~Hazel~"What do you think if tomorrow we go to visit Grandpa? It has been long since the last time we checked on him. I don't want him to feel like we forget everything about him when we came to stay in the castle."Monalisa and I were on the balcony, trying to catch up because it had been a long time since we sat down and had a lengthy conversation.Monalisa's words got into me, it has been stressful for the past week, so we didn't get a chance to go and visit Grandpa. I don't want him to feel that we abandoned him or something.He helped us when Mark sent us to work as slaves in the building site. He taught me how to stay away from trouble while working on the building site, provided a roof over our heads and gave us somewhere to sleep.He treated us like his own daughter and shared the small position of food with us the first day he welcomed us to stay with him."I hope he's doing alright. It's too late now and Luciano can't allow me to walk out of the castle because it's too dang
~Hazel~The pain intensified and I couldn't help it, a scream tore from my lips. A scream of pain, It felt like someone was pulling my heart apart. It reminded me of the day I woke up to unbearable heartache when Sebastian marked Alexas."I think it's rejection.The bond that binds the two of you is now breaking, please don't leave me, Hazel. I don't want to lose you from the pain, be strong for me, the pain will pass.Just breath, it's going to be alright."Luciano held me in his arms and I clung to him so tightly, hoping that doing so would help to ease the pain.I really needed something to hold onto to stand the pain.After a few seconds of unbearable heartache, it began to fade away slowly."I'm here for you. I know you can do this, you're going to be exclusively mine since there's no tie that is going to bind you to your ex-husband."Luciano told me sweet words as he held me in his arms.Tears flowed from my eyes uncontrollably. I was happy that he was there for me, to help me get t
~Hazel~Luciano closed his eyes and ran his fingers through the hair. Heaving a deep sigh, he looked me deep in the eyes and held my hands."It has never crossed my mind if I will ever let the slaves go or not, Hazel."Luciano said and my heart dropped into my stomach when I heard his words.I pulled my hands from his and stepped back,my eyes welling up."Why? Why do Lycans always think that they're braver than werewolves and half-breeds?"I asked and tears flowed from my eyes.It hurt me so deeply when I heard his words. My mother was a werewolf, I'm so sure that she would be one of the many slaves in the South if she could be alive. I was supposed to be a slave too because I'm a half-breed, not only a slave but the forbidden creature who was supposed to face the wrath of her parent's mistakes."You need to understand where I'm coming from, Hazel. For now, we can not do anything about it because the kingdom's rules are holding me back from setting them free."Luciano said and reached f
~Luciano~"Feeling nervous?"She asked, looking at me gently and I couldn't help but smile.Hazel is the only thing that was making me keep my sanity.I don't know how this life could feel without her around me."Just a little bit."I shrugged nonchalantly and she wrapped her hands around me so tightly. I closed my eyes and basked in her embrace because I needed it."What can I do to make you feel less nervous?"She asked and I could see the worry in her eyes when she looked at me.It made me fall for her even harder"You know what to do to help."I teased her, the corner of my lips curving into a teasing smile and she groaned in return."What about I accompany you?"She suggested but I shook my head in denial because I didn't like the idea even one bit."It will only cause more problems. I don't want to lie to you, Hazel. My mother hates half-breeds so much and it will only cause problems when I take you with me. One day I will introduce you to the whole world as mine, but that one day is n
~Luciano~"I would like us to forget about everything and have breakfast in peace like the old days. I know you have so many questions that you're dying to ask me mother but…"I paused to take a breath."Can you please keep the questions until we're done taking breakfast? All I want is to have a peaceful breakfast with you because…it has been long."I said, giving her hands a small squeeze.She was quiet. It was quiet inside her room and she took a deep breath and nodded. A smile graced my lips and I planted a gentle kiss on her knuckles."Let's go and have breakfast before the food turns cold,"I said and stood from my knees. I held the wheelchair handle carefully and guidance it, making sure that I didn't bump into anything.We arrived in the dining hall and the food was ready. My mother's lips curved into a smile when she realised that all dishes were her favourite and I was happy to see her smiling.I plated for my mother and then served myself afterwards and began eating."Where is
