, "Charlotte and Nathaniel were each other's support i
~Liam's POV~ "So you are still not able to change her mind?" Axel asked as he threw a punch at me. I growled and blocked his punch, "It feels like I'm talking to a wall at times..." "It won't be easy," He groaned while pushing me back and threw a punch again at me but I ducked his attack and kicked his leg. I locked his neck between my arms and growled, "I don't want to wait." I freaking don't want to wait anymore... It's been three days since I am trying to change Hazel's mind about her wolf but she just doesn't want to listen. I am certain that whoever betrayed Dad and partnered with rouges is still breathing fresh air into my pack every single day... I want to rip that person's heart out from his body... That person snatched our parents... I want to burn him every single day till his soul begs me to put an end to his misery... Axel tapped on my elbow and I quickly let go of him, "I didn't realize I was holding on tight." "You do realize that you have to talk it out t
~Liam's POV~ Nick walked into my office with sleepy eyes and a yawn coming out of his mouth which made Axel and I scoff at him. "We are hanging over a cliff but you seem to be dancing over the top," Axel scoffed. "Yeah, I was... Last night," He chuckled. "Great, now, we should work if we want to stay on top every night," I said while rolling my eyes. "Aye, aye, captain," He saluted and sat on the couch. He opened his laptop while I shared the records of my pack members with him. Forwarding my laptop to Axel, I sighed, "This is the data of the past twenty years, split up in two. List out all the names of people who have been around all the while and died the same year as Hazel's parents and mine, obviously the ones old enough to betray their alpha and Luna. And make a special note of people who were around when Lexi's mother and Adams joined the pack." While I read the letters and try to find something related to Hazle's wolf, I want them to dig into our pack's histor
~Liam's POV~ "Is it done?" I asked Lexi, who had just gotten out of the dungeon with Nick. She nodded her head, "Don't take her out of her cell otherwise, the magic will lose its charm. Stay within the boundaries that I have created in front of her cell." "Thank you," I nodded my head and walked into the dungeon. Ethan and Charlotte were the first ones to get into my sight as I entered the dungeon. While seeing Ethan standing with a face full of arrogance in front of me, made me want to growl, my aunt's puffy face with dry eyes told me to stay put. She has been trying her best to change her arrogant son's mind but she doesn't know his mind stopped functioning in the right direction ages ago. Not wanting to initiate any conversation, I cleared the way for them to leave and moved down into the dungeon. It's hard for both of them to see their son like this but it will only keep becoming difficult if they don't accept today's truth. I walked straight in front of Zoey's c
*One year later* ~Liam's POV~ Last year and Christmas were the craziest of all that I ever had in my life. I found my mate, got rid of the problem which my parents fought hard for years, and had my baby... No babies to be precise. Dylan, Kol, and Rosyln... Dylan turned one today whereas Kol and Rosyln, my little sweetpeas completed 3 months a few days back. Living with a human trait Hazel was patient, slow, and loving... But living with a werewolf Hazel was a whole different level of craziness that was adventurous, wild, and oh god... Way too intense. I always admired the beauty she was, doesn't matter whether with clothes or without, outside or inside, but the way she turned the tables after becoming one with her wolf, was commendable. Especially in bed. Sometimes she can be the shy Hazel she used to be but sometimes she overpowers me which I enjoy a lot. I never thought I would take commands from anyone but she was the only woman who could use that voice on me withou
~Hazel's POV~ I haven't been so relieved in my life before. Everything seemed perfect for the first time in my life. My baby was finally in my arms, softly snoring on my bare chest while his tiny fingers were on my neck. He was giving me the comfort that I needed most this time. The touch of his tiny bare body against mine was the most beautiful and calmest feeling that I have ever had in my life and the movements of his chest with each breath that he took relaxed my heart and mind so much that I know I will keep holding my baby like that for hours. I longed for this moment for so long... I was looking forward to the day when I would finally hold him without any barriers between us. Be it the barrier of him being inside me or all the exteriors barriers that we had till now. Today... Finally... Finally, all of those barriers were not between us anymore and I could happily be with him without any tension in my mind. I don't have to worry about someone attacking us from somewh
~Hazel's POV~Hudson kept looking back at Charlotte while Victoria dragged his ass out of our sight and for the first time, I saw tears in Hudson's eyes. I don't care about him feeling bad... He has put Charlotte in a worse place than he was in right now.Liam and I took our attention back to Charlotte, who took a deep breath, "For a month, I thought my brother and his mate, I mean your parents, died in a car accident, but later on, I learned it was a rogue attack. That night... That night I heard Ethan talking over the call with someone. I couldn't hear what the other person was saying but I heard every single word that came out of Ethan's mouth. He was praising his brother's skills. He was praising his brother for moving Nathaniel's car towards the cliff. Arthur was the one who forced Nathaniel to turn his car towards the cliff but it was Ethan who pushed Nathaneil's car into the cliff." Tears rolled down her cheeks while she sought support from Liam and I took her hand in mine. I
