Hazel locked gaze with Rodrigo. "Why are you here?" He demanded, his voice void of any emotion but she could see the anger brewing under his orbs, and she suddenly regretted her decision. How could she not have heard him coming? Hazel stared at him like a deer caught in headlights. She searched every corner of her brain thinking of a lie to cook up, but nothing came. Rodrigo closed the door, stepping closer. “I am going to ask you again in case you suddenly went deaf,” he blared, his eyes not leaving hers."Why are you here and what are you looking for?" His pitch was high. Hazel stepped back in fear, slamming her back against the shelf. She ignored the pain and refused to let her tears flow."Why the fuck are you in my office?” Rodrigo growled loudly and Hazel let out a frightened squeal, and attempted to run away. She grabbed the door, but her heart sank when she realized it was locked. She slowly turned, "I'm sorry, please," she choked out shaking her head. Rodrigo took off
Hazel ran to her room immediately after Rodrigo threw her out. At least she was able to run. She placed her hand on her stomach clutching it as she held the door knob, too weak to move. Taking in a short breath, she pushed her door falling into her room. Pain exploded everywhere as she fell to the ground. Hazel let out a muffled scream, squeezing her eyes shut. Using her legs she pushed the door, shutting it. Hazel was all alone but she still felt far from safety. “Rodrigo is a liar!” She cried out.“He had sworn that he was never going to hit me again, and now he almost killed my baby.” Hazel sulked like a child.A voice at the back of her head called out, blaming her for what she experienced, but Hazel shook her head shutting the voice. Thoughts blared in her head and slowly memories of her parents began to cloud her mind, just as always. A sob crawled up again, but Hazel clamped her mouth tight, her body hurt too much for that. "What do I do?" She asked out aloud as she though
Rodrigo picked his phone to call Eleanor. He could barely think straight, they were just forty minutes into their trip and he had considered turning the car around more times than he could count. As if by fate, a call from her came through and he answered, placing the phone against his ear. "Yes," he answered, his heart pounding with anticipation. "The doctor just left, Hazel is in the shower," she answered and Rodrigo finally let out a breath he had no idea he was holding. Silence followed and he could smell the judgement from Eleanor. On cue, she spoke up, "Alpha, I don't think Hazel deserves what she goes through. She loves you. Please don't make her life hard," she finished, letting out a breath that told him she had been waiting to say that for so long. "You don't tell me what to do with my wife. Do what you're paid to do!" Rodrigo countered, ending the call at once. Thorne gave him a side glance but kept his verdict deep within. Rodrigo's heart churned with furry, but he
After lots of consideration, Rlyand finally decided that he wanted to meet up with Hazel again. He didn't know how to, clearly out of ideas of how he could draw her out. So he decided he was going to find another way to communicate with her till he could see her again. So he sent Aaron, his mole in the mansion, to plant a cell phone where Hazel would take it. And surprisingly, she got hold of it really fast. "Hey sunshine," he said once she answered the phone, his heart pounding. Silence took over and Ryland looked at the phone thinking she probably ended the call. But was shocked to find it still counting. "Hazel?" He asked and for the first time he heard her take a deep breath. "I can hear you," he said and immediately she held her breath making Ryland chuckle in response. "Please say something?" He begged, itching to hear her voice again. He longed for it so bad it haunted his dreams. "Ryland?" She called out her voice barely audible, but he heard, and a needy sigh left his
“It's about Elder Adams,” Caleb announced."Well here is a file in respect to that," he said, handing a yellow folder to Ryland. He watched him open it before talking, "Technically we found a lot of money deposited into his accounts," Caleb said, toying with his cufflinks. "I can't find the source of the deposits," Ryland mumbled, lifting his eyes from the folder. "That's the thing, we couldn't trace it either." Caleb hushed with a frustrated tone. "We spent weeks. It looks almost as if the account disappears each time, or something. This only means that whoever it is has a lot of resources," Caleb added before finally taking a seat. Ryland's ears piqued up. "You think it's Rodrigo, right?" He asked, giving Caleb a side glance. "I don't know, it could be," was Caleb's response as he took out a cigarette. "Since when did you start smoking?" Ryland asked, looking confused. "Well, don't judge till you try it. I've been spending more time with your P.I than I have been sleeping,"
Elder Adam's curses filled the hallway and Ryland squeezed his eyes shut. His wolf Kael was eager to teach the old man some lessons, but Ryland wouldn't give in to his desire."Ryland what is happening?" A whiny voice asked and Ryland cursed under his breath. Why now?"Ryland?" Serena called again and he lifted his head glaring at her. "I can hear you," he grumbled before looking down, cupping his head in his hands. Serena's face turned to one of worry as she made her way to him. "Baby? What's the matter? You look...well you look like a mess," Serena sneered, sitting on the table. Ryland glanced up at her, peeling one eye open. He couldn't deny it, she looked beautiful but no one was ever going to hold a candle to Hazel. Another curse left his lips. Even in all this, Hazel still found a way to his mind. "I'm fine," he muttered, avoiding Serena's touch. Luckily she took the hint, putting her hand away. “So do you mind telling me what's going on?" She asked, setting her beret we