~Luciano~"Sometimes it's not all about being happy. It's doing the needful, Luciano.Is sacrificing everything to be successful."My mother said, then pulled her hands from mine and my heart dropped when I heard her words."I won't watch you losing your way in the name of being happy."She shook her head, looking me direct in the eyes and I could tell that she was not joking about it.Liam howled inside my head when he heard my mother's words.My wolf was acting to Hazel,he didn't want to stay away from her."Leaders don't care about being happy or sad, all they care about is power. They always think about how they can gain more power and expand their territories."My mother said and my heart ached when I heard her words. It was evident that she was not going to support me.What is the meaning of being powerful if you can't share the happiness of being the most powerful Lycan king with someone you adore?I couldn't help but ask myself many questions."If your father and I could focus on be
~Hazel~I tossed and turned on the bed for a millionth time, it just didn't feel right sleeping all alone on the big bed without Luciano beside me.I'm used to him wrapping his hand around my waist and burying his face in my neck, inhaling my scent so deep in his lungs.I spent the whole day with Monalisa,so I didn't feel that lonely but I have to admit that I felt like the day was too long with Luciano around teasing me to no end.Heaving a deep sigh, I touched the empty pillow beside me and it felt so cold. Luciano had told me that he would spend two days with his mother since it had been a long time since he spent some quality time with her."Are you sure you're going to be fine when I'm gone?"I remembered his question when he saw worry in my eyes when he planted a gentle kiss on my forehead and was about to leave.I wanted to confess to him that I won't be okay because he's leaving me behind. I wanted to wrap my hands around him so tightly and clung onto him so that he wouldn't go
~Hazel~"What is wrong with you Hazel?"Luciano asked once again. I took a deep breath then turned my head to look at him and a small smile graced my lips."I took the herbs."Luciano creased his eyes in confusion when he heard my words, "And which herbs are those?"He inquired."The herbs that will suppress the Wolf inside me and make the Lycan more active," I said and his eyes widened in disbelief when he heard my words."What? Why did you do that Hazel? Who gave you the herbs? Do you know how dangerous the herbs are?"Luciano asked countless questions and I bowed my head, regretting the mistakes I had already made."I risked it all and went to the forest to look for the herbs."I lied because I didn't want Luciano to know that Rebecca is the one who prepared the herbs for me. I know Luciano so well, he will be mad at Beca and he will never trust her again.Beca is an innocent soul.She tried to warn me about taking the drug but I never listened to her,I was too stubborn and insisted her
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~Hazel~Another two weeks passed pretty quickly.Everything in our kingdom was going just fine. Business between our kingdom and other kingdoms was doing great.Southern Kingdom was trading with Mountain Pack and I was happy that we were on good terms. Seb came to visit the South often to observe the market in the South and studied ways to improve on his side.Sometimes Sebastian came along with Alexa to visit us.The twins were growing fast and they were healthy. Grandpa was so happy to see his grandchildren grow into strong and healthy kids. He was always happy whenever Alexa came to visit us."You need to get some sleep,"My mind jolted back to the present when I heard Luciano's voice. He pulled me into his arms and planted a gentle kiss on my hair.Luciano took half a day off from his kingship duties to spend some time with me. We went for our usual walks in the evening and it felt so good to hold hands as we walked around. My lips curved into a smile when the day's events clouded my
~Hazel~TWO WEEKS LATER I felt Luciano pull me close to himself and planted a gentle kiss on my hair and I hummed in response. I wrapped my hands around him so tightly,my lips curving into a smile."Good morning."His voice was raspy since he had just woken up from sleep. I blinked my eyes countless times to get rid of the blurry vision."Good morning too."I responded lazily and he chuckled, "Do you want to sleep some more? For me,I have to wake up since I have a lot of paperwork to take care of."Luciano informed me, giving my body a gentle squeeze."No! I would like to help the queen with the workload. She has been working a lot lately with the help of Monalisa and my mother. Many business proposals are coming in and we need to take care of them. I need to go through some pending kingdom reports too."I explained to Luciano and he was quiet for a while.The former queen has been working so much and I felt bad for her. I just wanted to help in some way even though she asked me to take a
~Luciano~The look on Hazel's face told me all. That is why I didn't mention to her where we were going for our honeymoon no matter how much she insisted.I wanted it to be a surprise."Do you like it?"I asked just to be sure.Her lips curved into a more bright smile when she heard my question and she nodded vigorously."It looks so beautiful."She said in a low voice that soothed my spirits and Liam groaned in my head."Let's get off the plane so that you can have a good view."I stood up and stretched my hand towards Hazel. She held onto it and stood up then followed behind me without a question. I liked it whenever Hazel was submissive to me because I'm used to her wild side.Hazel looked at the surrounding attentively. I have been here countless times. I usually came here whenever I wanted to pull my mind from work and have some alone time.Being here with Hazel was a different feeling. I turned my head to look at Hazel, admiring her hair which was being blown away by the weak wind c
