he cornered me

Hazel’s P.O.V.

“It seems that you are having your time of day, Hazel.” My jaw clenched, and I stared at Brad blankly when Keith spoke to me.

Brad was pale and slowly moved back in fear.

“It's none of your business.” I didn’t hide my hatress when I felt his anger. His black eyes were still cold, but with a hint of anger now.

He shouldn’t have come here when he is supposed to be with his chosen mate.

He stared at me for a few seconds before chuckling. He slowly took a step towards me, but it was enough for me to sober up a little.

I felt a bit hot, which was understandable. I really had consumed so much of wolf’s alcohol.

It couldn’t be the bond still affects me.

He is already marked. I could see the mate mark on his neck. Although my vision was a little blurred, that mark was like a display on his neck.

“My wolf, he is crazy about you, Hazel. Although you are worthless to us without your wolf, you are still appealing with all your curves.” My heart almost stopped beating, and my eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

His face was dangerously close to mine, but I was now more sober than I should have been with all that amount of alcohol in my system.

I couldn’t believe that my mate was such a jerk!

“Get away from me, you asshole!” I spoke to him in a hoarse and cold voice.

He laughed through his chest, and that grumbling sound sent a chill through my spine. I looked around, and my eyes widened in horror when I realized that the whole bar was now empty.

I snapped my head in his direction, narrowing my eyes a little.

“You are an orphan, Hazel. Above all, a wolf-less omega. You are lucky that I am still considering you to keep you with me as my mistress.” He spoke to me huskily, but every word coming out of his mouth was like a sharp dagger stabbed in my heart.

“I am your fated mate, not your mistress.” I snapped at him, and I didn’t know from where I got the strength to push him hard after pressing my hands on his chest.

He stumbled backward and growled angrily.

“A year, Hazel. I fought hard against the mate bond for a whole year when all I wanted was to mark you and feel you senselessly. It was so hard, and now you are here.” He spoke with the same sinister tone while looking at me with lust.

“Tonight, for a second, I felt as if I sensed your wolf. I swear that was the most overwhelming feeling." My heart almost leaped out of my mouth when the words came out of his mouth.

"But I knew that it was only my mate bond with you playing with my emotions so that I accept you, but I need a strong and powerful mate like Naisha, not a wolf-less omega like you.”

His words filled with disgust for me, still hurt like hell.

“F**k you and your wolf, Keith. Even if I am a wolf-less omega with no family or pack, I find you more disgusting than the garbage in that trash bin.” I tugged the collar of my top, feeling hotter than earlier, but anger took over my rationality.

Keith growled in anger but suddenly smirked, which confused me, but my breath started ragging for no reason.

I jerked my head a little to sober myself a little, but the temperature of my body continued rising.

“You still didn’t understand your condition, did you?” he asked me sarcastically, a sinister smile dancing on his lips that made me feel trapped again.

I snapped my head in Brad’s direction, but he was long gone. I looked at the bottle of alcohol from which Brad was pouring alcohol for me and narrowed my eyes.

“You drugged me.” I muttered angrily, holding the edge of the counter tightly when all I wanted right now was to pounce on Keith.

He didn’t reply but laughed while giving me a knowing look. “How could you?” I shouted at him, feeling betrayed in the worst way.

Worse than choosing a mate over me.

I was now breathing heavily; the drug took effect on my body.

“Stop fighting, Hazel. You want me as much as my wolf, and I want you,” He cooed sinisterly and got closer to me.

Damn it.

If I didn't do anything, he would succeed.

I mustered my courage and looked in his direction.

“I, Hazel White, daughter of Nester White, reject you, Keith Locke, Alpha of Black Lotus Pack, as my mate and my alpha. May the Moon Goddess sever our ties forever.” There was no hesitation or pain in my voice, only sheer determination.

All I could feel for him right now is disgust.

He immediately clutched his chest tightly and fell to his knees again as he was about to stand up.

He looked at me in disbelief, but I wasn’t better than him.

The rejection hurt more than it should have, as he had already finished marking the ceremony with someone else.

Or it might be because of the drug in my system or Xyla’s absence; I felt like dying.

It sobered me up a little, but I needed to get out at any cost.

Keith was now enraged, and he growled aloud in pain and anger while clutching his chest tightly.

“How dare you?” he roared, but I started crawling on the floor towards the exit.

The good thing was that he had sent away everyone.

So, no one to stop me.

I gasped in horror when he grabbed my right ankle.

Without looking back, I kicked hard. My shoe struck his face as he was still on the floor.

He howled aloud in pain, and I scrambled towards the door.

I was now on the verge of stripping off my clothes at any time.

I stood up out of the door with the wall support and tugged my collar harshly.

My vision was now blurred, but I kept on walking straight. I remembered that there was a back exit after turning right a few feet away.

So, I didn’t stop.

“Come back, you can’t go away from me.” Keith roared aloud behind me, making me almost run in that direction.

At some point, I tore off my collar, exposing my neck and the upper part of my breast.

I was now out of strength, too. I moved according to my memory and suddenly collided with a wall.