Serena stared at her phone in shock. “Did he just end the call on me?" She whispered, about to lunge her phone out of the window. She squeezed her eyes shut taking in deep breaths as she held herself back. "What did he take me for? He should be grateful I actually want to help," she said out loud. "He is our mate," her wolf whispered and she rolled her eyes. She knew that, but he didn't treat her like one. "Maybe if you helped out more he'd show more affection," her wolf continued, and slowly Serena agreed. I am going to find out the contents of that file. With that, Serena stayed in the forest laying wait. She was going to strike when it was sunset. Slowly, she grew bored and after a while, fell asleep. She dreamt of her and Rodrigo getting married and ruling the two packs. Just then, she heard a loud thud yanking her out of sleep arms. Serena scrambled up in fear, visibly relaxing when she noticed it was a bird that fell on her glass. "Stupid bird," she whispered, groaning
The line went silent, but Rodrigo was positive that Serena was still on the line. "Say something, time isn't exactly our friend,” he said, losing his patience. "Ehm, you see, this is quite a lot," Serena tried to explain but he was having none of it. "Kill him and prove your worth or you're just as useless as him," Rodrigo said with a smirk. He was fully aware of the effect he had on Serena and he was willing to use it to the fullest. "But Rodrigo," she whined, obviously uncomfortable with the idea. "Don't worry, I'll get you the tool. It would leave almost no trace,” he said. "Come to the pack house tomorrow,” he said and with that he terminated the line staring at the road ahead. He was barely twenty minutes from the pack and his heart was pounding so hard. He felt hot and sweaty and with the periodic side glances Thorne threw at him, Rodrigo knew it was very noticeable and it was all because of one girl HAZELWhat did I do wrong?Rodrigo tried to clean the sweat off his bod
Ryland cursed, glancing up as he took in Serena. "You should really learn to lock your door," Keal growled, and Ryland only grunted in agreement. "You know eavesdropping is a bad habit?” Caleb scoffed, taking his seat. Ryland didn't have to look, but he could tell Serena was rolling her eyes. What do you need?" He asked, focusing his gaze on her. She wore a cape-like top and a matching dress underneath. "What do I need? You, silly,” she said, gliming and Caleb gave out a loud cough."Moron,” she cursed but Ryland ignored her banter. “You're wasting my time, what is it you seek?" He repeated, eyes on his wrist watch. "You're no fun," Serena muttered, stepping closer. She placed her hands on the table looking up at him, but slowly changed to a smiling expression."I came to see you,” she pouted, but Ryland just stared at her with a blank expression on his face. "I missed you and it's been so long since we last spent time together," she whispered, tugging his tie. Caleb let out a
Last I checked we were married. So you are my freaking business," Rodrigo responded, not leaving her gaze. Hazel stared back, the urge to punch him taking over her entire head. "And well, the last time I checked this was a contract marriage," Hazel shot back, walking away. Rodrigo rolled his eyes, taking hold of her arm. “Let me go,” she snapped, trying to free herself but he only held on tighter. "What did you say?" Rodrigo asked, Leo losing control. "You're my wife," Leo growled, rage flowing off in waves. "Tell me who did that or I swear I'm going to punish everyone I suspect,” Rodrigo muttered, his jaw clenched. Hazel took a good look at him; it was evident he wasn't joking. "Why does it matter? You do worse," she whispered, looking away, but he caught it. He looked away, guilt eating away. "Look, this isn't hard. Tell me who did it?" Rodrigo said, his tone soft. Hazel turned, meeting his gaze. Just when he thought she was going to give in, her lips stretched into an empty
Hazel turned back in shock, she stared at the huge man that held her arm. Hazel glared at him in hopes that he'd take the hint and let her go, but his grip only got tighter."Let me go!" she ordered, her temper rising. But the guard only smirked. "And why should I?" He asked, a smirk on his face. Hazel yanked his arm away, turning towards the entrance. She was going to find Aaron. She had barely taken another step when the guard held her again. "What is wrong with you?" She yelled, her chest heaving. "Are you deaf? You've been banned from leaving the walls of the mansion," the guard barked, stepping closer. Hazel looked at him in confusion. Something didn't sit right with her. "Banned, what do you mean?" She asked, trying to free herself from his hold but he only held on firmer. “Luna doesn't understand English anymore," he said, laughing out loud. "Seb, stop being a fool. That's your Luna," a guard said glaring at Seb in disgust."I dont give a darn. I'm following Alpha's words
