ONYX'S POV: I had left her on the dance floor to get a breather in the bathroom. That was a dick move but I had to do it for my sake. She had looked at me so innocently that I started feeling guilty. I shouldn't have said something to her. That was me caring too much. It's all my mother's fault, fuck! If she hadn't made me buy that dress for her, I would have seen her in another light but she looks really beautiful tonight and irresistible, too. I needed to clear my head. The way she looked at me with warmth. I don't think any women who I've treated wrongly would look at me that way. Her strength made me feel like the weakest of men. How she could handle me abusing her. How she could speak to me with no atom of hate in her voice. It made me feel terrible. Sighing, I close my eyes. I don't want to make things right between us. I still hate her for coming into my life and making things worse. Heck, she doesn't even have a wolf and that alone is a shame.
HAZEL'S POV: I must be in a trance. Onyx is already looking really worried. What could have happened? Poisoned? Just then, I remember what the priest warned us about just this morning. Who knew their doom was near? I began to feel fidgety and my heart rate increased. No, they can't just die like that. Who would have the evil mind to poison them? They're good people. They're good to everyone around them! I can't think of anyone and if it's Selah who did it, I swear on my parent's grave, Onyx is going to bear the brunt of it. I don't care if it makes me insensitive or not. He was warned! Because of that woman, a lot of bad things have been happening. "Driver faster!" Onyx yells at the driver and soon, the Limousine is speeding across the lonely express road. "It's all your fault, Hazel," Onyx began. His lips were drawn in a thin line. "Whenever she asks me to do something good for you, something bad always happens. Ever since you came into our lives, nothing
ONYX'S POV: "Can you drive faster?!" I yell at the driver as he slows down when he gets to the gate. Hazel looks at me incredulously but she says nothing. I'm too distracted to even know why she's looking at me that way. Before the limo comes to a halt, I am already opening the door and jumping out of it. I don't even wait for Hazel. I begin running towards the palace doors. I just hope my parents are safe. Getting into the palace, everywhere is filled up with guards running about and a few ladies dressed like nurses. I grab one of the ladies by the arm and she looks at me with horror in her eyes and bows immediately. "Your majesty," "What's wrong? What has happened to my parents?" The nurse shakes her head. "I don't know the full details. From what I heard so far, they were both poisoned." I leave her immediately and search around for my Beta. Guetta has never been someone I've liked that much because I believed he didn't deserve to be my Beta. B
HAZEL'S POV: No way. We exchange eye contact and she shrugs. What does that mean? She did it? Or she had no option? Or she didn't do it and was caught? Onyx on the other hand was looking at her. He didn't say anything at first and for a moment, I wished I could defend her. I wished I could find some evidence that it wasn't her. But I knew I couldn't. Not at this moment. "How did you find out she was the one?" Tiffany, the cook immediately jumped in. "The bottle was found in her pocket! The guard found it!" "You only speak when I ask you to speak. You will keep quiet, do you get that?" Tiffany immediately steps back and bows her head. There's another lady standing beside her. One I don't recognize. She's eerily quiet and when I look at her, something doesn't feel right. Not her stance and body language. I wish I could have told Onyx this but he's too angry and might get me embarrassed which I am absolutely trying to avoid. My eyes darted to th
HAZEL'S POV: I was still standing with a guard when the Priest's presence was announced with the thud of his staff. He is a feared man and no one dares disrespect him as he has great powers. Something about his presence makes me feel at peace. At least I know that there would be a solution. One of the guards rushes to him and bows. "My Lord," "Where are they?!" He thundered. "In their chambers, undergoing treatment," The guard replies. "Take me to them," I am about to follow the priest when his eyes land on me. I feel my breath hitch. I know I haven't done anything wrong but the way he looks at me makes me quite afraid like he wants to tell me something. "You're Onyx's Luna?" He asks in his commanding tone and I nod. "Don't let her consume you. She's going to try to do so," "Who?" "That's left for you to find out, young one," He says and continues climbing up the staircase. I'm still confused when Teresa comes down the staircase. My eyes
ONYX'S POV: In less than twenty minutes, the vehicle that will be taking them to the temple is ready. I followed after the priest, wanting to get more information from him. "For how long will they be with you?" "For as long as they recover. When the culprit has been found, we can have that conversation." I sighed. Why was the priest acting in this manner? The man used to be nice to him as a little boy but now, he had become stricter for no reason. "Make sure you find the culprit. And they must be executed. We can't have people concocting dangerous poisons and giving it to innocent people," When we got outside the gates, the vehicle was ready and my parents were placed into the limousine I had ordered for them to be carried in. It was spacious enough for them both to lay on the chairs and as the Priest alighted into the car, I watched them drive out of the palace. "What the hell is happening? When does this ever end?" I say to myself. This is the most c
HAZEL'S POV: I am still standing in the garden in shock. What the hell just happened? Onyx kissed me? I shake my head immediately. It must be a dream or a trance or whatever! I turn and sit back on the stone chair. I am meant to have gone inside now but I can't bring myself to go in. I might encounter Onyx on the way and I do not want the awkward tension that comes with it. I am breathing heavily now and my senses are heightened. I feel my skin tingle with what? Desire? No way. I do not desire Onyx in any way. I never have. And not just a kiss will make me forget all the evil he has done to me. Never! It was getting darker and night animals had begun their nocturnal duties. I needed to go in now. But when I look up, I find Theresa standing there, looking at me with a smug smile on her face. "You look like you saw a ghost. But you're blushing now. Did you do something you shouldn't have?" She asks as she stalks towards me. When I see that s
STELLA'S POV: I have been thrown into the dungeon. No, it's not the normal prisons where offenders are sent to. This one looks more creepy. It's like a tunnel and as I am pushed towards the entrance, the guard keeps telling me I'd be scathed alive. He tells me that one of the anatomists will be brought to tear off my whole skin till all of my nerve endings respond and I feel nothin but eternal pain. I am scared. What's the worst word to use? Terror. Angst. I closed my eyes because I know that seeing this place would mar me for life. I should tell them who asked me to do it but I'd still be killed. I might not have been the mastermind of the act but I was the perpetrator. Selah had used me to do her dirty work with ten grand. Ten grand. A huge amount of money. She had used it to keep me shut, to make me fantasize over the things I would do to the money. I had always thought about running away from here and living an honest life with
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