Chapter 7 HAZEL AND A REVOLUTION

KILLIAN’S POV

Paperwork, paperwork, and more paperwork. That was the only thing I had been doing since last night. I scratched my head as I gazed at the piles and heaps of documents in front of me. I tapped my pen on the table, feeling irritated that I had to sit here and do all of this work.

I wasn’t the type to sit down in a chair like some office worker and attend to papers that I knew nothing about. I groaned and pushed aside the papers in front of me. I laid my head back on the chair, and I began to twirl it around.

The reason why this work has piled up so much, was because I was intentionally neglecting it. I spent less time in the office, than I did in other places. The only reason I had come back to it, was because, I needed a distraction from the thoughts that sought to consume me.

Hazel.

She was on my mind all day and all night, and I couldn’t stop thinking about the special plan I had for her. My plan for revenge against her seemed to be going smoothly, but the cost of that, was my reputation.

Anxiety hit me and I let out a heavy sigh. I still had that to worry about. I was completely clueless on how I could possibly fix my reputation, and tame Hazel at the same time. It seemed like an impossible feat, but I was going to overcome it no matter what.

As I kept my eyes fixed on the ceiling, the door suddenly barged open and I heard hurried footsteps walking over to my desk. I looked over and my face fell flat.

“Speaking of the devil,” I said, as I sat up on the chair, “How dare you barge into the Alpha’s office, without knocking. You could get your hands chopped off for that, Hazel.”

She was looking down at me, her eyes ablaze with anger. Hazel points her finger at me, her lips pressed into a tight line.

“I am tired of this petty game you are playing. I demand to be sent back to my parents, I want to see them.”

I blinked at her, awe filling me being. I couldn’t help but let out a throaty chuckle that seemed to aggravate her even more. Her hands clenched into fists by her side, and the veins on her neck began to pop out.

I couldn’t help but smirk. I loved making her feel anger. That rage, I wanted her to feel it, because that was how I felt when she abandoned me for another man, when we made a promise to each other. But this was nothing. I was going to torture her and make sure she understands what she put me through.

“Why are you laughing? What’s so funny?!” She yelled.

I tilted my head to the side. “You step into my office and make such a ridiculous demand. You are not going anywhere,” I boomed.

“How dare you! How dare you bring me here against my will?! Because of some stupid promise we made as kids?! Is that why you wish to torture me like this?!”

My eyes twitched as the words, ‘stupid promise’. It angered me to know that I was the only one that held that promise to her. I rose up from the chair, circling around until I was standing an inch apart from her.

“Do not get me riled up this morning. You will not be setting foot outside my pack borders.”

Hazel bit her lips and landed a slap across my cheeks. I help my cheek, my eyes slowly turning to her. I grabbed her wrists and pinned her down to the wall. I could feel my body pressing against her and her breath against my lips.

We locked gazes and for a moment the anger inside of cooled didn’t a bit.

“I just miss my family, please,” Hazel croaked.

Her softened, tear filled eyes gazed at me, and it was like fire melting the ice in my heart. My heart began to race and I could hear hers racing too. I brushed out lips together and a soft gasp left her lips.

I blinked, like I was drawn back to reality. I took a step back and pushed her to the door as I held my mouth.

“Get out, now. Do not make me repeat myself.”

Hazel looked like she swallowed whatever she wanted to say as she ran out of the office. I walked over to my desk, using it to brace myself. The way she looked at me, the feeling of her body against mine, and the way her soft lips felt on mine, made me almost lose my mind.

I was ready to let her go, but then, I remembered the revenge plan I had in store for her. I must keep to it. I exhaled to slow down the rapid beating of my heart. As I sat back down on my chair, the office door clicked open, and a familiar face walked in.

“What do you want Gray?”

“I have a preposition for you Alpha,” He said.

I looked up at him, gauging his expression. “Go on, what is it?”

“I can help you with your bad image around the pack.”

I snorted. “Even the elders could not help me, how are you going to help me?”

“Alpha, if you would just let me explain my plan, you will see that-“

“I don’t want to hear it, get out,” I cut in.

I switched my eyes back to the paperwork on the table, but once I pick up my pen, Gray speaks up again.

“You know, the reason why your reputation is so terrible around the pack, is because of that girl, Hazel.”

I immediately snapped my head to him, and I frowned.

“And what is your point?”

Gray cleared his throat. “Since she is the source of your bad reputation, we can use her to our advantage, which means, we will use her to get your reputation back.”

His words piqued my interest a bit, and I was fully invested. “Go on, I’m listening.”.

Gray grinned. “I think it will be a good idea to auction Hazel off, as some kind of trophy. That way, you can win the favour of everyone in the pack.”

His words hit me like an unexpected blow in the face. It was not a bad idea, but I could feel my wolf greatly detesting the idea. It was a war within me as I pondered on his words. After a few seconds of total silence, I tapped my fingers on the table.

“I will think about it,” I said flatly.

Grey looked a bit disappointed, but he sighed. “Okay Alpha, thank you for your time.”

He made his way to the door, but stopped when his hand was on the door handle.

“Oh, and Alpha, I will advise you to go to the park yourself and see just now much the hate is for you. Maybe then will you change your mind and accept my preposition.”

And with those final words hanging in the air, he exited the office.

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I walked down the busy street, aware of the stares I was getting. I took Gray’s advice out of curiosity and came outside, and I was not disappointed. Just like I thought, the animosity towards me was everywhere.

There was not a single person that did not give me a look of disdain when I walked by. The stares didn’t affect me, nor did I care about what they thought, but If I wanted to successfully rule the whole pack, I needed to build a good and healthy relationship with my people.

But right now, that was looking like an impossible feat and Hazel coming into the picture made things worse.

Ignoring the stares, I walked towards a small gate, that let to the packs open park. The sound of children playing and the wind blowing in the air made the whole atmosphere seem peaceful. But the moment I stepped in, silence hit the whole place.

I could hear the grasses crunching under my feat as I went by, and the stares were worse than that the ones I goy earlier. Now, they didn’t try to hide the way they glared at me.

“Is that him?” I heard one of the whisper.

I walked my a family, and the mother pulled her cuks closer as she glared at me.

“That is him alright, the tyrant.”

“He looks more devilish in person.”

“How can someone like this rule us? Is he going to kill us all too?”

“We need to start a revolution, we need to take stance.”

I stopped dead in my tracks and turned my head to the person that spoke. It was a group of men and when they met my gaze, they all looked away and began to walk to a different part of the pack.

My heart dropped? A revolution? This was more serious than I thought.

I picked up my phone and dialled Gray’s number. When it clicked, I didn’t even give him a chance to speak.

“I will take you up on that offer.”