His Human Mate

Chapter 7

Hazel’s POV

“Emmett”

A whisper left from my lips. I took a breath of relief upon seeing him here.

That boy who tried to slap me left my hairs and I instantly took a step away from him. He is scared, I can tell by looking at his expression.

A gasp left from my mouth when Emmett suddenly grabbed that boy’s throat choking him, while saying, “how dare you touch her?”

His voice dark, filled with anger. My heart started beating fast when he held his throat.

My mouth opened and closed like a fish but no words came out of it.

I realized, that boy is struggling to breath while his entire body is shaking because of fear. He is trying to free himself from Emmett’s choking grip.

“You will kill him” Emmett’s friend said to him when that boy’s face turned red and it seems like he was at the verge of loosing consciousness. He left his throat and punched him so hard on his face that he fell on the floor and blood started oozing out of his mouth.

I released a breath, I didn't know I was holding when he left him.

The relief I felt just a moment ago turned into fear when his furious eyes landed on me and I took a step back instinctively.

“Who touched you?” he asked slowly. His eyes are focused on my neck.

I am too shocked to even say anything.

My eyes fell on the boy who kissed me earlier on my neck.

He is sitting on the floor with bruised face. Emmett strode in that boy’s direction and kicked him on his stomach. He fell on the floor but Emmett didn’t stop. He kept kicking him continuously without caring about his pleas.

I am shocked and scared by his raged demeanor.

“stop…” I whispered slowly and he did. Once again his eyes landed on my trembling figure. His eyes are red, jaw clenched and hands balled in fist. He look like a raged bull, ready to kill whoever comes in his way. He took a deep breath to calm his anger, I guess.

The air around him is thick. His aura screams danger.

“aah..” a painful groan took my attention and my eyes widened looking at Harry who is trying to get up. His entire face is bruised badly.

Guilt.

That is what I am feeling looking at his wounded face.

New tears rolled down from my eyes and I instantly went to Harry. I crouched down to his level and hugged him tightly.

He wrapped his arms around me and rubbed my back to calm me.

“Are you…”

I couldn’t complete my sentence when a strong hand gripped my arm and pulled me up, away from Harry.

“who is he?” Emmett asked me in his deep voice which gave me chills. I gulped looking at his expression. His is beyond angry.

“My… brother” I instantly replied before he can assume something else and hurt Harry. His grip on my hand loosened.

He looked at Harry who stood up and looked at Emmett confusingly. Of course he doesn’t know about me and Emmett.

“Everyone listen and listen well because I won’t repeat again, this girl here” Emmett started speaking pulling me towards him by wrapping an arm around my waist, “is mine”.

He announced. Possessiveness dripping from his voice. It is as if he is telling everyone that he owns me.

“If anyone let alone hurt, even dared to look in her direction with a nasty look or wrong intention, will face the consequences. And trust me I will make that person's life hell in the University or worse till your last breath. Am I clear?” he said.

Everyone looked at him with fearful eyes.

“Am I clear?” he shouted when no one said anything. I flinched at his loud voice.

“yes” I heard almost everyone saying.

“Good” Emmett said roaming his eyes on terrified crowd. Saying that I am scared would be an understatement, I am terrified of his possessiveness.

It makes me feel like I can never go away from him. I am his until he let me go.

I want to say something, tell him that I am not his but I guess he could read what I am thinking because he turned his face to look at me and the look on his face didn’t allow me to open my mouth.

“and who are you to claim her as yours?” Harry asked looking angry.

Emmett took a threatening step in his direction when another voice called his name, “Emmett”.

Steve stood in between him and Harry and said, “Leave her alone” .

Upon hearing these words, his hold on my waist tightened even more. He is holding me possessively.

“lets talk somewhere else, everyone is watching” a girl said. I looked around to find everyone is looking at us with terrified but curious gazes.

Without saying anything Emmett started walking while dragging me with him. I heard footsteps, I looked behind to find Harry, Steve, that girl and Emmett's friends are following us.

We entered inside an empty room.

“will you let her hand go?” Harry said eyeing his hold on my hand. Though it is tight, it is not painful.

“I won’t” Emmett stated simply.

“I know you are messing with my cousin just because you want to get back on me but please don’t involve her in this s**t. It has nothing to do with her” Steve said.

“I don’t have to use such cheap tricks to mess with you. If I want I can throw you out of Ashwood town right at this moment with your family”

“I like Hazel and she is mine. I don’t want any of you to tell me what I should do or not” Emmett said.

“You can’t force……” Harry started speaking but I cut him off in the middle,

“He is not forcing me” I lied. If I don’t, Harry will try to keep protecting me. I have seen Emmett beating people. If he can force me to be with him by blackmailing me about Steve, than he can use Harry as well.

