" KILL HIM !! "
" KILL THE MONSTER! "
he was running fast, couldn't change to his wolf form, wounded because of many arrows inside his body.
" You Slaughtered Our People! "
" We Will Burn You Alive! "
.................
" The crops came out nicely "
A young woman called Hazel was washing the crops by the river.
She has beautiful brown hair like her name.
A beautiful face with a gorgeous smile.
She is a farmer like her family in their small village.
Their world was peaceful and calm.
Suddenly she sensed someone staring at her from her side.
She turned quickly to find a man, badly injured staring at her.
He was extremely taller than her, has shining Silver-eyes, and tall black hair, and his clothes were ripped.
" W, what in the world? "
She said as the crops fell off her shaken hands.
He stared at her for a minute before he fall unconscious on his face in the river.
" Hey, hey, are you alright? "
She screamed trying to pull him with her thin arms.
She succeeds and puts him on the ground.
" Uncle! Brother! Help me! "
She screamed for help, they came quickly to help the anonymous person that knocked out, bringing him to their village.
And from now on.
They decided that he will work with them as a farmer.
They didn't know back then, that he is a curse that came to end their peace.
.............................
After one year
Hazel's POV
" No Umera you can not pull the plants like that, we cut it with scissors. "
" We will eat or sell it anyway, what is the difference? "
He asked me while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
I kneeled beside him and grabbed the Lotus he was cutting.
" When you pull it from its root, it dies, when you cut it, you give her a chance to be reborn. "
I told him while looking into his beautiful silver eyes.
" What if it dies anyway? What if it keeps on bleeding and dies?"
He asked confused, or rather, sad?
" Then we at least tried to save it. "
I smiled saying that then grabbed the crops to go to my father.
" I wish everyone gives chances like you do, Hazel. "
I looked behind me after his whispering and saw Umera's warm smile towards me before he hides it quickly, faking looking away.
I smiled feeling my cheeks burning and ran to my home.
........
" Quite absurd isn't he? "
His name is Umera, which is what he is telling me.
He looks older than me, I found him nearly dead by the river.
He says he can't remember what happened to him before we met.
I believed him, my family didn't.
For the crimes that happened to other villages near us, we should be afraid of strangers and keep our guard.
Our village is very important for the kingdom, we deliver to the king the best quality crops we harvest.
Fruits, vegetables, and Lotus.
Anyone can poison our crops that go to the king, so we take caution from everything, everyone.
............
" Look at him, he is a complete spy. "
I keep hearing these comments about Umera.
But.
As for me? I'm not going to lie.
I like Umera so much, not every day you can meet someone kind, caring who is handsome at the same time.
He treats me well, he is so polite, and shy.
I don't think he is a spy, or her to do us any harm.
But indeed.
he does creepy things sometimes.
..........................
Nine months ago
" Dad! I'm not marrying that bastard, he is shameless, he molested me in front of my students !!"
I yelled as I feel my legs hurt, I kept running from that lunatic the whole day.
" Are you crazy!! He works for the king! He is so rich, do you like your life as a villager! A farmer for the end of your life! How could you slap him, go apologize to him right now! "
Dad screamed at me and I started to cry as I felt how helpless I'm.
How week I'm.
" I don't want to marry a rich man,
Thanks to my mom, she never taught me to run after money. "
I spoke sniffling as I clench my dress cloth.
" Yeah, your mom was stupid. "
Dad said throwing his wooden plate by the sink.
I wanted to say because she married him, but I swallowed the words as hard as I could.
I ran outside again to cry by the river, I couldn't stop even to take a breath.
I calmed down a bit to take a breath as suddenly I saw a beautiful sunflower in front of my face.
I looked beside me and I saw Umera standing, smiling happily like he always does whenever he sees me.
As if, he is here for me.
He doesn't care about being bullied in here, because of me.
He doesn't care about my wedding or anything happening around us.
Umera just wants to comfort me.
" Why are you smiling? "
I asked him loudly, his pretty smile didn't disappear as he simply blinked.
