Damien's mate

CHAPTER FOUR

Damien

At my private library.

An awkward silence reigned as a suffocating aura filled the room. I had summoned Joseph and I didn't hide the fact that I was displeased by something.

I guess he had forgotten my number one rule, I don't mess with what's mine, and neither would anyone else.

" Why did you mishandle her without any regard for who she was to me? " I blurted out.

Joseph was startled, that was probably not the question he had expected from me. He look into my eyes and asked why I cared since I wasn't the type that cared about any female that comes to my house and how he treats them.

As fear had taken the best of him, Joseph dared not make eye contact with me but that didn't mean he couldn't feel the heart-shattering stare that was directed at him.

" What do you mean? ". Joseph decided to play the dumb card.

" Why did you drag Greg's daughter into the mansion with anger all over your face? " I said.

Joseph twitched his lips as he didn't see any reason why I should bring this topic up. This was not the first time I had seen him handle people roughly, so why the question?

" She had refused to enter, so I had to do what I thought was the right thing ". Those words angered me, I hurriedly walked up to him, leaving little distance between us, and intensely stared at him.

One thing I hated was for my property to be mishandled and in this case, Hazel was my property until she finished her job as my hired mate.

" You know how much I hate when someone messes with what is mine! " I coldly said. It was the dignity that Joseph wanted to retain in the presence of me that made him not wet himself. He remembered the last time he saw those looks in on eyes, it was when I killed an Alpha because he had called me a mateless wolf.

Joseph, who couldn't believe that I had acted the way I did because of a female, went into shock. As a beta who has been with me for the past twenty years, he knew me very well, I never cared about my harems who were also called my properties, so why was I making emphasis on Hazel? he thought.

" I'm sorry, it won't happen again " Joseph mumbled for me to chuckle intimidatingly.

" Of course, it won't happen again, else… . ". I stopped my words and flashed him my blood-red eyes. Joseph knew it was a threat, he immediately bowed his head as a sign of inferiority.

I sighed, that wasn't the reason why I had summoned him, there was something very important he needed to get done with. The sooner my uncle knew about Hazel, the better it would be for the both of us.

" I want you to send a message to my uncle," I said for Joseph to finally raise his head to look at me.

" Tell him, I have got a mate and I will bring her to his house '' he continued.

Joseph formed an evil smirk with his thin lips, he couldn't wait to see the looks on Daemon's face when he sees Hazel. Finally, I was going to be an Alpha and he knew what that meant. I would eliminate every wolf that was associated with my uncle I didn't exclude my cousins and if possible kill them.

" Ok! " Joseph said.

" Bring Greg's daughter to the dining room, I would like to have a word with her! ". Joseph nodded and left.

Immediately Joseph left, I let out a sardonic sigh, I knew it won't be easy deceiving my uncle and the consequences if his plans failed. Moreover, Hazel who was involved would also be in much bigger trouble. After much thinking, I left my library for the dining room where I had planned to give my fake mate strict rules she must follow but first, I had to show her my face.

****.

Joseph rudely barged into her room, he had come to deliver the message he was sent but immediately felt irritated when he saw her. She had the same sleeping position she had when he saw her at her house.

Her legs and hands were spread wide open with her head out of the bed. The whole situation looked very awkward.

" How can a lady sleep in such a manner, was this how Omegas behave ?" He mumbled. His hatred for weaker wolves had made him think that they were prone to stupidity and recklessness.

He aggressively shook her body, " Hey, wake up, " he yelled but it was to no avail. Like he had thought, she was a sleeping log. He decided to do what he had never done – lay his hands on a female.

With much force, he tapped on her shoulder, although he had not seen it as something big to Hazel, it was quite painful. She instantly jolts out of the bed only to be welcomed by the angry look on his face.

" What do you think you are doing sleeping by this time? " He asked. She reminded silent, responding to him would have made his anger intensify.

" Anyways, I came to remind you that Damien is still waiting in the dining room ". Hazel quickly widened her eyes, she had forgotten about it, how could she have forgotten about him when he was the main reason she was in his house?

Joseph, who was irritated by her actions, hissed out an irritating sound and left.

With hurried speed, she went to the bathroom which was very similar to her room based on how simple it was, and took her bath.

She remembered that Joseph had refused her to take any of her clothes as he had considered them

' not worthy for Damien's mate '. She went to the closet and was awed by the kind of clothes she saw, it was then that she understood what Joseph had said. There was no way her clothes would be compared with what she had seen but why was she given this kind of treatment if was just a hired mate?

This got her thinking, about what kind of treatment would be given to the ' lucky ' wolf that would be Damien's mate.

She had used the word lucky because she hadn't seen the real wolf her father had pushed her to.

She wore the first clothes her hands touched, a white skirt and a green top. She saw these as the least expensive, and that was why she wore them.

Immediately she got to the dining room, she could already see Damien dressed the same way she had seen him earlier with a good amount of food on the table, it was then that she realized that there was no other living thing In the mansion, not even a maid.

Does that mean Joseph was the one doing all the work including cooking and cleaning? she thought.

" Was that the work of a beta? " she murmured.

" Come, the food won't eat itself " Damien blurted out. Hazel was surprised. She had tried her possible best to hide her presence, especially with the fact that he didn't spare her a glance, so how did he know she was there? but she chose not to speak more about it and went to sit opposite him.