"What am I missing?" Nick asked. "Our alpha and your best friend is an asshole," Scarlett blurted out. "Babe. He is our alpha," Nick exclaimed while shaking his head. "Still a dick," Scarlett rolled her eyes. "Babe, you are going too far..." "Oh, so you choose him over me," She asked with a quirked brow. "Scarlett, what are you doing?" I asked. "Relax..." She took her attention back to her mate, who was looking at her with wide eyes, and he sighed, "Of course not. No one is above you for me but that doesn't mean I don't respect him. And I don't think you should disrespect him as well. You are the gamma female, baby." "I know... But-" I pinched her arm and she groaned, "Fine. I am sorry. But he is very arrogant sometimes. Even with his mate. "Tell me what he told you about Hazel," She asked and crossed her arms in front of her chest. Well, he is his best friend. I am sure his best friend would have told him how he dumped his mate's ass after mating with
~Hazel's POV~ I sprayed some scent suppressant on myself and sighed, I would need a lot of it since I would start training from today. I will sweat, and with sweat, there is a high chance that its effect will come off. But... How am I going to have so much scent suppressant? My baby is getting stronger with each day passing, so there is a high chance that his scent will also become stronger... And with me getting myself into learning fighting skills, I am sure it will wear off soon. How long Scarlett would be able to arrange it for me? And from where? Heck, I didn't even ask her where she got this suppressant. God... How careless am I being? I am agreeing to things that can expose my pregnancy and putting Scarlett in a zone where she has to lie to her mate and God knows how many people to gather scent suppressant for me. My phone started to ring and I went back into the room. I saw it was Scarlett and picked it up, "Come on, where are you, Haze? We are waiting for you."
~Hazel's POV~ "I thought you said WE are waiting for you," I said to Scarlett, who was standing carelessly against a tree. She jumped at my sudden voice and placed her hand on her chest while taking some deep breaths, "You cannot sneak up on me like that." I quirked my brow at her, "Where is Nick?" "Whoa, what happened to you? Why are you so... pissed off?" She asked. "Victoria happened and then Liam happened! I was..." I looked around me to confirm if anyone was near us or not and stood beside Scarlett, "I hate it! I hate that bitch! She always tries to claim her right on him when she and we both know that she can't! Why she just doesn't back off? And the audacity... I fucking wanted to rip her tongue when she called me a bitch and liar." "I get why she was calling you a bitch but liar? Why?" She asked. "You know that Smantha issue and... Wait... She said Liam took a stand against four people from his pack. Who are the other three?" I only told them about Samantha. I
~Hazel's POV~ I turned on the shower after setting the hot temperature and stood under it. Though I did not have a rough training today, all I did was cardio, still, my muscles could use the hot water to calm my nerves. Everything was going fine until I asked Nick about Victoria. I thought she was a bitch but it turned out she can get freaky when it comes to Liam. I can't believe that she tried to attempt suicide when Liam denied her proposal. How could she? She knows that her mate is out somewhere but still, she chooses to run after a man who does not belong to her. Everyone knows it... Everyone knows that they are not mates but still... I know people think that Liam and I are lying about being mates but that's not true. We are mates. Even though he doesn't accept this, still, we are fated mates. I don't care what people think of me because I know I am not lying or trying to live a life that is not meant for me. Accept it or not, I was meant to live in the packhou
~Hazel's POV~ "Are you sure about that?" Scarlett asked me once again. "Yes, I am. I heard all with my two big ears," I said while pacing in the room. My eyes went back to the door and I once again went to check it. Thank God, it's locked. But I don't know for how long. Liam is the alpha of the pack. He owns this packhouse... He can walk into any room whenever he wants. It's just a matter of time till he opens the door with a spare key. Since Liam was in the bathroom, I couldn't talk to Scarlett in that room so we chose another room on the same floor to talk. I am glad it was opened but now... I am just scared. Scared that he might walk through that door and snatch my only hope and source of happiness at any moment. "Haze, I don't think it's a good idea to leave now. He is here... He can track you and once he finds you, none of us know what he will do to you," Scarlett said. "Then what do you want me to do? Sit here and wait for him to snatch my baby?" I asked while
~Hazel's POV~ "Well, our last dinner together was quite a show. Too bad, Liam. You missed it," Hudson laughed while I rolled my eyes. Just like any other daily soap, he wants drama all day. Liam shook his head while taking a bite of bacon and smiled, "We might get to see something else if anyone else would want to pick up where Samantha left off." "It's not a joke," I sighed and took my attention back to my plate. I do not have an appetite... I didn't want to eat, heck, I didn't want to be in the dining room with these people, but still, once again, I was back doing what I didn't want to. "By the way, Scarlett isn't here tonight. Doesn't she want to be her best friend's saviour for tonight's dinner?" Hudson said, and the moment these words came out of his mouth, my blood started to boil. What the heck does he think of himself? My eyes went to Nick who was as angry as me. I was about to say something, but Liam cleared his throat and said, "Watch your words around her, H
~Hazel's POV~I switched off my phone and threw it back into a handbag that I stuffed with some clothes earlier. I need to do this... I have to leave before my mate becomes my death. I heard knocks on the door, and my heart started to beat so fast that I could hear my own heartbeats without any issues. It was Liam... He came back into the room way sooner than I thought he would. I quickly hid the bag in the closet, wiped my tears, and went to open the door after taking a long deep breath to calm my wrecked nerves. "It took you long to open the door," Liam said as he walked inside the room. "I was in the bathroom," I said and walked to the bed after closing the door. I grabbed a pillow from the bed but Liam snatched it from my hand and said, "We need to talk." "About?" I asked while trying to remain calm. "About the effect I have on you," He smirked. He walked towards me slowly but I didn't back off this time. I am not afraid of him. The only thing that scares me is
~Axel's POV~ Since my alpha was leaving the pack for two days, I thought my day would pass by without any worries about him but I guess I was wrong. There has been a nagging feeling in my heart that doesn't seem to disappear even for a second. I don't know what it is about or why I am feeling this way, but there is something that has been constantly telling me that I am in for a surprise. I am sure I don't want to be but still, here I am. I want to be wrong... I want my instincts to be wrong but these beta instincts suck sometimes. And I hate when they turn out to be true. "Still onto contemplating things that might not be true?" Nick asked as he placed the pile of books in front of me. "Debate is still on..." I sighed. He sat in front of me and sighed, "You need to loosen up a bit, okay? I know you are the beta of this pack and in charge in Liam's absence but sometimes you let all things occupy your head way too much. Tell me when was the last time when you lived for
*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