Chapter 86: Going out together

The guards did not seem to care who Mireya was at all, they grabbed her arms and pulled her to the sides harshly and the impact made her stagger, almost falling to the ground.

Her personal guards tried to come to her rescue, but their paths were quickly blocked as several guards stormed in from the entrance of the hall.

It was as though they’ve been waiting for this moment all along.

“You are crazy! My lady is a very important figure in the pack!”

“You won’t escape with this, Lord Nolan will not let you go!”

“My lady has suitors from packs abroad, you are making a mistake by capturing her for such small crimes.”

Damien’s expression had no change, but he gestured towards one of the guards, who took the silent order and nodded. The guard approached Mireya’s personal guards and in no time, they were gagged with fabrics.

Mireya’s face was as ugly as it could be, she couldn’t believe that Damien would really dare to punish her considering her status. She had never been humiliated this much in her entire life.

Was he not afraid of a civil war? Was he not afraid that her father would wage war against his pack?

However, there was nothing she could do.

The guards dragged her out together with her personal guards, and their indignant roars echoed behind them.

As the doors closed shut behind them, the hall resumed its silence and Damien turned to give Roman a look.

“Have you gotten the explanation you needed?” He asked.

Roman glanced at Damien fixedly, but was still unable to see through the man and the thought annoys him.

“Is the Alpha not afraid of what her father would do?” He asked in a somewhat probing tone, but Damien merely shrugged.

Afraid? That was never in his agenda.

And to him, Elder Nolan was never a worthy opponent.

“What can he do? One of my men was killed by his daughter, and my land is not without laws like theirs.” Damien replied calmly.

Matilda, General Luke, Albert and Killian were not surprised hearing Damien's response. But Hazel and Roman were.

Especially Roman.

If he was in Damien’s position, he wouldn’t have been so fearless and he might have let Mireya go even. Maybe that’s the main difference between Damien and him.

One was fearless, meticulous and bold while the other could bow in the face of status and influence. The realization made Roman frustrated.

Would he ever be able to compete with Damien in this life?

Roman didn’t want to remain in the hall anymore, so he left.

The others also had nothing to do and quickly left, leaving just Damien and Hazel in the hall.

“Are you satisfied?” Damien suddenly asked Hazel just as she was preparing to leave.

Hazel was not expecting that question that sounded like Damien had done all that just for her. It was different from when he was asking Roman, it was as though if she said she wasn’t satisfied, he would do more.

The thought made something close to warmth rose in Hazel's heart.

“What if I said I’m not satisfied?” She asked, trying the waters with a raise of her brows.

Damien did not even hesitate to reply, “Then I will keep punishing until you are.”

Hazel fell silent and they both stared at each other in silence. There was something about the air between them that felt sticky, but neither of them seemed to notice it.

Or…they noticed, but chose to ignore it.

Hazel was always the first to avert her gaze, and it wasn’t different this time. She coughed and said, “I didn’t mean it, you don’t have to keep punishing her, I’m okay with that.”

Damien stared at her as though trying to see if she was really okay.

Actually, if she really did mean it that she was not satisfied, he really would have kept his word and continued to punish Mireya until she was satisfied.

To Damien, Hazel was one of his people and he wouldn’t tolerate something like that done to someone close to him like she was.

But he didn't realize that Hazel’s position in his heart might be more than the fact that she was one of the closest people to him at the moment.

“Where were you going?” Damien asked again as he stood up.

“To the garden. It’s the only less boring place in this lifeless mansion of yours.” She said with a roll of her eyes, but Damien didn’t get angry.

But she was still the first to regard his mansion as boring as several women out there were fighting for a chance to enter.

But Hazel was never someone like that from the beginning.

“Do you want to visit the market square together?” Damien suddenly asked.

It was an impulsive decision and he regretted it the moment the words escaped his lips.

Damien was about to change his mind, but when he saw the way her eyes lit up, he suddenly couldn’t bear to go back on his words.

“Are you serious? Can we really do that?” She asked, her eyes so bright that the chandelier above them could not even compare to them in terms of brightness.

Damien didn’t hesitate to nod this time and Hazel smiled.

It was the first time Damien would see her smile so brightly since she was brought here. It was a sincere and pure smile, one devoid of any sarcasm or hatred.

One that made Damien feel as though something has been tugged within him.

He wished time would stop at that moment and he could capture that moment and keep it somewhere safe.

“Then, you can’t change your mind. I will go get dressed, you mustn’t change your mind.” Hazel quickly said and Damien nodded.

Hazel quickly left the hall in brisk steps. She had been wondering how she was going to spend the day without getting bored and a rare opportunity to go out emerged.

So, why shouldn’t she be happy?

Of course, she wasn’t happy because he was following her.