" Because I'm happy to see you. "
He answered raising an eyebrow as if I asked a dumb question.
Indeed I did.
I laughed without knowing it, Umera is way too honest.
" I just wish to be happy like you too, to live here forever without someone trying to buy me out like some crops. "
I confessed while taking the sunflower from his hand.
" Ha, You pulled it. "
I looked at him, and as I swore, for a moment I saw his eyes shining and I flinched.
With these hallucinations, I need to sleep.
" I promise you, Hazel, I'll make you happy, soon. "
He swore as he held my hand to his chest and smiled wider.
I felt that something is wrong with my heart.
It pumps so hard as I look into Umera's eyes.
I wish I could rely on his promise, but I'm getting married to a lunatic tomorrow.
..............
I went to sleep that day, the day before the marriage as supposed.
I'm just 23 years old and my dad wants to get rid of me already.
I opened my eyes in the middle of the night like I always do.
I saw Umera's silver eyes watching me from the crack of the door.
It was terrifying at the first, but I got used to it.
It was like he is guarding me,
Protecting myself I pretended to be asleep as usual.
But sometimes, I hope he tells me his feelings towards me.
.................
The next day
the wedding never happened.
Why?
Because my fiancé disappeared.
And I'm not sad about it.
Everyone looked at me with sympathy as I'm the bride with the wedding dress that standing alone in the alley.
I noticed Umera as he is standing handsomely in this formal suit with a faint smile on his lips, and his eyes are fixed on me.
I couldn't help but hide my smile with my bouquet.
Did I just imagine getting married to Umera?
That day, Umera's kept me company by playing with me, my dad was extremely angry that Umera is the only one happy about my fiancé disappearing.
He put Umera in a cell telling me he is the reason that my fiance ran away.
He scared him or something.
And.
Even if he did, I'm not mad about that.
I was going to free Umera but when I went to the cells I found the cage is already open.
" Looking for me? Your father already allowed me to leave, someone testified that I was sleeping the whole night before the wedding. "
He explained happily from behind me I turned to hug him tightly for the first time.
Umera froze up as I feel that I did a mistake.
I was about the break the hug but Umera tightened it more as I feel him lifting me from the ground, I was on my tiptoes.
" I know you aren't the reason my stupid fiance had run away, and I don't care if you did."
I told the truth as I feel his smile on my neck, his fingertips brushing my hair softly.
" Thank you, Hazel, I needed that. "
Umera broke the hug and looked into my eyes, His silver eyes filled with tears.
I smiled shyly as I needed that hug too.
" Hazel, Can, I.. "
His face is so close that I couldn't breathe.
His whispering makes my whole body shiver, I choose not to pull away from him as I got closer, we were breathing the same air
And right after I shut my eyes, Umera placed his lips softly on mine.
Tinder and sweet taste.
That is what I expected during our first kiss.
But before I knew it, the kiss started to get more passionately, his right hand is holding my cheek, while his left arm is around my back.
I felt numb in my legs, couldn't stand nor breathe anymore, and noticed that his temperature is getting extremely hot.
I broke the kiss suddenly pushing his sweaty chest softly, I couldn't meet his eyes at the moment.
" Sorry, I couldn't resist. "
Umera is breathing loudly as he speaks, I felt some regret that I pulled myself away from such an amazing kiss I would never have in 100 years.
" I have to go. "
I said because I wanted to escape that awkward moment.
I shared a kiss with a stranger I know for just three months.
The innocent man kissed me like a savage beast.
It is so hot in the winter, I couldn't stop smiling or calm my heart.
I slept in my room, feeling the sense of being watched.
....................
End of flashback
.....................
Hazel's POV
" And that when the frog started to - "
I was telling the kids of other villages stories but I stopped suddenly when I saw Umera joining them, taking a seat.
I shyly smiled at him and continued with my story about the legend, that because of, we can't go outside the village anymore.
I decided to tell the kids.
" Listen, children, I know you came from different villages to learn how to read, but I must warn you. "
" There's a real story, about a silver monster, someone said he looks like a wolf, and someone said, he looks like a human."