~Hazel's POV~ I have seen a ton of crazy things happening in this pack ever since I turned eighteen but this... This was... Insane? I don't even know what to call it... Charlotte killed Ethan... Charlotte... Not Liam but Charlotte! Charlotte shot him straight four times in the chest, one time on the head, and one time on the neck, exactly where the mark given by her was sitting on his neck. Goddess... I never thought I would see a mate killing her better half or a mate choosing someone else over his mate and betraying her for others. This was actually insane... He hurt her so badly that even after being bonded with him, she gathered the courage to end his life. Not that Ethan didn't deserve to die but I didn't imagine this happening... Hudson reached his mother with wide eyes and placed his hand on her shoulder but she took his hand away and gazed at him, "Leave, Hudson... Leave with your mate before I kill you as well..." That's... Bold for a mother to say... Hudson looked at
(Trigger Warning- Violent fight)~Liam's POV~ I thought I had enough betrayals when Ethan confessed everything but that wasn't all. Victoria had to be a part of all this! All these months, I kept telling Hazel how wrong she was about Victoria, not knowing that she was the one who was right about her, not me. It was me who thought that she was a true friend to me, not a snake. I was way too happy when I saw her taking Sophia down but the moment Arthur said a few words about her, my faith in friendship also fell apart. I don't think I would ever be able to trust anyone again... Family or friends... My trust has been broken repeatedly, I would freaking never be able to put my faith in anyone but Hazel. My blood was boiling and all I could see were the red dots in front of my eyes. I was craving blood... My mind was looking to kill and today... I won't stop until Ethan is dead. I planned to capture the killer of my parents and give him a hard life filled with torture but I don't
~Hazel's POV~ What the heck? Victoria out of all people? How... I mean just... How? It's not that I am not happy for her tearing Sophia apart at the right time but why did she come here? Oh god... My petty jealousy issues! Liam was still her friend... Of course, she would have come here to visit him or she must have heard about the attack. Victoria threw Sophia on the ground while her gaze was still fixed on Ethan. She was snarling at Ethan way too aggressively which... Kind of gave me a doubt that I couldn't figure out. She looked furious... She was furious all the time like... Like the same way I was... Wait, don't tell me she was doing this all to impress Liam. "I better hope she wasn't," Hope, my wolf said. "I was never so happy to see you before, Vic," Liam said. The bright smile on his face while praising Victoria made my blood boil, and Hope growled in a low voice, but I shut my eyes. I need to calm down... This was not a situation to be jealous of, especial
~Hazel's POV~Ethan brought his attention back to Liam and chuckled, "I just wanted to kill you and your father, so I could take over the pack, but damn, my good luck; Peter joined the pack with his family at the right time. I didn't have to go on a hunt for silver wolves as the last set of silver wolves already arrived here. But those dead wolves... They locked her wolf and made my task more difficult than before." Dead wolves... My parents? "I swear I will not think twice if you talk about my parents like that again!" I growled at Ethan in the mind link. "You will not think twice, but thrice," Ethan laughed and pointed at my pack members. "Tell everyone to leave..." I told Axel in the mind link. We can't fight them if they would keep threatening us like this. He had done enough damage, I can't let him ruin us more. "Axel, Nick, Scarlett... Leave..." "No, way. We aren't leaving!" Scarlett said in the mind link. "I don't want them to blackmail us with your pres
~Hazel's POV~Murmurs from the pack members started reaching our ears and I sighed as the realization drew up on me. He was the one who made Charlotte kill Zoey, Zoey took that box away on his command to know what our parents were hiding, he set that invisible man's body on fire, and he was the one who placed hidden cameras in Lexi's house. He is such a bastard! But why didn't Charlotte note all these things? Why did she never doubt his actions? She was the only one who was around him then why? Or maybe my wolf was right. Maybe she was also a part of this... "You made her kill Zoey?" Liam asked Ethan. Ethan nodded his head, "Zoey did everything on my command. I had to take her out of my way before she became a threat to me. I didn't want to risk my identity before she had become one with her wolf." "Why the heck did you stage all of that? Why did you make us believe that Hudson was the only one stabbing Liam in the back by making Hudson attack you?" Axel asked. "Wasn't
~Hazel's POV~ What the fuck is wrong with him? Does that mean Liam was right all along? Was he the insider who was giving all the pack information to our enemies? How could he do that? How could he hold his mate hostage? "Or what if she is also involved with him? This whole pack is filled with deceivers," Hope, my wolf, said with a growl coming out of her mouth. I can't agree more but... The way I am looking at Charlotte tells me otherwise. Tears were running down her face while her wide open, mirroring the betrayal that we all were feeling right now. Her lips were shivering and her hair... Ethan was holding her by the hair. Oh god... How can he be such a monster to her? She is his freaking mate! Partners in crime or not but this... And if she is involved with him as well, then I have to give her a standing ovation before killing her. They freaking both played Liam for years! "Charlotte..." I tried to mind-link and she looked at me with horrifying eyes. "Don't... He