~Axel's POV~ "So you are saying that we were making out in the middle of someone's search operation?" Nora exclaimed way too loudly. "Sort of," I sighed. "Are you mad! You need to look for her. This wasn't supposed to happen! I mean, it was, but not like this. She is your Luna! And kidnapped!" "I know, I know! Can you just please stop yelling at me? I am already wrecked," I said while taking a deep breath and keeping my focus on the road. I wasn't this reckless ever... Nothing came between my responsibilities before, but today, I lost track of my time and work. My men were waiting for me, and I was freaking making out with my mate as if everything in my life was like blooming flowers. I couldn't find Hazel in time and now... Liam is back and making things worse in the pack. How the hell did he come back so early? He wasn't supposed to be here until the day after tomorrow! "I know. I am sorry. I am terrified too," She sighed. "Why? It's not that he is going to ta
~Third Person's POV~ The destroyed office and packhouse's living room were the replica of what Liam was feeling in his heart. Just like all the broken furniture and decorations, he was broken from the inside. It was easy for the cold-hearted alpha to understand why he was angry, but he couldn't understand why every nerve in his body felt alone and sad. His life was full of different clouds... Dark, filled with thunders and light, flowing in the sky not caring about anything passing through them. He was living his life the way he wanted, did everything that he found amusing or pleasing without caring about anyone or anything in this world but the moment his eyes fell on Hazel, there was a shift of emotions in his body... As if someone flipped a switch and made him feel every single emotion coming his way. Liam and every single person who cared about him saw hope for bringing him back to the life that he lost in the past few months but with Hazel disappearing from his life, h
~Nick's POV~ The moment Scarlett pulled me in for a kiss, I knew our lovemaking would be intense, but I didn't think we would end up marking each other. Not that I mind, but seeing how wrecked she was, I just didn't think it would happen. But it's the best thing that I have ever done in my life. I thought feeling my mate's bare skin against mine was the best feeling I could ever get, but these heightened emotions and feelings coming my way after marking is a whole other level thing. Earlier, I could only feel how I was feeling around her or while touching her, but now I can feel how she feels about us and how she feels about every single thing around us... And not to deny, that's the best feeling I ever had in my life. But... There is something that I can't identify. I am sure it's not mine but Scarlett's. I don't know why I am feeling this way, but the way I am feeling her emotions, along with mine, tells me that something is making her feel dejected and... guilty. I pul
~Hazel's POV~ Despite my body demanding to spend some more time in the hot shower, I turned it off and took a deep breath to calm my 5 month old baby in my belly down. I didn't know that babies could move so much in the womb only in five months. Ever since I escaped from my horrible mate's clutches, my baby started moving a lot. And since the past two days, he or she has been moving like crazy. It feels like my baby is trying to wrestle something unknown in my womb. I quickly dried myself and got into a cosy sweatshirt and PJs as the weather was getting cold, and I walked out of the bathroom, letting my hair air dry. My eyes wandered into the small room in which I was staying and I chuckled; the luxuries of Liam's room were so good that even after spending fifteen days away from his room, I still get a bit upset whenever I don't find the same comfort in my new home. But I don't hate it... At least I know I am safe here. Every single day that I spent in the Silver Moon cla
~Third Person's POV~ Loud heartbeats and uneven breaths in the pin-drop silence made the alpha proudly smirk at the girl standing in front of him but that didn't do any good to the anger and hatred that he was feeling towards her. He did everything that she asked him to do... Leaving out one or two moments when he let his inner thoughts take over him, but all she did was break the contract, and somewhere... His heart, too. He felt something different about her from the very first moment he laid his eyes on her. Her strong personality, charisma, and fierce attitude made the alpha of the Silver Moon clan, made her his contracted wife but little did he know that she would break everything and run away from him as far as possible. Hazel put her best efforts into finding the best place and analyzing every possible situation that she might face, but she forgot that her mate was an alpha, and no matter where she went in the world, it was just a matter of time till he found her and
~Hazel's POV~ Every inch of my body was busting with sparks while tingles were dancing all over my face, making me weak with every single second passing... His hands on my face and neck were making me fall for him... Again... And I hated that! I don't want to give in to his touch... Again! I don't want him to tell me that he or this bond has power over me... I don't want him to break me differently... I don't want him! I tried pushing him back but he was too strong for my liking. I tried my best to push him away from me but the more I tried, the more he became aggressive with his movements. He pinned my hands above my head and shoved his tongue in my mouth which made me yelp and moan at the same time. I hate how mate bond weakens us... I wanted to fight him back and push him away, but first, he was way too strong for me to throw him away from me, and second, the mate bond between us was making me feel all loving things for him, which shouldn't be anywhere near my heart.A
~Third Person's POV~ Even after enduring all the pain and betrayal sent her way by Liam, Hazel couldn't bring herself to leave his side for once. She kept sobbing, splashing water on his face, shaking him, and yelling at him to wake up, but Liam, it felt like her voice wasn't audible to Liam's perky alpha ears. She even tried calling Scarlett to inform her what happened at her place, but just like always, the stars weren't in her favor, and the moon goddess wasn't listening to her cries. She couldn't reach Scarlett as her phone was out of reach. While Hazel was putting her best efforts into waking Liam up from his unconscious state, Scarlett, Nick, and Axel were tracking their alpha, inching closer to him with each second passing. "Do you hear that? Was it..." Axel asked both of them. "Yeah... It's Hazel..." Scarlett whispered and ran in the direction from where she could hear Hazel's cries. It took them only five seconds to reach Hazel's apartment, using their wolf
