Chapter 2 A HEART IN CHAINS

Rose grinned, delighted to see Hazel trembling with fear at what was about to happen.

Rose whispered into Hazel's ear, "You do not know, your shivering, your pleading voice is melody to my ears." She laughed evilly, causing Hazel's body to sway back a little as she realised she would never be able to escape today's torture

Hazel bit hard on her lip to keep from whimpering in agony as her eyes clouded over. She glanced around the table, trying to find someone who could at least protect her from this crazy demon girl, but no one paid them any attention or showed any sign of awareness.

Hazel closed her eyes in despair as the whip was brought by another Omega.

" Are you ready?" Rose asked the wicked smirk still on her lip making Hazel's skin crawl in fear of what is to come.

She put on the hand gloves to prevent herself from getting burn by the silver whip.

" Kneel," Rose said using the authoritative tone on Hazel, Hazel fell on her knees and crawled on all- four.

" Good, what. you. are. is a lowly being and you belong to the floor," she said punctuating each word as she brought the whip down hard on Hazel's back.

Hazel groaned in pain as Rose continued her torment, her eyes rolled to the back of her head in pain.

" Did you know? Brother will be back tomorrow," Rose said dropping the whip beside her and bent beside her.

" Will he use the base bat on you again if I tell him you disrespected me?" Rose asked as she blew on her nails casually like she was talking with her friends about the weather.

Hazel's eyes widened in fear before she shut them again and let out a shaky breath, her eyes stinged and a tear slipped out from the corner of her eyes. As she forced her hands into tight fists.

Rose and Luna Katherine hatred for her was just a tip of the iceberg but Alpha Liam despised her very existence and torture her at any chance he got.

" Wha-at di-dd I do, wh-hy did-d yo-uu ha-a-te me this much," Hazel stammered out in pain.

" Why?" Rose asked laughing in a deranged manner her shoulder shaking hard before her lips curved into bitter smile. " I have always hated you, you know," Rose whispered, twirling a strand of Hazel's hair between her fore and middle finger her eyes lost in a distant memory.

" You came and snatched my father's love from me, you occupied his heart and I was ignored, pushed back and neglected, I watch you laugh and play happily with him, I watch you become his top priority, whereby I the biological daughter was neglected because of the interference of a stranger, when he died because of you, I did not know if I should be happy he died by you, his favourite daughter or should I be sad I just lost a father," Rose said sadness flashing in her eyes.

" But it is not that bad, I get to torture you and it gives me joy," she said smiling like a maniac that she was, she stood up from squatting beside Hazel sat back on the dining table, her eyes never trailing to the pained Hazel again, she ate without a care in the world.

After everyone of them left, Angela with eyes filled with tears helped Hazel up to their room.

" It hurts," Hazel said after Angela made her sat on the bed.

" Of course, it will hurt, silly," Angela said as she stood up to go get the first aid box, something she came to realised that they need after Hazel was beaten to the point of fainting.

" Not there, Angel," Hazel said staring into space, her eyes clouded over.

" Are you hurt anywhere else," Angela asked worriedly.

" No, Angel, it hurt right here," Hazel said laying her hand over her chest where her heart rested.

" I told you, right," Angela said as she pulled Hazel into a hug careful to not touch her wound.

" You need to grow stronger and put them behind you, they will keep hurting you, if you let them continue staying in your heart," Angela said as she wiped Hazel tears away.

" Hazel, you have to grow stronger, ok?" Angel said, holding both of Hazel's hands.

" I ca-a-nn-t," Hazel said flustered.

" Why?" Angela asked obviously astonished that Hazel rejected.

" I d-oo-nt h-ave a wo-olf," Hazel said stating her fears.

" Stop underestimating yourself," Angela said and sighed before she moved to her back to disinfect her wound before applying ointment.

Angela traced some old scars on Hazel's back and sighed again.

" Why did you refuse then,when there was a chance for us to escape this goddess forsaken pack," Angela asked as she rolled her eyes in anger.

" If we w-ee-re caug-hh-t it h-aa-d be trea-s-oo-n," she stuttered out sadly, her eyes casted down.

" Can you stop being a scary cat for once," Angela said puffing her cheeks in anger.

Hazel kept to herself and stopped replying to Angela, she stared into space lost in he thought.

" What are you thinking about?" Angela asked snapping her out of her reverie.

" Do you think my mate will like me," Hazel asked suddenly out of nowhere.

" Where did that come from," Angela asked as she paused in bandaging Hazel's wound.

" I am just thinking will he be able to save me from them," Hazel asked obviously depressed.

" He will," Angela said forcing a smile, her eyes swirling with unknown emotions.

" Hmmm," Hazel hummed obviously putting her last hope in her mate.

Angela sighed for the third time today as she watched her sleep with her front, she patted her hair before she left the room.

" Where is your partner," madam Harper asked as she got out of the room, the wrinkles on her forehead crunched together in a tight frown.

" She is down with fever," Angela answered bowing lightly to the woman.

" What a misfortuned child," Madam Harper said and walked away with a shake of her head.

*** " Noooo, please papa don't leave me alone," Hazel muttered in her sleep, an obvious frown on her face an indication that she is having nightmares.

" Hazel be a good girl and run inside, okay," Alpha Raymond said to the thirteen years old Hazel as he pecked her forehead.

" Papa, please let's leave together," young Hazel said as eyes zeroed on the five rogue wolves circling around them.

" Don't worry sweet, papa will be there soon," Alpha Raymond said as he quickly pushed Hazel out of the door and locked it.

" Nooooooo," young Hazel screamed, banging very hard on the door.

" Papa, don't go, come back," she yelled tears streaming down her eyes, her piggy tails a mess with strand of hair stuck to her face.

" Papa don't leave me," she yelled screaming at the door in agony, she squatted down clutching tightly at her throat as she went into fits of coughing.

She stood up from where she bent and clutched to the teddy lamb she was holding for dear life, she made her ways through the battlefield, her eyes zeroing in on the amount of dead bodies on the floor.

She dashed to where she saw a warrior she recognised as the their pack warrior, she tugged gently at the clothes of the warrior who was quick to give attention to her as he recognised her as the Alpha's daughter.

" Papa, there," she said crying pointing to where she was coming from, The warrior on understanding what she was trying to convey hurried to where she was pointing at.hurried there with little Hazel trailing behind him like a tail, the warrior forced the door open and ran inside only for his blood to run cold at what he saw and he froze.