Chapter 11: Revenge

After the big day, everything returns to normal. Mia is given Lexie's job, the position she deserved from the beginning. Rachel finds out that one of the witches on the side of the royals is her grandmother, who comes to King Enterprise for one week to teach her how to use her powers. Since she's been taught about being a witch since childhood, one week is enough time for her to master her powers. Meanwhile, Oliver is also undergoing training under Hagon's hand. As a result, they have very little time for themselves, but they are still able to sneak out for some romance.

Carol is not encouraged to work because she needs to rest, but she insists on coming in, so she is appointed as Mia's assistant. Besides work, however, something else has changed in her life. She and Rachel are now living with Oliver and Hagon, and Carol finds herself stalking Hagon. Though she is disgusted by her behavior, she can't seem to avoid the pull she feels towards him…

Every morning, she sneaks a peek into his room whenever he's sleeping. She's the first to volunteer if there's anything to be delivered to his room, and she refuses to miss dinner, even when she is dead sick, so that she can see Hagon face-to-face. She is like a moth attracted to fire. She knows it will burn, and she will regret it—but she still can't help but be very much attracted to Hagon.

Even if she has to die, she will die happily if his face is the last thing she sees. She hates the idea of not being able to see him at least once a day. If she cannot see him, she cannot sleep. The next day, she is like the walking dead until she sees him again.

Hagon knows about how Carol is stalking him, but he doesn't really mind. Even though he knows that there is some bond between them, he doesn't want to acknowledge it. He avoids her every time she's near him, but she always chases after him. This push-and-pull goes on for a month until one fateful day when Carol wakes up, takes a bath, gets ready, and dresses up all pretty. After searching through all her accessories, she chooses the strawberry hair clip from her father that Rachel's grandmother had returned to her and puts her hair up.

When she heads for breakfast, she just so happens to run into Hagon coming out of his room. When he sees her, his eyes immediately go to the strawberry hair clip in her hair. He is shocked to see it because it looks exactly like the clip his Carol wore on the day he last saw her.

Hagon robotically walks up to Carol and touches her hair clip. "Is this yours?" he asks.

Carol is excited that Hagon is talking to her because this is the first time he's ever said anything to her, and she nods her head.

"Don't lie to me. I know people are helping you seduce me, so don't even think about it," he yells at her. She is too shocked to even reply. "Do you really think that if you stay in my house, stalk me, always show up before me, I will fall for you? No way in hell is that going to happen. So get out of my house and don't let me see you ever again. Do you understand?" With that said, Hagon forcefully snatches the clip from her hair and goes back into his room.

Carol kneels in place and starts crying. She cries for almost an hour. Because it's breakfast time and everybody else is in the kitchen, nobody knows what happened. Eventually, Rachel, noticing that it's late and Carol still hasn't come down for breakfast, heads upstairs to grab her friend and instead finds her on the floor, crying. Alarmed, she calls everyone from the royal family through the mind link, and they rush upstairs to see what happened.

Carol's eyes are red and puffy. Sofia takes her back to her room for a private chat, but Carol refuses to say anything about what happened. She just says, "I am moving out of this house and going back to my quarters at King Enterprise today."

Sofia is shocked. She can't imagine what might have happened for Carol to be like this. "No, no, no, you are not moving out of this house without my permission. This is my house, and I am the only one who has the right to keep someone here or send someone out. So whoever enters the house will not leave without my permission," Sofia says.

"No, I am moving out. I am not your family. I am just Rachel's friend. I should not take advantage of my friend. It's really better for me to stay in my own quarters so that I'll not be on anyone's way," Carol says stubbornly.

"Who said you are in our way? Show them to me. And who said you are not family? We are your family. I already consider you as my daughter, so don't even think about moving out. If you want to move, then move into the room next to mine so that I can take care of you. Stella will also be next to you. She is due in one month. You can take care of her, too. So don't think about moving out of our house." Sofia is so stubborn. Carol can't deny her, so she just accepts her demand to move into the room next to her. Sofia doesn't waste time beginning arrangements for the room swap. She glares at Hagon's door before leaving. She asks her Omegas to move all of Carol's things to the new room.

Hagon watches all of this happen outside of his room. He feels guilty for his behavior, but it's not his fault. He still cannot identify Carol as his mate, even though he feels a pull towards her. He's been trying to avoid it for the past month, but as soon as he saw that clip in her hair, it felt like his Carol was all around him. But even though his heart is saying that he wants to be with her, his brain is struggling to convince him that this Carol is not the same as his Carol, the mate pull is not real, and it's all an illusion. Because it was easier to believe his brain, Hagon let his anger consume him and thus hurt her. But now, he regrets it, so he plans to move out of the house as soon as possible so that he won't hurt anybody else, including Carol.

After that day, Carol avoids Hagon like the plague. She does not attend dinner, and she only leaves her room for breakfast and lunch, making sure to keep out of his sight. Hagon misses her so much, but that doesn't matter. He will move out soon and never come back, so eventually, everyone will forget about him and move on with their lives. He informs everybody that he will be going on a trip because he needs a vacation and that Oliver will take care of the business during his absence.

Hagon's parents ask him to stay till his birthday, which is 15 days away, but he stubbornly insists on moving out. He doesn't want to waste any time. He is afraid that he will listen to his heart if he stays.

When she hears about the news, Carol feels hurt and guilty. She thinks that Hagon is going on vacation to be away from her, which is partially correct, but little does she know that it is a one-way trip. He doesn't plan to come back.

As the time for Hagon's departure approaches, Carol grows more anxious. She wants to talk to him one last time before he leaves. Two hours before he's set to leave the house, Carol asks Oliver where Hagon is. He says that he saw his brother in the garden outside the house. Carol runs towards the garden. This is her chance to talk to him one last time. She wants to know why he hates her so much so that she can move on from him.

But when she gets outside, what she sees makes her freeze in place for a moment. Her voice betrays her as a whimper leaves her. Lexie and Camilla are hiding behind a bush, pointing a gun at Hagon.

Carol doesn't have time to warn him. The only thing on her mind is to save Hagon, so she rushes towards him as soon as she hears the gunshot. She pushes him away and, in his place, is shot. The bullet was aimed at his heart, but because of their height difference, Carol is shot in the shoulder.

Hagon orders his security to catch the shooters and runs towards Carol. He picks her up and feels the bond tickling his skin as he stares at her face and her wound. Her necklace is hurting her more with the way it's wrapped around her neck, so he removes it with his own hands.

As soon as he removes the necklace, he gasps.

Now, three people have seen her for who she is: Hagon, Lexie, and Camilla. The two women are invisible now, hoping that they won't get caught by Hagon's security. What will happen next? What will Hagon do? Did he identify Carol? Will he still go on his one-way vacation?