I said completely terrified but I must warn them.
" Every day and every night, something bad happens to any villager, there is always someone to die, a guy drained of blood, or a guy dies from animal scratches, big scratches. "
" Wow Hazel, what a story you're telling the children. "
" Dad! "
I stood up when I found my dad behind me, I looked at him and he stared towards the quiet Umera.
" I told you to make sure your fiancé has a nice time today, you threw the food at his face!"
My dad said firmly grabbing my arm tightly, it almost hurt.
" He was trying to to-"
" I don't want to hear more lies! He is rich and a gentleman, he will get us a lot of money, instead of spending time with a useless outcaste, come here. "
He is dragging me with him I was going to fall but I felt someone holding me by the waist.
" Umera! Than-"
I was trying to thank him but suddenly my dad pushed him harder and he backed away.
" I told you to stay away from my daughter, didn't I ?"
My dad screamed and he was making a scene already that Umera get close to gaze angry at him.
If he looked at me like this, I'm going to die from fear honestly.
" You think when you stare at me I'll be scared! Like you did with my daughter's fiances "
My dad asked him and left my arm for a moment I backed up.
The usual fight between them is going to happen now...
" Oh, I did more than stare, you should have seen their faces back then. "
Umera openly threatened my father, and if I didn't know his real passion personality I would be completely scared.
But at the same time, I have to take my dad's side.
" He is such a good person, father, please give him a break.
"
I'm smiling proudly at the man that I love.
But it was only for a short time.
No one is perfect, no one deserves to be trusted.
We're living in hell, and I opened its gate.
I wish it to end
I wish
...............................
To be continued
Hazel's POV
" Come here daughter, let's talk alone "
My dad grabbed my hand carefully and went inside the yield.
" I know these few months I was extremely angry at you, but you know why? "
" No, I don't!"
I said in confusion and he was looking outside in fear.
" I know you always taking his side instead of me but please hear me out "
My dad said while speaking quietly, and by 'He', he means Umera.
" Your previous fiances, not just disappeared, they were found out killed"
" What!"
" Shhh, and all of them died before a day from the marriage, does it make any sense to you?"
He asked me and I widened my eyes in shock.
" I can't believe it! you blame Umera for a thing he didn't do !!, LOOK AT HIM! He is an innocent man! "
I opened the yielding door and we saw him play with the children of the other villages while laughing out loud.
" He is a man with a kid's mind! I never met someone as pure as him"
" Hazel, calm down "
" NO! There are already many people dying in every village, I never saw Umera leave our village since he got here! "
I was extremely angry screaming out loud, my dad was finally quiet, just looking at me, sad.
" I'm sorry baby, maybe I'm just paranoid, I'll try to give him a chance"
He said and I smiled at him, relaxed a bit.
" Can I see my pervert fiance another time? I have work to do "
I asked and he sighed, nodding his head.
" Thanks"
................................
I went to Umera and the children, he looked at me and one of the children was sitting on his left leg.
" Hey, Silver, make aunty Hazel sit on your lap too"
The kid on his leg said and I was like a standing tomato.
" Silver? Why are you calling him that"
I changed the topic out of embarrassment, and Umera laughed pointing at his other free leg.
" Come sit aunty Hazel "
" Don't you see his eyes? He is Silver "
The kid said and I looked behind me I didn't find my dad.
I slowly sit on his other leg and he grabbed my waist in a hug, I felt shy all of sudden.
I looked at my feet.
" Look at aunty, she is like a tomato "
It's very hot here.
" I enjoyed today's fight with your dad, you were extremely angry defending me "
Umera whispered in my ear and I shivered.
" You heard us ?"
I asked him and he smiled his usual wide smile making me see his beautiful teeth.
" All the farm heard you "
" Aren't you sad? He was telling me Th- "
" Shh, the kids"
He interrupted me putting his fingertip on my lips.
