ONYX'S POV: My father was staring at me like he was waiting for me to give him answers. I felt my heart beat increase as moments passed. My mother seemed to be hearing this for the first time because she was staring at me in shock. "Mind telling me, Onyx?" She asked as she stood to her feet. The gods knew I wasn't going to give her any reply. I wasn't here to talk about anything related to that. I was here to see how they were faring and now that I saw that they were good, I felt it was time to either change topics or get the hell out of here. "That's not relevant now. I want to know when you both will be returning to the palace. I—" "Will you tell me what you know or just wave it off like it doesn't matter?!" My mother yelled at the top of my voice and grabbed my shirt. She was shaking with anger and her glare was enough to eliminate me at the spot. I looked to my father for help but he turned his wheelchair and went into the adjoining room. Turning to loo
HAZEL'S POV; I knew when Onyx returned. I was seated in the garden, my usual spot when a car zoomed in through the palace gates.. My anxiety returned. Whenever I knew he was around, I always felt anxious as I didn't know what was going to come next for me. I felt bad after I had seen him talking to Selah again. Wasn't he seeing all that she was doing? He had slept beside me on my bed throughout the night but he could still stand with the woman who had put me in the same position with his parents. Thinking about it was even getting me angry. I scoffed and looked down at my hand. It was trembling. What was going on? What exactly was I doing here? I mean, I could just run far away from here and tell my brother and friends that I would be leaving before going anywhere. I'd make sure I stayed far away for a long time before returning back to this place. Maybe by then, he'd have forgotten about me and everyone would have moved on with their lives. Just then, a
CHAPTER 69 HAZEL'S POV: I felt really stupid after Onyx asked me to get out of his room. What had come over me? I hated him to the core but back there, I acted like something else. The more I replayed this memory in my head, the more I wanted to pull out my hair from my head. I was in my room when I heard the maids whispering about Cherry being awake and immediately, my anxiety returned. Was there never a moment of rest for me in this place? Did I always have to be in a constant state of fear? I felt suffocated in here and everywhere around this palace but I knew there was no escape for me. I was stuck here for as long as I gained back my freedom. The idea of Cherry being awake made me sick in the stomach. I was taken back to the events that had led her to falling sick for the second time and it made me shaken to the marrow. I blew out a hot breath and lay back on the bed as I got lost in thought. I fell asleep from there. About an hour later
CHAPTER 70 SELAH'S POV: Today was quiet. I had stayed in my room all day and in the morning, I watched both of my parents arguing about decisions and priorities. When I got tired of their arguments, I went up to my room and decided to clear my head there. I thought back to the arguments they were having and I saw how my father fought back tears. My mother wasn't even shaken by the arguments they were having. She stood, saying whatever she wanted to say in the firmest of voice she could muster. I saw the hurt in my father's eyes and immediately felt sorry for him. But I had a purpose and it had to work. I knew what I was doing was extreme but as my mother said, everything is a risk and if I was going to take it to be able to get my Onyx back, I was going to do it. I hadn't stayed in my room for up to one hour when I heard a knock on the door. Sighing, I climbed out of bed and lazily walked to my door. Opening it, I found my mother standing there, looking lik
ONYX'S POV: The day had arrived and I knew it was going to be busy for me as I had invited a lot of people to the party tonight. I had instructed Guetta to add a warning note in every invitation card, warning people not to speak of my parents and how they were poisoned. I was still hiding it from Cherry. Luckily, the medication had worked and her memories had been successfully wiped out. I was in my study, talking about the cost of food with Tiffany when a knock sounded on the door. "Come in!" I called out at the top of my voice and when I realized that I sounded more cheerful than before, I frowned and cleared my throat. The door opened and Nykon came into the room. When I saw him, my face lit up. At least, he wasn't with Earl who'd always remind me in one way or the other that Hazel deserved better than being maltreated by me. On some days, I wished I could tell him to fuck off and get married to Hazel instead. But I was scared to say it. I knew
CHAPTER 72 ONYX'S POV; Two hours ago, I went to speak with guards, telling them to work twice as hard today. I informed them of Joanna's return and how she had been seen going to Tuchel's home. "I have no idea why she would be going to see him just immediately when she's back but I know she's up to no good," I said, looking at every one of my guards that were assembled before me in the barely used armory. I had instructed them to kill Joana on sight and arrest Tuchel if he was eventually caught and as soon as I had finished dishing out instructions to them, I left the armory and went back to my room. Almost half of the guests had arrived and I wasn't yet prepared. Well, the party was starting in an hour so I had nothing to bother about. Only women took time dressing up and all I had to wear were slacks and a shirt. Walking through the eastern wing towards my wing, I decided to stop by Cherry's room. I knocked and when she opened, she was all smiles. She