~Hazel~I looked at Luciano,my husband,the father of my pups,the love of my life,you name it.I couldn't help it but smile."Yes, I do," I said in a gentle but firm voice,enough for everyone to hear that Luciano is exclusively mine now!I picked up the ring and slid it on Luciano's finger slowly,taking my time because it was my day.The crowd clapped for us.I looked my mother's way and she flashed me a broad smile, crying again."Is there anyone who has a reason why Hazel Del Mundo and Luciano Hernandez shouldn't get married? Please raise your hand."The judge said and we turned our heads to look at the crowd.It was silent and no one raised his/her hand in the air to oppose the wedding."Now I announce you as husband and wife."The royal judge said and the crowd cheered. I closed my eyes when Luciano leaned towards me,before I could wrap my head around what was going on,I felt his lips on mine."MINE!"He said in my head and Mia groaned in response. We are finally married! I'm exclusively h
~Hazel~TWO WEEKS LATERThe day that I have been waiting for for months is finally here. The day that Luciano is going to show the whole world that I'm his to hold and keep. I heaved a nervous sigh as the make-up artist continued to do there magic on my face, preparing me for the big day ahead of me.I spent the night in my mother's room and she woke me up early in the morning so that I could get ready for the day ahead of me.According to our traditions, I couldn't spend the night with Luciano before our wedding. I tried my best to get some sleep but I couldn't bring myself to sleep because I was anxious.Monalisa stayed in my mother's room for some time then went to her room to have a rest. Alexa and Sebastian have come back to the Southern kingdom again to attend my wedding.The make-up artists stepped aside when they were done with their work. I was sitting on the chair before the vanity mirror, I turned my head to look at myself and my lips curved into a satisfied smile."You loo
~Hazel~Despite feeling tired,I lazily stood up from the couch and walked to Luciano who was walking to me and we met midway.Luciano wrapped his strong hands around me, "I'm happy that you chose me."He whispered and his grip on my body only tightened.We pulled off after basking in each other's arms for a while.Luciano brushed hair strands from my face and tucked it behind my ear.I looked into those grey eyes and all I saw was care and affection."I will always choose you over and over again."I whispered but loud enough for him to hear.Before I could say more words,he locked our lips and kissed me deeply."I have been holding back from doing this to you for way too long."He told me through the mind-link as he continued to kiss me passionately.I was breathless when Luciano pulled off and I gasped for air greedily.The corner of his lips curved into a smile."I told you that I would come back to you, didn't I?"He asked with a raised eyebrow and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at his wo
~Hazel~Luciano pulled me carefully into his arms and patted my back to help me calm down. I held onto his golden robe so tightly as though my life depended on it and hugged him back."I would like us to go back to the castle so badly, Hazel. However,I can't because I need to talk to kings and queens from other kingdoms so that I can make allays and talk about trade between the kingdoms."Luciano told me through the mind-link and gave my body a gentle squeeze."I'm happy that you chose me."He said and I heard the happiness in his voice. He pulled off and looked at me as though he couldn't believe that indeed I chose him over Andrian."What about I ask Jonas Robert and Jonas to take you back to the castle? They will be accompanied by other soldiers for security, to make sure that you're going to be safe."Luciano suggested and I nodded my head at his words."I promise I will come back to you when I'm done with everything. I'm going to ask your mother to accompany you so that you don't ge
~Hazel~"MATE!" Mia purred in my head, just confirming to me that we had finally met our mate after twenty-five years.I searched my eyes in the crowd and tried to trace the scent.However, I couldn't see him.The scent became stronger with each passing second and my wolf fought for release so that she could go to meet her destined mate for the very first time."Hazel,Hazel."Luciano's worried voice woke me up from the trance that I was in and I turned my head to look at him and tears flowed freely from my eyes."I can smell his scent in the air, Luciano. He is around, my mate is around."I informed Luciano and he tensed when he heard my words but composed immediately."What?"He asked in a low voice but I could see fear in his eyes. I know he was afraid of losing me and so was I."Promise me that you're not going to give in to the mate bond, Hazel.You are Mine!"Luciano said possessively and gave my hand a tight squeeze.I wrapped my hands around Luciano so tightly without a care in the w