I don’t want my brother to get hurt because of me.

I felt every pair of eyes on me when I uttered those words.

“You don’t have to lie Hazel. I saw how he blackmailed you by using me that day” Steve said with concern.

“He blackmailed you?” Harry asked with shocked expression.

“no he didn’t, on my first day of college he asked me politely to be his girlfriend” I said choking on my own lie.

I still remember how he had me pinned on the washroom wall, how he made me moan while talking to Brian. How he blackmailed me using Steve’s name.

Tears threatened to fall down from my eyes remembering all those moments when he forced me to agree to be his, but I didn’t let them fall.

“And what about Brian? You loved him so much” Harry asked and Emmett’s hold on my hand tightened. He is angry.

“We broke up” I replied. Harry kept looking at me with his scrutinizing gaze.

“Lets talk at home” he said and came towards me.

“Let her go, we are going” he said to Emmett.

“I will drop her later, you can leave” Emmett said with authority in his voice. His tone told me that he won’t back down.

Harry's face hardened upon hearing his words.

“you should go Harry I will come later” I said before he can say something that will make Emmett angry.

“But…”

“I am fine, you should go and treat your wounds” I said. He keeps staring at me for some time. I pleaded with my eyes for him to just listen to me and he did.

He sighed and said, “come home soon. And if he hurts you just call me, I will be there” then be averted his gaze on Emmett and to my surprise he held his collars.

My eyes widened and fear crept inside my heart. I saw one of his friend taking a step but stopped when Emmett shook his head slightly.

Harry’s next words increased my fear tenfold, “I dare you to hurt her and I will kill you”.

“I won’t, don’t worry” To my utter surprise Emmett replied calmly. He left Emmett’s collars and took a step back.

He looked at me one last time before leaving. Steve gave me a look which says, 'call me if he does anything' and left.

“Everyone leave” Emmett commanded and all of them walked out. My heart beat raised realizing that I am alone with him.

I felt his burning gaze on me but I didn’t dare to look up. I kept my eyes down at his boots waiting for him to yell at me for what Harry did.

But my head whipped upward when he asked, “are you okay?”

His voice soft and eyes are not filled with anger. I saw concern on his face. Isn’t he angry because of Harry’s threat?

Nonetheless I replied, “I am”. He nodded and started walking outside. I let him drag me as I want to leave this place as soon as possible. I felt many curious eyes on us when we were coming out of house.

I took a breath of relief when we came out. He took me towards his car and opened the door for me and gestured me to get in.

“are you taking me home?” I asked not wanting to sit in his car until I know where he is taking me.

“no” he replied.

“Then?” I questioned. It’s already night, where does he want to take me at this time?

“you will know, now get in fast” he said a little sternly. Having no other choice I sat down inside. He jogged to the driver’s seat and sat down and started driving.

I looked outside the window not knowing where we are going.

“Why did you do that?” I asked him after some time.

“What?”

“Why did you say I am yours in front of everyone. I am not an object or a commodity you can claim as yours whenever or wherever you want” I said gathering all my courage.

I can’t let him just do whatever he wants.

“Because you are mine sweetheart. And I never said you are an object” he replied focusing his gaze on road, never for once looking in my direction.

“but you just claimed me as yours like I am some object and more importantly I am not yours” I said and regretted it in the next second when he stopped the car with a jerk.

My heart started hammering in my chest.

“What did you say?” he asked through gritted teeth.

“I… I” I couldn’t bring myself to repeat when I felt his gaze is boring in me.

“Look at me and speak” he ordered. I lifted my head to look at him and gulped when I saw raw anger on his face.

But I have to do this. I have to tell him that he can’t treat me like this, like some commodity.

“I am not yo…..” I couldn’t complete as in the next moment his lips were on mine shutting me from saying anything. It wasn’t a kiss of affection or love.

He was biting and sucking on my lips, a little harshly. It is a kiss to tell me that he didn’t like what I said.

The kiss is meant to punish me. But I felt sparks erupt in my entire body. My heart is beating crazily and despite knowing that he is angry I melted with his kiss.

Am I crazy for liking his lips over mine?

He pulled away and looked into my eyes.

“You are not an object or commodity Hazel” he said rubbing his thumb over my lower lip.

My heart skipped many beats and butterflies erupted in my stomach upon hearing his next words,

“You are my woman, only mine”

Saying this he once again took me in yet another kiss but this time, in a passionate one.

Author’s POV

Emmett claimed Hazel as his in front of everyone in the fit of anger without thinking how his actions will turn her life upside down.

Especially, when someone decided to use her as his weakness to get back on him.

That person saw them walking out of the party venue together and smirked evilly when he thought,

‘finally, I found your weakness Emmett and I am gonna use it very well to break you completely'.