" Hazel!, I guess it was so much dirty for you to let me kiss you! But you don't mind sitting on an outsider's lap! "
I heard my fiancé shouting that I stood off my legs quickly.
" Rob! "
I said and he grabbed my hand to walk with him.
Why is everyone dragging me today!
He cornered me inside a narrow street by the wall of the wooden house behind me.
" You really prefer that stupid instead of me? "
He asked me in anger and I looked away.
" I told you I don't want to marry you, I don't love you, but you are here anyway"
I said tried to move his hands from me, the sun is about to disappear I have to cook for Umera.
" That's so harsh, you know, your dad would be sad because of you"
He whispered into my ear and I was trying to flee.
" Don't bring dad into this, MOVE or I -"
" Or what? You will call your stupid boyfriend to kill me? "
He said while laughing then he was trying to kiss me.
" Stop!, I said don't! "
I bit his lips when he kissed me, he slapped me hard, that I feel like my mouth dripping blood.
" Listen here, B**ch!, You can't refuse me! I'm the king minister, you can't treat me like that! I'll simply prison you and your family, I'll f**k you every night at the cage "
" Nooo! Stop! "
I slapped him harder when he tried to open my clothes, and he coughed blood then looked at me enraged.
...............................
One hour after.
She went to Umera's small room wiping the blood out of her face.
" Hazel dear, are you back, I'm making the dinner since you got a bit late."
He was cooking, Hazel went straight to hug him from behind and started to cry.
He dropped the plate and tried to look at her.
" Baby, what is wrong? Why are you crying?"
She didn't answer just continued to cry in silence.
" C'mon, let me see your face! Talk to me? Please"
He said anxious, that's because he is too innocent, she didn't want to tell him what happened.
" Nothing, I just had so much work to do, I got sad, I just missed you"
She said and she moved away and he turned quickly grabbing her hand to make her look at him.
He was looking in shock, his temperature went from 40 to 55 real quick.
Her face was a mess, her blouse's buttons are missing, love bites all over her neck.
" Rob did that to you? HE DARED TO TOUCH MY MATE !! "
Umera's got angry real quick and his sharp teeth started to appear, he tried to control his anger but couldn't.
" Umera, calm down! That's normal, he is my fiance, I'm going to marry him next week anyway, did you forget? "
She said to calm him down but the spoon in his hand got destroyed because he was angrier.
" WHAT IS NORMAL?? THAT HE TOUCHED MY MOST PRECIOUS THING! "
He was furious that Hazel couldn't calm his anger mood today, she was so tired that almost fall.
He caught her quickly and carried her to his bed.
" Please relax, I'm sorry, I scared you"
He apologized and she smiled at him.
" Are you really okay with marrying him?"
He asked in confusion, she touched his cheek.
" I don't have any other choice, he will prison me and my family if I refused to marry him "
She said in sorrow and he grabbed her hand to kiss it.
" What about me? I said that I love you "
Umera said while crying and hazel got up to hug him.
" I love you too, but I can't marry you, you're not ready yet to impress my dad "
She said and he broke the hug looking into her eyes.
" Why I have to impress your dad! We can run away, get married and make our village "
He said and she started to laugh.
" I'm serious! "
She stopped laughing and patted his hair.
" I can't leave my family, you can't abandon family! "
Suddenly when she said that he remembered something.
...........................
Flashback
" I said every dirty one of you, give me your alpha's babies right now !"
Gerald The Alpha's of Noren's pack said angrily to his pack.
The women started to hand over their Alpha's babies.
He started to kill any Alpha child and the mothers were screaming.
That's what happens when you have a selfish cruel Alpha as a leader of your pack.
He wants to rule forever, no one becomes The Alpha but him, He killed every alpha at his pack before they get bigger and took his rule.
" Rena! Where's your son! I know you gave birth yesterday!"
He screamed at her and she kneeled before him in sorrow.
" My son died by my own hands, Alpha Gerald."
She said and heard his dirty laughing.
" See! Every one of you should do that if you found your son is An Alpha!"
...................
The meeting ended and Rena got home quickly, opened the basement to carry her crying baby.
