ILL FATED MATE BOND

Her secret

Hazel’s POV

I blinked my eyes, feeling a sharp pain in my head as I started gaining my consciousness.

I opened my eyes completely and looked around to find myself lying on the bed in a dark room.

I was sweating profusely. I tried moving my hand so that I can wipe my sweat away but I felt something restricting my movements.

I noticed my right wrist is chained to the headboard of the bed.

I instantly sat up on the bed with a jerk. “Oh my god, what’s going on?” I mumbled to myself.

The pain in my heart which I started feeling in the afternoon is still there. If fact it has increased even more.

I don’t know what this pain is and why I started feeling it so suddenly? I don't know why in the world all these weird things are happening with me.

I again looked around to check if I could see anything. But nothing. I can’t see anything. Fear is starting to clutch my heart in a tight grip.

I tried pulling my hand out of the chain even when I knew it isn’t going to work.

‘Where am I? What exactly happened?’ I was thinking when suddenly the door of the room slammed open and my eyes fell on his masculine body standing at the door.

And all the memories came rushing back to me.

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Flashback...

“You killed her?” Alpha King asked me and my eyes widened upon hearing his words.

‘What is he saying?’

“She.. she is alive” I tried telling him but was cut off by one of his man who I assume is his beta, “She isn’t. She has stopped breathing”.

And my heartbeat increased. “But she was… was alive when I reached here” I stuttered.

“Where is the other wolf? Who helped you in killing her?” Alpha King asked and my eyes snapped to him.

“No, I didn’t kill her” I almost screamed forgetting that I am talking with Alpha King.

He growled on my face in disapproval taking a step closer, not liking the disrespect shown by me. I stumbled back almost tripping on my own feet.

My wolf Hannah immediately submitted in front of him. I instantly went on my knees and lowered my head while apologizing for my misbehavior.

“If you didn’t kill her then what were you doing here beside her death body. What were you doing at the border at this hour of time, in the first place?” his beta asked me.

“I was… I was running away from the pack and I heard… her scream. I increased my speed and when I reached here she was lying on the ground injured. I was just trying to help her… I swear” I cried.

“So you didn’t see the rogue who killed her?” the same man asked and I shook my head, “No. When I came here, no one was around”.

Then there was silence for a while. I lifted my eyes up to find them silently looking at each other. Their eyes are flickering a little, meaning they are talking through mind link.

‘In what kind of trouble you have gotten yourself into, Hazel? What is happening with me tonight? First that Mason and now this’

I was brought out of my thoughts when Alpha King’s dangerous voice fell on my ears.

“You said you were running away from the pack, why? You even have your belongings with you…” he pointed towards my bag which was laying on the ground and continued, “...as if you had planned it all out”.

He has crouched down to my level and is staring at me with those forest green eyes of his. There are so many emotions in his eyes, anger, doubt, sadness and many others.

I gulped in fear. What am I supposed to tell him? That I am trying to run away from the future Alpha of my pack who was trying to r**e me and wants to make me his personal w***e.

Will he even believe me? Everyone knows Mason would never lower his standards for a low class omega. He doesn’t even consider the lower rank wolves as living beings.

I know no one will believe me if I accuse him for molesting me.

“Answer the f**king question damn it!” Alpha King shouted again, grabbing my arm in his hand tightly.

“I was…” I couldn’t say it. I don’t know how to say it.

“Does your silence mean that you were lying about running away from your pack and finding her body accidentally?” he asked. His eyes are trying to read me, I can see it.

“No, I am not lying to you Alpha King. Please believe me” I begged.

“Then why were you running away from your own pack? You were in your pack in the afternoon, right?” he asked and I nodded my head.

“Don’t make me repeat my question again. If you don’t answer me right now, I will assume that you are the one who killed her”

“I will have to make my decision and punish you accordingly. And in my kingdom, the punishment for killing my people is Death. So tell me why were you running away from your pack?” he threatened lowly.

My breath got stuck in my throat upon hearing his words. No, I don’t want to die. Not when I didn’t even do anything wrong.

But I can’t tell him the truth either. So I decided to go with half truth.

“I was running away from the pack because I was getting tired of all the insults and abuse that they were making me go through. It was becoming more and more brutal with every passing day. I couldn’t take it anymore”.

I told him. It was not a complete lie. It was truth but it was not the reason why I left the pack.

If abuse and insults were the reason for me to escape the pack, then I would have ran away, right after my parents death. Because that is when all the bullying against me started.

Laura who was pack warrior at that time started bullying me and she never stopped after that. I was only fourteen at that time.

As an omega and slave of the pack, I was used to getting insults thrown my way, then I got used to getting bullied by Laura and her warrior friends.

He kept staring at my face skeptically and I was just hoping that he will believe me.

One of his man who had disappeared into the woods a while ago returned. He also has dominating aura around him but he doesn’t seem like gamma to me.

By the way he is standing it is giving off an impression of bodyguard. He came forward and said,

“We couldn’t find the rogue. He disappeared in the thin air. I think he masked his scent after running into the woods. And…” he paused.

Alpha King asked, “And?” but his eyes were still glued to my face.

“One of our man whom I had sent in the direction of Red shadow pack mind linked me and informed that…” he paused again as his eyes slid to me momentarily.

Alpha King again growled lowly averting his eyes from me to look at his man, “Continue”

“One of their omega slaves has ran away after attacking the future Luna of their pack. She was found injured in the kitchen. They are looking for that omega and will be reaching here anytime” he said the last part while looking at me.

My heart stopped beating upon hearing his words.

I never hurt Laura. Is she trying to blame me for something I haven’t done? She wants to frame me as a traitor.

