~Hazel's POV~
Am I dreaming again, or he is really in front of me? No... I can't be daydreaming again... Those daydreams stopped the very next day he rejected me... My daydreams were turned into nightmares after that one night... He rejected me... Why the fuck he is here after rejecting me? Even if I didn't want to, my eyes still found their way to his handsome face, and my heart skipped a beat. He looks as handsome as that night between us. Dressed in a navy blue suit with a black shirt under it, I could see how muscular he was. His muscles were hugging the suit so perfectly that it looked like he was wearing a tight blazer. His rectangle-shaped jaw was sharp with a trimmed beard which made his thin pink lips look beautiful. My eyes moved up to his eyes, and I gulped; he was looking at me... He was looking at me the same way he looked at me the first time we met on the streets. His mint scent started dancing over my head, and everything that happened between us started flooding back into my mind, and my head started spinning. His soft touch, soothing voice, concern for my teary eyes, slow movements, loving yet passionate kisses, and... Harsh rejection... Everything flashed in my mind and rang in my ears as if it happened just a minute ago. "Is this the customer service of one of the most popular restaurants in the city? Pathetic." I heard someone's voice and was instantly out of the thoughts of the night that changed everything inside me. I quickly made my way to the table without glancing at him. My heart was racing as if it was running a marathon with uneven breaths coming out of my mouth. I poured the wine into four glasses while trying my best not to gaze at him and control my racing heartbeats, but I failed miserably. "Sorry, for the delay, sir. Do you need anything else?" I asked, trying to stay calm. "Not now," Another man present at the table said. I smiled at them and turned around to make my way back to the kitchen. I wanted to run as fast as I could but I knew I couldn't... Neither was this my place nor was I living between werewolves. I have to behave humanly. I was walking back, away from him but still I could feel his burning gaze on my back. He doesn't want me... I know he doesn't want me... Even he knows he doesn't want me then why the fuck he is here and piercing my back with his gaze? I made sure to keep my head high with a smile on my face, but once I reached the kitchen, I told the staff to take care of table number 3 in our VIP area and asked for other orders in the queue. "Don't tell me you did something again?" Samantha, another waitress asked. "No, I didn't. It's just I was feeling dizzy while descending the stairs. I don't want anything to happen that will ruin the restaurant's image or my job here," I said while releasing a sigh. "I agree with her. Samantha, take care of our special guests," My manager, Miranda said while entering the kitchen. I started feeling like throwing out with my head getting dizzy and my eyes started to close on their own. I was about to fall to the ground when Ashley held my hand, "Hey, are you alright? Hazel?" I barely nodded my head and asked for water. "Take her to the restroom," Miranda said. Ashley took me to the restroom and once I reached there, I again started to feel nauseous. I ran to the pot and threw everything out. The flashback of the day I vomited last time flashed in front of my eyes and tears started running down my face. ***Flashback*** I was lying peacefully on the bed, staring at the ceiling in front of my eyes. Though my stomach was growling badly in hunger, still I preferred lying on the bed instead of eating anything. It's been days since I have been feeling low... And I very well know what's the reason... My mate... My man, who was supposed to love me, brutally rejected me. I thought he would be nice to me as he was my mate but he was worse than his pack members. I shook my head to shake his thoughts from my head, but the head shaking made me feel nauseous, and I ran to the bathroom to puke. I have been puking a lot for the past couple of days... I... I don't want to think about this but... My hand went to the shelf where I hid the test kit I bought the other day, and I sighed; I thought I would never use it, and it was only the wrong signals that my body was giving to me, but... But now I think I have to... I have to use it. I tore the packaging of the test and prayed to the moon goddess to work in my favour at least once, but who was I kidding? She has never done anything right for me, why would she now? I... I spent the night with him... I was freaking pregnant! ***Flashback ends*** Pregnant... I am pregnant with his baby... I wrapped my arms around my belly and closed my eyes. She wolves get pregnant only in heat but I am so human that I got pregnant without heat. Only with one mating with my mate. It wasn't supposed to happen... Our mating... This pregnancy... Nothing was supposed to happen this way! But here I am... Alone, rejected, and Pregnant... I don't know what the heck he wants from me. Why the fuck he is back in my life? Wait... Does he know about the baby? Is he here for my baby? I tightened my arms around my belly and sighed, I will not let him have my baby. I don't care