" Shhh, Silver, your mom is here, I won't let anything bad happen to you "
She whispered and her mate came.
" You crazy! You didn't kill him yet! Alpha Gerald will kill us! "
" I'm going to do it okay! Just saying goodbye"
She said in tears and her son is sleeping peacefully after drinking some milk.
She took him behind her back on her bag and turned into a wolf going out of her home.
She left the whole village while whining in sorrow.
.........
When she was in front of another village, she turned to her Human's form again carrying her baby that was looking at her with his silver eyes.
" I think that's the time we say goodbye my love, you have to stay strong, we can't be together anymore"
She was hugging her baby while crying quietly.
" And if I run away with you, Gerald will know and will come to kill you"
He was smiling at his beautiful mom, doesn't understand anything.
" They will take care of you, humans are kind creatures"
She said then kissed his forehead and put him on the ground, then ran away!
..................
To be continued
Hazel's POV
" Umera, Umera? "
I called his name, many times already but he was looking at my face, silent.
I shook his hand, and he finally smiled.
" Sorry, I was thinking of something "
He said then covered me gently under the blanket.
" Please rest, I'll guard you until you fall asleep"
He said then grabbed the plate, spoon and began to feed me.
I smiled then ate what he gave me.
I was so tired, suddenly I slept.
...............
The next morning
" Good morning my sunflower "
I felt Umera kiss on my forehead that I wake up smiling.
I smell his great cooking, my stomach begging me for some food.
" I can eat by myself "
I said half smiling, I like to be fed by him actually.
" I like feeding you"
He simply said with his great smiling face.
After I finished my meal he grabbed me into his hug, placed a kiss on my hair.
" I love you so much"
He said
" I know, I know, I love you too"
I replied, I'm sad, I really love him, but I can't do anything to disobey my father.
Suddenly we heard a scream from outside, Umera is wearing his clothes fast, I was doing the same.
" Take your time, you're still tired, I'll go check and come back quickly"
He said then ran away outside, I hear so much noise that I was extremely curious about what is happening.
I finally outside Umera's room, I walked towards the crowd, then I placed my hand on my mouth.
It was rob.
My fiance, it's only his head.
" It was your doing! I know you're the killer! "
my dad is screaming in the crowd points his finger at Umera.
" You're the killer! "
" Let's burn him "
" Catch him! "
The villagers were angry, trying to grab his hand, I screamed.
" Stop! Umera is not the killer! "
No one cares about what am I saying.
" We slept with each other! He is not the killer! "
I raised my voice this time, they were disgusted by my words.
" What are you saying in front of the villagers you dirty! "
My dad screamed and slapped me hard that I knocked on the ground.
" You're grounded, staying in your room until your punishment "
He said and grabbed my hair while pointing at Umera.
" Lock up this bastard until I come "
" Noo ! "
I screamed but I was taken away.
" Hazel! "
I heard Umera's scream but I couldn't do anything.
.................
I was locked up in my own room for a while now, for about 9 hours.
It was dark outside already I decided I'll sneak out the window, no one will see me running away.
Maybe Umera's in prison again.
I jumped out the window and it wasn't hard.
Actually someone caught me.
" Umera? "
I said and he was smiling at me, his face has some blood on it.
His mouth dripping blood.
His eyes were shining with their silver color.
" Did they hurt you? "
He asked me to put myself on my feet, I took a nice look at him, I'm the one that should be worried.
" Come with me, I'll clean you up "
I said then went to the village well.
I grabbed the water from the bucket start to clean his beautiful face that's not smiling anymore.
" Did he hurt you? "
He asked me again and I shook my head.
" You're covered in blood and you ask me? Umera, you don't know how much I was worried "
I said and he smiled again or forced himself to smile.
" I'm okay, they didn't hurt me that much "
He said while I was cleaning his body, looking around me.
Strangely, no one is around.
" Let's get back to the village, we're going to explain that you didn't kill Rob "
I said and grabbed his hand after he got dressed.
But he didn't move.