Because hurting your Alpha or Luna is considered treason against your pack. And the only punishment which is reserved for a traitor is execution.

She wants me dead.

Alpha King’s jaw clenched tight and as soon as his angry eyes averted back to me, my face paled.

“No.. I didn’t… please believe me…ahh” I was harshly jerked forward by Alpha King and I almost landed on his chest. Our faces were only few inches away.

“So you have been lying all along huh? You are asking for a punishment, aren’t you?” he said in dangerous and dominating voice while glaring at me.

I shook my head while begging to him with my eyes. His eyes had so many emotions swirling in them which were hard to decipher but one emotion that was standing out the most was anger.

Of course lying in front of your Alpha King is like a sin and he thinks that I am lying to him.

“What would be more worse punishment for you, sending you back to Red shadow pack so that they can punish you for hurting their future Luna or me torturing you to death for killing my friend?” he asked in menacing tone.

“Please don’t send me back… I beg you… please don’t send me back…” I squeezed my eyes shut and more tears fell from my eyes.

I was trembling badly, fearing what is about to come. Suddenly after few seconds I felt his hands on my face, he is wiping my tears.

My eyes snapped open and met with his green ones which have become a bit more darker than earlier.

If it is because of anger or something else… I don’t know.

“Then tell me the truth. Tell me what you are trying to hide. If you tell me everything honestly, I won’t hurt you” he said softly.

The sudden change in his tone surprised me. Both his beta and other man looked unsure and confused by Alpha King’s words. But I didn’t know what I should do?

His face hardened and his grip tightened on my arm when I didn’t say anything for a while and he ordered his man with gritted teeth, “Call Red shadow pack and tell them that we have found the culprit”.

“No.. please don’t. I will tell you the truth” I said instantly.

He lifted his hand towards his men, and his bodyguard pushed his phone back into his pocket.

“So why were you running away from your pack? This is the last time I am asking this question to you” he said in firm voice keeping his hold tight around my hand.

I took in a deep breath and decided to let it out.

“I was running away to save myself. He was trying to r**e me and threatened to make me his w***e. I didn’t want that and running away was only solution I could think of” I said while keeping my eyes downcast.

More tears were falling from my eyes. The horrible thing that I had to go through today, is still shaking me from inside.

“Who was it?” he growled possessively and my eyes grew bigger at his sudden outburst.

‘Why is he getting angry?’ I looked up to find his beta and bodyguard were as shocked as me at his behaviour.

“I asked you who was it?” he growled even more loudly wrapping his other hand around my other arm and I flinched terribly at his tone.

“He.. Mason..” I replied.

“Alpha David’s son?” he asked as shock reduced his anger a little, but he still looked angry.

I nodded my head.

He didn’t say anything for a while and kept staring at me. His warm breath was fanning my face making me feel something weird in my stomach.

“You are lying. Mason never gets intimate with lower rank wolves. This fact is very well known in this whole kingdom” Alpha King’s beta said.

“I am telling you the truth. Please believe me” I cried out trying to make him believe me.

I looked at Alpha King and he was still silently looking at me. His angry eyes were making me scared.

He is still looking angry. It means he doesn’t believe me. “Please trust me… I am not lying” I begged helplessly.

“Who was the other man?” he asked suddenly and my eyes widened upon hearing his random question.

“What do you mean?” I asked in confusion not being able to understand his question.

“I can scent two different male wolf’s scent on you” he asked and my eyes widened even more if it was even possible.

‘How can he know that?’ Yes he is Alpha King so his ability to scent must be stronger than all of us. But can it be this strong for him to be able to tell how many men touched me.

“Tell me” he snarled.

“He wasn’t trying to hurt me” I said honestly. Because Alpha Darren was not trying to force himself on me.

“Tell me his name. Who was that other bastard? Tell me!” he shouted at my face as his grip became painfully tight on my arms, making me close my eyes in fear.

I couldn’t bring myself to say anything further.

My silence was making him even more angrier, I could feel it. He ragged warm breath was proof of his fury.

He got up abruptly pulling me along with him. A surprise gasp left my mouth because of his sudden action.

“Inform gamma Blake to prepare the most cruelest room in the dungeon. I think I have to torture the killer of Princess Charlotte” Alpha King said to his men while staring into my eyes and cold shiver ran down my spine.

“But Alpha King…” his beta started but he shut his mouth gulping in fear when Alpha King’s angry eyes averted to him and I saw his Wolf’s eyes for the first time.

They are a very beautiful mixture of Gold and silver. A very unique combination for a wolf’s eye that I have ever seen. I have never even heard about this kind of eyes.

But I couldn’t admire the beauty of his eyes when he started dragging me along with him.

Goosebumps appeared on my skin. Is he really going to torture me to death?

“Please Alpha King… please have mercy on me… I am telling you the truth. I didn’t kill your friend” I begged in cracked voice. I didn’t know that she was Princess.

But he didn’t stop and kept dragging me. He looks very angry. He thinks I have killed his friend.

What should I do? How can I make him believe me? Who can be a witness and prove my innocence in front of him?

I was having all this questions in my head when suddenly a weird idea popped into my mind

I don’t know if it is going to work or not but I think that is the only way, which can help me clear my name of her murder.

“Will you believe me if your friend, Princess Charlotte tells you herself that I wasn’t the one who killed her?” I asked.

He stopped walking and turned around to look at me with confusion in his eyes.

“What do you mean?” he asked while staring at me with narrowed eyes.

I made my decision. I inhaled a sharp breath in, to gather all the courage so that I can utter the biggest secret about myself.

His eyes were fixed on my face as he waited in anticipation for me to continue.

And I said the words which I knew would change my life upside down.

“I can bring her to life”.

Flashback end...