if he is the alpha... This is my baby and no one will get close to my baby but me. I will not let him take my baby away. Never. "Are you alright, Hazel?" I heard Miranda's voice from outside. "Yeah, coming." I wiped my tears and walked out of the bathroom. I saw Miranda and Ashley waiting for me outside and Ashley handed me a glass of water. "How are you feeling now?" Ashley asked. "Low but I'll be good," I smiled at her. I saw Miranda taking a sharp breath and my heart skipped a beat. Is she thinking of firing me? I hope not... I need this job badly. "Miranda, I-" "No, listen to me. Just tell me what's wrong with you. I can't let you jinx up all the time because of some or the other thing. If my boss found out this, she would take strict action against me. So tell me what is it that you are always distracted and always in the restroom? Only then I would be able to help you," She said. "Help?" I confusingly asked. What does she mean by this? She sighed, "The staff has started talking about your mistakes and disappearance. If a single word reaches our boss's ears, you will be fired. So tell me what it is; otherwise, I won't be able to keep you here for longer." What should I tell them now? How do I tell the truth? But if I didn't, then I would not be able to work here, and this job is high-paying. I can't risk losing it when I have a baby coming into my life. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, "I'm sorry but I can't tell you the full story. I can only say that... I was... Umm... Abounded, betrayed, and... I am... Pregnant." Goddess... I told them the biggest truth of my life... I don't know what they would think of me now. I waited for them to say anything but when none of them didn't, I opened my eyes and saw both of them looking at me sympathetically. "Is this the reason why you kept running to the restroom?" Miranda asked, her voice as soft as five year old girl's. I nodded my head and she sighed, "You should have told me. Don't worry, I will take care of everything now. Just make sure to tell me what you are feeling so we can work accordingly, alright?" I smiled at her and nodded, I was glad she understood. "And I'll be there with you always," Ashely said while linking her arm with me. I sighed in relief, at least I will be working here now. I saw Samantha coming towards us and we all gave our attention to her. "Miranda, one of the VIP guests at table number 3 wants to talk to Hazel," Samantha said. My heart started to beat like a maniac, thinking it was him, and I clenched my jaw; it better not be him. "Why?" I asked. She shrugged and Miranda asked, "What's his name? Did he tell you?" She nodded her head, "Mr. Liam Wright."~Liam's POV~ I thought that if I stayed in the city, away from my pack for a few days then my aunt would stop bugging me for the same old thing. But I was wrong... I guess, now she loves keeping her nose in my personal life. The continuous rings of my phone irked me so much that I switched off the phone and gave all of my attention to my colleagues sitting in front of me. At least now she won't be able to call me about the same thing. "So what do you suggest, Mr Wirght? Should we start the project with Cohens or not?" My colleague, Mr Jones asked me. "In my opinion, we should wait a little. Their last project failed miserably and now they have taken big investments from Smiths. Let's see what's the result of that investment and project and then will come to a decision," I said. Others nodded their head in agreement with my words and I saw a waitress coming towards us with a tray filled with food in her hands. She isn't the one who came to serve wine to us... T
~Hazel's POV~ I slammed the door of my apartment hard behind me and picked up the lamp placed on the table to my right. Imagining it to be Liam's neck, I held it tightly in my hand and kept putting pressure on it while trying to dig my nails into it. What the fuck he thinks of himself? Am I a chewing gum? Or a freaking toy with which he can play whenever he wants? What the heck does he think of me? He can't enter my life whenever he wants and leave when he feels bored! My life is not a garden for him to walk around! I wish I had never met him... And even if I did once, I wish I would have never met him again... Why does he have to be in that restaurant only? There were plenty of restaurants as per his class in this big city, so why the heck did he choose to come over there? Wait... Was that because of me? Fucking yes! He came there for me! How can I still be so stupid? He kept an eye on me and entered my life when he thought it would be beneficial for him
~Hazel's POV~ I pulled my denim skirt a little down, which reached below my knees, and straightened my white turtle neck sleeveless top while taking a deep breath. I don't know where I am getting myself into or what the result would be, I just know one thing... I won't cry anymore when I can do things my way. I cried enough and let people treat me the way they wanted... It's time for me to take a stand for myself and prove to people that wolf or not, they cannot treat me like shit. Not anymore. After I made the decision to accept Liam's proposal, I reached out to him on the number that he left for me. And now... Here I am... Standing in front of a coffee shop to discuss the contract he has to offer. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, I could do this. If he can break my heart, I can break his, too. Just our ways are gonna be different. Also, I can take care of my baby very well with the money he is going to give me. And I don't mind taking money from him as he is