~Hazel's POV~ I didn't want to agree with Scarlett's words. I didn't want to go back to the place that gave me nothing but trauma and sorrow. But... I should slap myself hard for always doing things that I don't want to do! I don't know if I did the right thing or not, but I agreed to go back to the Silver Moon clan as Axel said that is the only way and place where they can keep my baby and me safe. No matter where I go, how far I go from the Silver Moon clan, Liam will always find me and I won't get lucky every single time like today. So this was the best that they suggested. I don't understand what's going on in Nick and Axel's mind, but one thing I am sure about, they don't want to accept that their best friend can be this horrible with his mate. They still think something is wrong with him while I think something is wrong with Axel and Nick for thinking that way about him. Liam was just too good in their old books. "Don't you think a six-foot-tall alpha would be very unco
~Liam's POV~ I dropped Hazel at Lexi's place, intending to have a word with her father, but it turned out he was already waiting for me at the packhouse. As much as I wanted to be with Hazel and learn more about the pendant, I let her and Lexi take the lead in this and left to move on to other tasks. Every gift Hazel received from her Mom and Dad holds a special memory, and every time she looked at them reminded her of the good moments that she spent with them just for a few years. I very well know the nostalgia of going through old memories, so I know how hard they hit, and with Hazel being in her last trimester of such a beautiful period, the pain and feeling were heightened ten times. Leaving her behind wasn't easy until Lexi gave her herbal tea, which helped her calm her thoughts and anxiousness and allowed me to look after other things that I had in my hands. We have so much to do... The welcome party of our baby and announcement of Nora and Scarlett taking the l
~Liam's POV~"I should take notes of this..." I whispered. "Wait till you see more," She giggled. "I thought it was a movable almirah..." She shook her head, "It isn't. It looks like one from the outside but it's not. The center part won't budge from its place as you already saw it's a door to this small room." The room was very small, enough only for a person to stand in, so Hazel walked into the room and turned to her right, where a giant locker was placed. She placed her thumb on its scanner and took glasses from the stand. The glasses seemed to get some... Wait... Are they scanning her eyes? "Your eyes are getting scanned?" I asked in awe. "Yup," She chuckled. What the heck? "I thought I had the best protection in my packhouse," I said, a little disappointed with the lack of such high protection in my packhouse. "Yeah, that's why Zoey was able to steal so many things," She smirked. "Hey, that's a personal attack," I said and slapped her butt which made her jump
~Liam's POV~ I knew coming back to the place that gave Hazel the worst memories of life wouldn't be easy. A Tsunami of emotions hit Hazel so bad last time we came here that I promised not to let her step into this house again, but here we are, once again, in front of the house that holds only the traumas of my mate. I tightened my grip around my mate's shoulder who was gazing at the house with a heavy heart and sighed, "I remember I promised you that you wouldn't be here again and I would get the whole house painted and repaired but I was so busy with other things that I couldn't look after it. I'm sorry." Just like the last time, her heart was racing and anxiousness was evident to feel within her without even trying. She was trying her best to control her emotions but since we were bonded, it was easy for me to see and feel every breath filled with pain that she was taking in. "Don't be. At least you asked people to cover up the walls. I'm grateful for that," She smiled at m
~Hazel's POV~ "Hazel, sweetheart, wake up! Wake up, baby!" I jolted up from the bed and caught my breath... What the heck was that? My hand instantly went to my belly, and I took a sigh of relief; my baby was with me... That... That was a dream... No... Nightmare. "Sweetheart, are you okay? Another nightmare?" Hearing Liam's voice made me snap out of the pain and grief that I was still feeling, and I cupped his cheeks while scanning his body over and over again. "I'm glad you are okay..." I cried and hugged him tightly. I have been having nightmares for days, but this was the worst one out of all. "Sssh, it was just a nightmare..." He caressed my hair and kissed my head. "I-I saw you and our baby... Dying... In front of my eyes," I whispered and hugged him tightly. I don't want even a bit of it to come true. Fuck this dream, I can't even see these two getting a scratch. Earlier, it was only a man, a woman, and a baby that I used to see in my nightmares, b
~Hazel's POV~ ***My heart was my guide and my eyes in this dark room. I didn't know where I was going or where I was in the first place... All I knew was that my heart was guiding me somewhere safe. I called for Liam every single second and steps that I took in the moon goddess knew which direction with racing heartbeats. I hate being alone... I have been alone all my life and I hated every single second of it. I don't want to be alone again... I have a mate and friends now; I want to be with them as long as I can, not in the darkness that I used to live in for most of my life. "Liam!" I called Liam, Scarlett, and others, but there was no one to hear my voice. Sweat formed on my head while tears started to pool in my eyes... It feels like I am living my worst nightmare. No one is around me... And this time, not only my loved ones but NO ONE. Not even a single person. With chaos in my heart and mind, I kept walking forward and soon smiled in joy as I finally found light
~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
~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~ "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
~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