CHAPTER 73 HAZEL'S POV; It was time for me to step out of my room. I was so nervous that my hand shook. I hid it from the girls. I didn't want them to start asking questions. I had no answer to looking at me with pity in their eyes. They thought I was having the time of my life here and they also thought tonight was a night I looked forward to but no. That wasn't the case. If I would be nervous for a normal party, tonight, it doubled because it was Cherry's party. Anything could happen. She hated me with her guts. Before she went into another coma, I thought she had finally come to accept me as one of them. Heck, she had even apologized to me and finally, I was feeling like I could be part of them even though Onyx was used to giving me mixed signals. I haven't seen her since she was awake and even now, I wasn't ready to. I closed my eyes and heaved a deep breath. "Hazel?" I turned to see Yara standing by the door. She was looking at me in confu
CHAPTER 75 ONYX'S POV: I heard the crash and I turned to see that Hazel was at the center of it all. Closing my eyes, I sighed. She never does anything right. "Who's she?" Yvonne asked. I looked at her and remembered that I hadn't really told her about my mate. Now wasn't the time either. "Someone you don't know. I have to go and make sure everything is alright," "I'll come with you," She said but I was already gone. As I weaved through the crowd, I found Cherry standing close to the scene of the incident and I knew I had to stop her before she embarrassed Hazel. She was my Luna and almost everyone in this room knew about it. I didn't like being the talk of the town. On getting to the scene, I saw Hazel hunched over. The whole place had been cleaned up but she was still on the floor, head bent low to the ground and before she could grab Hazel by the hair, Earl grabbed her by the arm and pulled her behind him. I immediately rushed to Hazel and l
CHAPTER 133 HAZEL'S POV; "Don't you look breathtaking tonight, honey?" Queen Arya squealed as I took the steps down. The room was filled with guests and everyone seemed to be merry. I was taken back to this morning and how the execution bad been carried out. The people had gathered around the front of the palace, all waiting as the offenders stood in a line. Selah and her parents were banished and the maid who had helped in executing the poisoning had been executed and I thought that was quite unfair. I'd have loved to see Selah hanging off a rope as she gagged for the last of her breath. But banishing them was worse than executing them. Whenever anyone was banished, it was taken to the Lycan Confederate and they would be stamped unwanted by any Packs around and always hunted down by wolf hunters so I understood why Onyx had let them live to suffer. The guard who had also agreed to the fact that we were having an affair was executed for lying agai
CHAPTER 133 HAZEL'S POV; "Don't you look breathtaking tonight, honey?" Queen Arya squealed as I took the steps down. The room was filled with guests and everyone seemed to be merry. I was taken back to this morning and how the execution bad been carried out. The people had gathered around the front of the palace, all waiting as the offenders stood in a line. Selah and her parents were banished and the maid who had helped in executing the poisoning had been executed and I thought that was quite unfair. I'd have loved to see Selah hanging off a rope as she gagged for the last of her breath. But banishing them was worse than executing them. Whenever anyone was banished, it was taken to the Lycan Confederate and they would be stamped unwanted by any Packs around and always hunted down by wolf hunters so I understood why Onyx had let them live to suffer. The guard who had also agreed to the fact that we were having an affair was executed for lying agai
CHAPTER 132 ONYX'S POV; There was a lot I had to do. But first, I needed to be alone. After welcoming my parents and speaking to Cherry, I turned and walked back into my study. Theresa followed behind me. I knew she had something to tell me. Once I was in the confines of my study, I turned to look at her. "You've got something to tell me?" Theresa nodded and went ahead to pull out a seat. She took a seat and stared at me. "I'd rather you took your seat," Nodding, I pulled out a seat. "I hope you're not here to tell me something that'll make me worry? I think I've had enough drama for today," "It's not a lot that I want to say, Onyx. I just want to tell you that I am really happy you're coming to terms with everything changing," I leaned back against my chair and stroked my chin. "Theresa, I am really overwhelmed. All these time, I have been pushing the people that care about me away. I feel so terrible right now to be very honest. It feels like a