~Hazel's POV~ My heart was pounding like crazy in my chest... It felt like I was running out of breath and my heart would explode at any moment. My sweaty palms told me how nervous I was to be here... In a small space, sitting in the car after signing the contract... I didn't know where this contract was going to take me. I don't know if it's right or wrong... I just know one thing, these people gave me a lot of sleepless nights filled with a lot of tears and heartaches. I remember the time when I was fainting now and then and was dizzy all day because I couldn't sleep for straight seven days... For two days after my eighteenth birthday, I tried very hard to shift into my wolf, but my shift didn't happen. At first, people found it concerning that my shift wasn't taking place and it might become dangerous for my health and identity if I shifted in front of people who are not meant to know anything about us. But then... just after only two days, their behaviour and concern
~Hazel's POV~ I heard knocks on the door, and with relief coming back into my body, I rushed to open the door and hugged Scarlett who was standing outside the room. "Oh god, Scarlett, I can't tell you how relieved I am to see you." "Hazel... What's - " I pulled her inside the room and shut the door, securing the lock. "Do you know where Liam is?" I asked her. "Liam, huh? Is he your mate? Is our alpha your mate?" She asked with pure joy and excitement laced in her voice. I wish I could return the same excitement as her... He might be my mate but he is dick to me. "This is not the answer to my question," I sighed. "Alpha is with his aunt. She is doing some questioning with him as he brought his wife unannounced into the packhouse," She said. "But -" I cut her off and asked, "All rooms of the packhouse are soundproof, right?" She nodded her head, "Yeah." Great, at least now I won't be fearing Liam hearing us ever. "Hazel, what are you doing? First, y
~Hazel's POV~ I slowly caressed all my pockets where I hid the flower petals earlier after showing them to Scarlett and looked at Liam, who walked toward the small bar he had in his room. I didn't notice the bar until he walked towards it... When did he get a bar in his room? I get the room is giant, but last time when I was here... never mind. I don't want to think about the last time. He poured whisky into a glass and glanced at me from his shoulder, "Do you want some?" "No, I am good," I said. "I think you should have some... That's the only way you will tell me the truth," He voiced in a cold voice. Truth? What does he mean? Does he know anything? I hope not... "What do you mean?" I asked. He sat on the couch and tilted his head towards the space beside him, motioning me to sit. I sat on the couch, maintaining my distance from him, and prepared myself for all the questions that he was going to ask me. He came from a little chit-chat with his aunt an
~Hazel's POV~ 'His big hands were rough against my soft cheeks, but that didn't matter to me... All that mattered to me was him... Us... I tried to have one good look at him, but the darkness around us didn't allow me to get his one look. I know who is... What he is to me... He doesn't need to tell... The bond between us is enough to tell my brain, heart, and body that he is my mate... My man... I placed my hand on the back of his hand, which made tingles erupt on our skin, and slowly and steadily, I took my hand from his hand to his arms and then to his shoulder. I slowly took my hand to his face-' "What the heck is wrong with you, loser? That wasn't supposed to be there!" Damn, his sharp voice will make my ear bleed! I looked at Phillip, who was glaring at me with his sharp grey eyes and sighed. This man would never let me take a breath in peace. If it wasn't for him paying me for the work I do, I would have used the same words and voice on him that he uses on me ev
~Hazel's POV~ I knew coming here was a very bad decision... Oh goddess, why do I always end up listening to Scarlett? Firstly, I shouldn't be in a place filled with all the werewolves of our pack, and secondly, this dress... This dress was so fitted that people were giving me uncomfortable and awkward glances. I don't know what they were thinking of me. Though the dress was till my calves, still everyone around me was giving me glances because of the fit of this dress. It was a black bodycon tulle dress with some brown patterns on it and the thinnest straps on the shoulder with a deep back. Though my dirty blonde hair was open, still I could feel people's penetrating gaze on my back. "Hey," Scarlett said while walking towards me with two glasses of red wine. I sighed after seeing the glasses in her hands and shook my head, I can't drink. Not in a big party like this. People already treat me like shit I don't know what they would do to me if they found out I was drunk a