~Liam's POV~ She was scared of me knowing the truth but she wasn't scared of the outcome of her running away from the pack like this? Where the heck her senses are? And how the fuck she heard I wanted some information from Zoey? I thought all the noise in her cell was locked with magic. "Yes, I am mad at you but did you really think I would hurt you? Did you think that low of me? You are my aunt!" I freaking can't believe she thought that. I will beat the shit out of Hudson for what he did but her... I can never bring myself to hurt her even if she had plotted my death. I saw my father caring for her like a baby and how much he loved and protected her. I would have broken all ties with her and made her follow my command every single time, or maybe I would have thrown her in the dungeon for scheming my death, but I could never hurt her... Not even for once. "My mind wasn't working; I'm so sorry, Liam. I just did what felt right at that moment," She cried while hiding her face b
~Hazel's POV~ Nothing feels right at this moment... Not even a single thing was in our favor that could tell me to take a rest and not to worry too much about our lives for once. Though Liam left me alone with his most trustworthy warriors, I could still feel how broken he was from the inside. The pain of betrayal and heaviness in his heart made me feel so terrible that I silently kept crying. I was surrounded by the people I love and trust but the pain was so bad that I couldn't bring myself to talk to them or answer any of their questions. I... I just wanted to be with him... Charlotte was the only one that he considered as his family but what she did today broke him completely. He was already having trust issues with his pack members, but now, with Charlotte stabbing him in the back, he will never be able to trust anyone in his life. Our bond was slowly getting stronger along with the pain in our hearts and I stood from the bed and went close to the door to comfort my mate
~Hazel's POV~ (A little long chapter) Though we had each other's warmth and were beside each other, Liam was still a little disturbed and couldn't sleep until I embraced him in my arms and caressed his hair till he drifted to sleep. He won't admit it but he was way too disturbed by the thought of Charlotte betraying him like that. I know what a night filled with lots of twists and turns means. I had plenty of them in the past, but the only difference was I accepted I was suffering, and he wouldn't. He will keep pretending he is okay or it doesn't affect him anymore, but the reality was that he will never be past it until he chooses to speak it out loud. Neither my father nor my mother betrayed me, but the change I saw in people whom I considered friends for years taught me how and when the silent pain was going to attack you hard in the gut, and I don't want Liam to go through that pain ever. He may be able to handle it on his own or he may be not... I don't know how he
~Hazel's POV~ The lovemaking glow was evident on my face, which made me feel the prettiest that I have ever felt in my life. Pregnancy, along with such amazing lovemaking, was making me glow inside out, making me feel so beautiful for the first time in all these years. I chuckled at my thoughts and shook my head, I have been saying the same thing since tomorrow. Yesterday, it was makeup along with such glowing skin, but today, it was just my skin, which was forcing me to think that it wasn't only makeup that did wonders to me yesterday. It was also the love and care that I was getting from my mate and baby. "Mind sharing what is making you smile so big?" Liam asked while groping my butt and kissing my bare shoulder. His wet kiss made me shudder, and I giggled, "We just had intense lovemaking that was hot to another level. I won't mind going for I don't know which round but you have to promise you won't ask to leave..." "I wish I could... I promise I'll take you on a vacat
~Liam's POV~ Countless times I had breakfast with Charlotte but it was never unsettling like the one we were having today. She couldn't see me in the eyes nor she could speak to me about anything. The first thing that I expected from her was a plea for her and her mate to see their son but there was none. She was... Numb... Just sitting like a robot in front of me and doing exactly as I was telling her. It looks like that life has been suck out of her. I thought that it was because I beat the shit out of Hudson to bring her back but today it was no different. She looked the same as yesterday... No, worse than yesterday which worries me more about her. The leaves were already mixed in her food and while she was sitting in front of me, eating her breakfast in a dead mood, I secretly hoped that whatever she said yesterday was true or she was forced to do this. I just want to hear that it wasn't her, not what I have been thinking about her involvement with Zoey. I don't want
~Liam's POV~ "And?" I asked as she took a long pause. "And... I don't know. I just... I just remember the next thing I did was to grab every single drop of wolfbane and silver that I had stored and went straight to her. Trust me, I told her to apologize and stay shut, but she kept saying things that enraged me to hell, and I just..." "Killed her...?" I asked with a sigh coming out of my mouth. "I'm so so sorry, Liam..." She whispered with tears coming out of her eyes. "So there was nothing else? You just killed her because of her some stupid words that she wasn't capable of turning true? No past strings or connections that forced you to do this?" I confirmed. "Yes. We had nothing to do with each other in the past. I never even liked her," She sighed while bobbing her head. "Why? Why didn't you like her?" I further asked. "She always had this thing for Ethan... The way she used to look at him when he was always telling her to stay away and giving him sultry looks..
~Liam's POV~ I fucking knew it! I knew she couldn't do it on her own! I knew something beyond our capabilities was wrong with her the moment she started giving me theories about her actions that didn't make any sense to me. And now after hearing how she felt at that moment, I somehow knew she was enchanted the same way Derek and I were. "But the question is who did this..." Hazel said while sitting beside Charlotte and putting a cushion behind her neck. She wasn't with anyone else but Ethan... Ethan was always around her and... He was around the whole time Adams and Haywoods were in the pack... Could it be him? Was he the one... Involved with Zoey? "Ethan..." I whispered while thinking about all the possibilities of him being involved in this. "What? Why would he?" Hazel asked. "Because... He knows no matter what, I won't hurt Charlotte," I sighed. But then how come Ethan and Charlotte were in disagreement? He knew I wouldn't hurt her so he could have convinced
~Hazel's POV~ I should often go on girls' day out. Unlike our girls' night, our day out wasn't ruined, and we spent one entire day like normal girls out there, without worrying about anyone coming for our heads or the world falling apart. From having a picnic by the pond surrounded by beautiful flowers in our pack and taking hair spa and head massage, I spent an amazing day with my girls. It was the most normal and happy day that I have ever lived in my life. And the best part was that Nora and Scarlett were able to calm Lexi's wild thoughts about her first shift and she became more ready and open to it than before. I have seen people shifting into their wolves for the first time quite a couple of times, so I know it is going to be painful and long, but when it is done, it will be the most beautiful feeling that she will ever experience in her life. The way Nora and Scarlett explained the beauty of becoming one with our wolves makes me want to unlock my wolf more and live
*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 without
~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 somewhe
~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 min
~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... Hu
(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~ He was a rogue and nobody knew this... And I can't blame Charlotte for trying to hide his identity. She loved that man so much and cared so much about his reputation that she never said anything about him to anyone. But he... That bastard broke her heart in the worst possible way. 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 l
~Hazel's POV~ Murmurs from the pack members started reaching our ears about everything that has happened to us till now 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 how couldn't she notice all this? 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 exposing my identity before she had become one with her wolf." His finger pointed toward me and the more I gazed at his finger, the more I wante
~Hazel's POV~ What the fuck is wrong with him? Out of all the people in the pack... It was Ethan? 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? And above 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 right now tells me otherwise. Tears were running down her face while her eyes were 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 and all of this was just an act, then I have to give her a standing ovation before killing her. They freaking both pl