~Liam's POV~ ***The hopeful party had already begun and I was still out there crossing the streets to reach my packhouse. I didn't want any woman at the party to get out of my sight as every party gave me hope of finding my mate, but my visit to my parents was necessary. It was mom's birthday and never in all these years, I missed her birthday. With me or not... Her and Dad's birthday will always be celebrated. I was on my way back home when I saw a girl running on the streets so fast that it looked like someone was chasing her. She was running on my pack's street... She is my pack member... And she is safe here... Why the heck she was running like this? No one was after her. I took some long strides toward her to make sure she was okay, but my nose caught an alluring and intoxicating scent that I never smelled before... It was her... It was her scent that captivated me and excited my wolf and me at the same time... Damn... I don't think I need a party anymore... I frea
~Liam's POV~ ***My mate's legs and arms were wrapped around me nicely and tightly, which made me chuckle, and I kissed her head. She is beautiful and innocent... I have never seen someone so beautiful as her. Her eyes were closed while some hair strands were covering her face, making her look the prettiest. Her mouth was a little open while she slept soundly in my arms. She looked like a baby... My baby... I kissed her head and caressed her bare back while she snuggled more into me. "You should have marked her," Leo complained. "I wanted to... But she was in pain... You noticed how tears were trying to stain her face. We can do it next time... She won't feel pain in her lower in second time." It was difficult for me to hold back myself as I was already on her neck with my teeth nipping her neck but after hearing her silent cries and seeing tears running down her face, I had to stop. She is a human... I should not test her and her body like that... And it's not that
~Hazel's POV~ The soft feel of the mattress and blanket made me purr in my sleep, and I snuggled close into the pillow, which smelled like... Mint... Like my mate... Smiling ear to ear, feeling complete, I took my hand to my neck, right where Liam marked me, and moaned... God... this feels like heaven... My neck tingles every time I touch the mark, and it gives me a wholesome feeling in my heart that makes me feel complete. It tickles with even the slightest touch and gives me butterflies in my stomach. Just like the tiny baby moving in my belly, this is also the best feeling in the world. We kissed, we made love, we mated, and... He marked me... He finally made me his! But... Wait... Where the heck is he? I jolted up from the bed and looked everywhere in the room, but he was nowhere to be found. I ran to the bathroom and knocked twice on the door, but... No... "Liam! Where are you?" I yelled, scared and panicked. Tears started running down my face, and my breat
~Liam's POV~ "No, no, no, this can't be true! Axel will never do this to you. I might not know him for that long, but as much as I know him, I know that he will never betray you. He took a bullet for you bathed in wolfsbane even after knowing how dangerous it could be for him... Why would he do that? No... He will never do that!" Hazel hasn't stopped pacing in the room after hearing that guy was sent by Axel. She was so on edge after hearing everything that she was radiating anger like never before. There was an aura around her that I never sensed before... Heck, I never saw her radiating such a powerful aura before that she was radiating today. The gym, and now, she was someone else. "No... I... I don't believe this..." She said while running out of breath. "Hey, hey, hey, you need to calm down, okay? Sit," I said and made her sit on the bed beside me. Handing her a glass of water that she gladly took, I sighed, "I feel the same as you... Axel would never do any such t
~Hazel's POV~ His hands covered my whole back, making sure I wasn't roughly against the wall while he positioned his hard length at the place where it should be. A loud moan made its way out of my mouth as he slowly made his way inside me while making thunderous sparks running through my whole body. His lower was making sure to be gentle yet move to the right spot while his tongue was constantly on my neck, making me vulnerable in his arms. Oh... God... I fucking love this... I never felt so complete in my life before... His lips on my neck with his length getting the taste of my lady part... I wanted all this so bad for months and now, I finally have it. "Ahh... Liam..." I moaned while gripping his shoulders hard. "I will not hurt you or the baby," He said in my mind in a husky voice that made a shiver run through my body. Mind links... Damn... They are going to make our lovemaking session more amazing. We don't even have to part our lips to tell each other how we
~Scarlett's POV~ We always think that our lives will be fun and easy after meeting our mates, but even after meeting our mates at the right time, we face problems that we never thought about. I had a wolf, strength, and good and healthy parents, still, even after days, my mother and Nick's mother weren't on good terms. Just like those daily soap mother-in-laws, Nick's mother has been trying to make my life a living hell whereas my mother has been trying to fight her every silent move Nick's mother has been trying to make against me. I did nothing wrong to that woman or her husband but still, I have to suffer for something I wasn't even a part of. I'm glad Nick doesn't think the same as his mother and even protects me from her every single ploy. I don't know how long this will go on... I just want this to end so I can move forward in my life without any issues with both of them. And Hazel... She found her mate at the right time, who also turned out to be our pack alpha, but
~Scarlett's POV~ The whole cottage was beautiful with light colors and flowers but this room... This room was freaking dark with black and red walls! Who the fuck paints their walls dead red?Only the white and golden lights in the room were making me think straight; otherwise, the color of the room was scaring me to death. It was screaming death from every corner of it. There was a giant painting, painted on the wall which showed a... sunset with a lot of orange and a bit of blue color and darkness at the end, representing a dense forest. A table was placed in front of the wall, and both sides of the table were covered with giant bookshelves consisting of almost a hundred books. Candles were placed almost everywhere in the room while a giant old almirah stood at the right corner of the room. The left wall had some wooden shelves, consisting of some bowls and other things, which made me sigh; that was a pretty high level witch shit. "What is all this...?" I asked Lexi in awe. "A
~Hazel's POV~The tickle of his rough hands, yet the soft touch against my back while hooking up my bra and rubbing sunscreen on my back, still lingered on my back, and I smiled. I thought he would be like those arrogant men who don't like to show much affection in public after judging him based on our past encounters, especially in front of people who he always bosses but I was way too wrong.Liam is not scared of showing people how much he cares and how whipped can he be in love. He was very gentle with me, handling me like a flower while applying the shower gel to my body and rinsing it off. He made sure he did not rub too hard on my body, especially on my belly, and talked to our baby all the time while bathing me and dressing me up. He was talking so softly in a babyish voice all the time to our baby that I couldn't help but laugh and admire him all the time. I wonder how how is going to be when our baby will be in our arms. We were having an amazing and peaceful dinner whi
~Liam's POV~ "She wanted to be left alone..." He plainly said. "She was just a kid... Not even a teen," I emphasized. "Still, it was her choice," He replied with a shrug. I nodded my head, "Living alone was her choice, and I understand you all respected that. But what about her basic needs? What about food and clothes?" "Your parents did as much as they could She didn't want anyone's help. She wanted to be left alone and look after herself and all of us respected that. You can even ask her," He confidently answered. I sighed, "Fine... That means she was fine and living the way she wanted till my parents died and she turned eighteen. But what after that? You knew what she was going through and, most importantly, why she was going through all of that. Why did you never shoo away any of her bullies or report the mistreatment to me? You knew her and her history better than anyone else in the pack." I could see guilt crossing his face and was able to hear his heart skipping a b
~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