" Hazel"
" Hmm? "
" Let's run away together "
He said to me with empty eyes, I blinked two times.
" Umera I said I can't run away from my family "
I said and he grabbed my both arms to hug me.
" I know Hazel, but they don't like me, they will kill me, you don't know what they were doing to me in that prison "
He said in a sad tune and I pat on his back trying to look at his crying face.
" Umera, I "
" Please Hazel, You're the only one I care about "
He said and I kissed his lips.
" If that would make you feel better, I'll go get my things "
I said while crying for thinking for running away because of him.
" No ! "
He grabbed my arm to stop me.
I looked at him in fear.
" You can't go there! Let's just leave! Please"
He said and I pushed him away.
" Umera! It will take a minute please wait here! "
I said but he hugged me from my back.
" Hazel stop, I don't want to hurt you "
He said while kissing my neck, I panicked, why he doesn't want me to go to the village.
I hit him with my elbow to break free, he tried to get me again I grabbed the well's bucket then hit him with it strong enough, finally he let go dripping blood from his head.
I shivered while running back to the village.
" Where is everyone? "
I said in fear while looking in every direction, room.
" Father! Brother! "
I start screaming, no one answered, suddenly I saw some smoke in front of me.
I went to check, there's a pile of dead villagers inside the fire.
I fell to the ground, saw my father's head in front of me, burning.
" I was generous enough to not eat them completely, you should appreciate it "
I heard Umera's voice from behind me, I looked in his direction in fear.
" You, you killed them! "
I cried and he was looking at me, his face full of blood.
" Are you the one who killed my finances as well! My dad was right about you from the start! "
I said screaming, standing on my feet.
The atmosphere was filled with smoke smell, dead burned bodies laying, I started to vomit.
" Those idiots hurt you, they treated you badly, I did that for you, for your safety "
He said while trying to grab my hand, I slapped him on his face.
" What you did is horrible! Do you think I'll appreciate it? I was happy to obey my father, to marry someone rich to make him proud, now what! You thought I'll love you more now! "
I screamed and pushed his chest, he looked at me sadly.
" We don't have to hide our love now, look at us, just you and me, we will run from here, make our village, full of sunflowers, away from everyone "
He said while opening his hands for me so I can hug him.
Like hell I do.
" You're the villagers killer ! You, "
I was lost for words, started to vomit again, the idea of making love with a killer and a psycho.
" You're vomiting too much, you should rest"
He said trying to hold me, I slapped his hands away then started to run.
" Hazel stop! Hazel please "
I kept hearing him from behind, I went through the trees trying to reach the street from here.
" Please someone help me! "
I kept screaming and he kept running after me.
I looked at the full moon with tears filling my face.
" God "
I said while tripping falling badly,
I was about to shout, I think I broke my arm.
I tried to stay calm, so Umera can't find me.
Suddenly I saw a large grey wolf with silver eyes is approaching me.
I backed away in fear screaming from my broking arm.
The wolf came closer to my face, he is about to eat me.
I shut my eyes tight before I felt a large lick on my face.
I opened my eyes and saw the wolf changing, I saw it's turning into a human.
His face.
He is Umera.
" Your arm is broken "
He said trying to make me stand.
I almost reach the street, there are many cars there I can ask for help.
" I was so scared that I'll lose you "
He said while holding me tight.
My legs where shaking, he is wolf! A werewolf!
" You killed my family "
I said while looking at the cars.
" I did that in order to survive, they always treated me as a monster "
He said while breaking the hug to look at me.
" Let's go, Hazel, we'll find a shelter, and we'll fix your arm "
He said and I smiled at him with no emotions.
" Sure, let's do that "
I said and he smiled while walking in front of me.
Without thinking I ran towards the cars.
" HAZEL !!!! "
That's the last thing I heard before The car hit me so hard.
I was inside Umera's hug, covering in my blood.
" No no, HAZEL, you can't leave me, you can't die! Please "
I closed my eyes holding the tears.
" Noo ! "
I passed out.
.....................................
To be continued