CHAPTER 131 HAZEL'S POV; I spent the next few minutes staring down at my hands. I felt stronger than ever. Smiling, I let my claws jut out before letting it go back in. Squealing in delight, I fell back flat on the bed and smiled. A knock sounded on the door. I sat up immediately and stood to my feet. Twisting the knob, the door opened. Onyx stood there. I was taken aback but I let him in anyway. He looked really dull and like he needed a hug but I stepped back and maintained my position, my hand behind my back. "You're well, aren't you?" He asked when he stopped in the middle of the room and looked around. "Yes, I am," I replied with a nod. He said nothing for the next few moments. He busied himself with checking the window to be sure the locks were intact. I stood there, watching him with slight surprise. Why was he doing all these? "What's going on?" I finally asked. He turned to look at me. "I want to be sure the locks are intact
CHAPTER 130 ONYX'S POV; I drove into the palace, shaking with anger. Seeing Hazel had released something in me. All the pent up anger and hatred had come flowing out of my whole being and I didn't want to see her close to me at all. Once I parked my car, I pushed the door open and shut it with a thud. I walked straight into the palace. The Priest stood in the middle of the great room. A lady dressed in a cloak stood behind him, her head bowed low. I stopped before him. "It's a surprise to see you here after such a long time. I hope you have come with great news concerning the recovery of my parents?" He looked at me with obvious displeasure and took a step towards him. "That is not why I have come here, Alpha Onyx," "Is something wrong?" "Terribly. And for the fact that you have been aware and hiding it. It's terrible," . "What are you talking about?" "Have you forgotten? It's so funny how you tend to forget things because you force yourself t
CHAPTER 129 HAZEL'S POV; It felt beautiful to be running with so much speed past trees and vegetation. I moved with the breeze, feeling free. I had shifted and I revelled in the strength it came with. It's speed and great hearing ability. So this was how it felt to be a wolf? This was how amazing it felt to have a wolf. I thought back to my brother and how he was going to be so shocked and filled with excitement as he shifted. And that made me change my course. I had been running towards the blood river which was the southern part of this lake but I made a side turn, going southwest. I ran for such a long time, going only through the forest as I knew it led to the back of our cottage. While I was eager to go through the front door, I knew I had to go. Through the back. There was a possibility that it had already been found out that I wasn't in my room. I mean, it was midday already and Theresa would be worried. At least, I hadn't informed her. Still, I h
CHAPTER 128 ONYX'S POV; I had no idea where to start from. Today was going to be hectic but I didn't care. I needed to find her and the first place I went to was her home. No one was home. The gates were latched and locked but the fence was short so I jumped over it. There was a possibility that Hazel had locked it to keep anyone off, just like the way she had made a false body in her bed. As I walked towards the porch of the cottage, I felt a wave of nervous feeling wash over me. She better be there or I was going to lose my shit. On getting to the door, I twisted the door knob but it was locked. I tried a few more times before realizing that she was indeed not at him. Maybe she locked herself in? I knew keeping keys outside was one common thing so I lifted the floor mat. There was no key there. I looked around then I find a vase standing at the other side. I walked to it and looked around but there was no key. Parting the leaves of the plant
CHAPTER 127 ONYX'S POV; "Where's my wife?!" I thundered as I walked through the corridor. The maids stood there, watching with fear. I had gone to Hazel's room to check on her but her door was locked. I knocked several times but no answer came. I knew she couldn't ignore me for that long even if she was mad at me or hated me. Something was wrong. I asked one of the guards to climb up her window and look in only for him to find out that she was not in bed but an array of pillows covered with her duvet to make it look like she was asleep. Once it was reported to me that she wasn't in her room, I went into a full blown panic and asked all my guards to search for her. I was so afraid. A lot of things ran through my head. What if she had been kidnapped by Selah a second time? I knew they were capable of doing that. Or maybe she had run away. But with who? Earl? I sent one of my guards to check if she was with Earl but he returned with negative news and
CHAPTER 126 HAZEL'S POV; The next morning, I woke up as early as five and put on a dress and a cloak around my body to conceal me from being seen. I would have told Theresa about my movements but she has done something to really annoy me yesterday. Telling her would have put more risk to this as I didn't trust her so much. Before going to bed last night, I had planned on how my movement was going to be, taking notes of routes to go through and how I was going to return. She walked to the window and looked out. There were guards stationed at different points but she wasn't going to go through the palace gates. She went back to her bed and picked two pillows and arranged it on the bed to look like someone was sleeping on it. Then she raised the duvet and placed it over the pillows. As soon as she was done, she picked the keys to her room. She was going to lock it. The maid would find the door locked and think I am asleep and it would only be a matter of