Ryland stood in front of his window staring outside, a glass of whisky in hand. Kael grew uncontrollable with each passing hour and Ryland found it harder to concentrate. Something felt off. He knew and was hundred percent sure, but he didn't know what. It had been two days since he and Hazel last spoke and she had not called since then. He played the last minutes of their call over and over in his mind but nothing felt off. But he was yet to receive a call from her. All sorts of scenarios played in his mind and they felt so real and he could barely sleep. Keal had been stirring in anger, making Ryland squeeze his eyes tight."Mate," it growled, threatening to lose control. Caleb pushed the door open walking in. Ryland turned, prying his eyes open, his eyes getting darker as he saw Caleb. "Don't you know how to knock?" He questioned, his temper rising. "As much as I would love to spar with you, I very much like to live so that would be a no to a fight with you," Caleb said, glanc
Eleanor ignored the mess she had just made, running towards Hazel. "How are you? Are you okay? Does it hurt anywhere?" Eleanor asked, stumbling on her words. Hazel stared at her, her lips stretching into a smile. Memories of Eleanor defending her filled her mind and she felt her heart swell. "I'm fine, Hazel managed to say, her voice a little hoarse. "You sound thirsty, I should go get you some water," Eleanor said, turning away. "Where is Maria?" She asked turning back to face Hazel. Just then Maria walked in with a glass of water in hand. Her smile fell when she studied the floor in front of her. "What happened?" She asked, taking another way to avoid slipping. "Don't mind me," Eleanor replied, taking the water off Maria's palm. "Here drink up," Eleanor coed, holding Hazel up by supporting her back. "Feel better?" She questioned and Hazel nodded, trying to ignore the tears that threatened to fall again. "I'll go get the doctor. I think he needs to check some things," Maria
Hazel stood in a house. She turned around, studying her surroundings. It looked like the mansion but it felt different. It looked foggy and everywhere was empty. "Hello?” she called out heading for the stairs. She took each step slowly, the creaking of the wood sending a chill down her spine. She stood in front of her room door. Taking in a deep breath, she slowly pushed the door and went in. The room looked organised and Hazel's brows knitted together in confusion. Something felt wrong. Oddly wrong. "Maybe the servants had gotten it back together," a voice answered her doubts, but she ignored it, stepping in. She placed her hand on the bed feeling the softness of the bed sheets. She stood facing the window lost in thought, just then a sound brought her out. It sounded like a baby crying. Hazel looked around, but she was the only one in her room. The crying stopped and Hazel shook her head walking away from the bed. "It was probably all in my head," she muttered, placing her h
Hazel scrambled to her feet in shock. "Answer the question!" Rodrigo yelled, making her shake in fear. "What do you mean?" She asked, feigning confusion, but Rodrigo saw through it.His nostrils flared like a bull’s and Hazel's heart raced so fast that she wished she could just disappear."I have no idea what you're talking about," Hazel managed to yell, trying to stand her ground. Rodrigo gripped a fistful of her hair and dragged her closer to himself. She let out a scream clawing at his hand, but it was no use. "Why do you have that phone?!" He barked very close to her ear. Hazel squeezed her eyes shut, tears streaming down her face as pain spread like electricity through her skull.It was no surprise that somehow Rodrigo of all people had stumbled on her phone. But how?"You never said I couldn't own a phone," she choked out, a sob escaping with the words. "Yes, but you owned two," he yelled, his grip on her hair getting tighter. "I don't," she struggled to answer. It felt l
Rodrigo ran a hand through his hair. He leaned on the wall taking deep breaths. "How could she talk to him like that," he growled out. Leo clawed on the inside wanting to be released but after much attempts, Rodrigo was able to control the animal and he headed for his office. He kicked the door open to see Thorne seated. Thorne turned to face Rodrigo cringing, "You look like sh*t. Wife problems?" He asked, a smirk on his face. "Shut up!" Rodrigo growled, earning a chuckle from Thorne. "C’mon tell me," he urged with a smile playing on his lips. "You don't need to know," Rodrigo said, taking his seat. "Fine," Thorne muttered, rolling his eyes. "I won't tell you what I found though," he said, bringing out a phone. Rodrigo's brows knitted in confusion. "What did you find?" he asked, his eyes flashing red. “You didn't tell me what the problem is so I don't have to say anything,” Thorne shot back. "I'm the Alpha, I don't answer to you," he growled at him, but Thorne sat down, his s
Rodrigo flashed her a charming smile as he gestured for her to take a seat. "You're already eating," Hazel said, studying his movements. "I know. You complained about me not showing up for dinner so I made some changes to my schedule," he said, taking a slice of his steak. Hazel smiled, but it felt empty. She mentally scolded herself for ever saying such. A maid came in with her plate and she said a mini thank you, her eyes fixed on the plate in front of her. No doubt it would taste delicious, but she had no appetite with Rodrigo seated in front of her. "Aren't you going to eat?" He asked, taking a cup of wine. Hazel looked at him then at the food. Slowly she sliced the steak popping it in her mouth. The flavours exploded, but she only felt like throwing up. With Rodrigo still watching her every move, Hazel struggled to swallow. "So what was your day like?" He asked, glancing at his plate. "Nothing, I mostly slept today," Hazel answered in a bored tone. Silently hoping he would