~Liam's POV~ Her uneven heartbeats and withdrawal of eye contact forced me to think harder about which morning she was referring to but even after trying my best, I couldn't recall anything and kept inviting a headache. "Hazel..." I called out to her to gain her attention back. She placed her plate back on the table and sighed, "I... Umm... I don't think you should take so much information at once. I think it's enough for a day." I am done with Axel, Nick, and her telling me again and again the same thing. They shouldn't be the ones deciding it. It should be me! "Tell me. I won't let any of you decide what or how much should I know. I want to know everything." "Liam, I-" "Hazel, now," I demanded in my alpha voice. Tears pooled in her eyes after hearing the rudeness and harshness in my voice but knowing my small gesture of softness right now could spoil the moment of truth, I refrained from showing any care towards her and glared at her, "Now." "The footage... T
~Hazel's POV~ "So how is he?" Scarlett asked while I gazed at the big picture frame hanging on the wall behind the bed. Though it was a black-and-white picture with no such smile on Liam's face still, he looked in peace with a spark in his eyes. His wavy hair was longer than they are right now and was hanging loosely at the left side of his forehead making him look more handsome. His jaw was sharp with a small smirk on his face, proving why the big bad alpha title suits him the best. "Hazel? What's wrong?" Scarlett asked while shaking me by my arm and I sighed, "Nothing... He has been distant since he woke up." I thought, just like before, Liam would take time to wake up, but he was awake in a few hours. I searched for him everywhere only to find that he left with Axel and Nick for a run in the forest. A sense of relief settled in my heart, knowing that he was doing fine even after all of that information, but every little hope of our bond and joy of being with him went do
~Liam's POV~ The first thing that crossed my mind after waking from the lazy, painful deep sleep I had after knowing things that vanished from my brain for whatever reason was to find out the truth on my own at my own pace. Axel, Nick, and Hazel had their theories and proofs about the night that I carried Hazel in the packhouse, but since I had no recollection of any of it, going alone, without letting anyone know what I had in my mind, was the best option for me. I used trust to my pack over anyone or anything in this world, but now, after finding out what they did to Hazel and how some witch got a hold of me in my own packhouse, I know it's an insider behind all my misery and pain, and I can't trust anyone. Whatever I do, I have to do it with secrecy and cautiously without catching eyeballs. I woke up with a massive amount of pain in my body and head, but as I remembered how I fell into this situation, I hoped it would get better if I remembered anything or felt even a slig
~Hazel's POV~ Everything about Liam screamed luxury and class... Be it his pack or assets, everything was classy, luxurious, and pleasing to the eyes. Unlike the jets that I saw in movies, this jet was all creamy and golden in colour with a beautiful cream interior. Huge seats for comfort with a TV at the front and of course, Liam's favourite, a bar at the front of the left side of the jet. "Are you a day drinker?" I asked Liam while looking at the bar. "Sometimes... When I'm annoyed," He chuckled. I chuckled at his response, but soon, the happy feeling in my heart was replaced by nervousness, and my breaths became heavy. The jet was taking off... I... I never flew before and now... Getting this experience for the first time was scaring the fuck out of me. I'm going to be in the air for nineteen hours... I'm not scared of the thought of being with Liam for nineteen hours but air... God... I just hope it will be okay. "Are you alright?" Liam asked. "Yeah..." I b
~Liam's POV~ I'll call my first eight hours around Hazel a victory. I was so worried about giving in to the attraction I was having towards her that I pushed her away each time she came close to me. It pained me to see dejection in her eyes, but I couldn't do anything to change it. I very well remember what happened to me the last time I kissed her, and right now, when I am on a hunt, I can't let that pain and suffering enter my body. I don't want Zoey to escape me this time. After spending thirty minutes in the same seat, Hazel was tired and sleepy. It was the best opportunity for me to grab as I knew that once she was off to sleep, I wouldn't be fighting with myself and breaking her heart. So the moment she said she wanted to sleep, I guided her to the room in the jet, letting her have a peaceful long sleep. Claire, the air hostess, walked back to me again for the third time in eight hours with the same seductive smile on her face and a more unbuttoned shirt, which made m
~Liam's POV~ "No, Liam I can't-" "Ssh... Don't you want the same?" I asked while cupping her cheeks and inching towards her face. The excitement in her eyes and the faint smile on her face confirmed how badly she wanted me but as badly she wanted to close the distance between us, as badly she was trying to fight the pull towards me. I kissed her head, which made her gasp and tighten her hold on my collar, which surprisingly gave me a boner. I never got a boner like that before... It was a very small act but still, my dick was hard and throbbing in my pants. My eyes fell on her parted pink lips and I wasted no time in capturing her lower lip between my lips. She tastes like Jasmine... So sweet, soft, and fresh that I can keep kissing her all day long. Our lips moved softly against each other while our hearts started to beat in sync. There was nothing to be heard around us except our heartbeats and faint breaths. As our lips kept moving softly and slowly, I waited for t
~Hazel's POV~ The feeling of Liam's hard chest under me made me feel safe and loved, and I snuggled more into him, tightening my grip around him while the spark intensified my love for him a thousand times. I love waking up beside him... Unlike the two nights I spent with him, this was the very first moment where we both were lying peacefully and comfortably in each other's arms. I love this... I love every single bit of it... A smile appeared on my face, and I felt myself blushing as the hot moments that I spent with my mate before drifting to sleep flashed in my head. That was... Mind-blowing... All those lovely moments tired me to the core but that was freaking amazing. Finally... Finally, without any pain or heartache, we both kissed... We finally kissed! And the best part was that Liam didn't feel any kind of effect from that witchy woo! God... I wish I had talked to him sooner... If I had, everything between Liam and me would have been perfectly fine right now, and
~Hazel's POV~ I thought it was only four of us here from the Silver Moon pack but boy, I was so wrong. My mate already had fifteen of his people here surrounding the whole resort where Zoey was chilling, taking a sunbath not knowing that she was about to experience the worst. Liam booked the same resort for us as hers, but he was clever to book it under my name, as Zoey and her minions knew nothing about me. And now... I was sitting on the balcony, on the swinging chair, in a black tee and white shorts, and was sipping my strawberry smoothie and eating potato chips while gazing at Zoey, who was lying on the chair in a blue floral bikini, taking the last sun bath of her life. She had two men standing beside her who were keeping an eye on the surroundings. Suddenly, a group of... wait... One, two, three, four... Whoa, twenty men surrounded Zoey and they all panicked while looking around. Twenty men... She did a number to keep her safe. Judging by their protective postu
~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
~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