Chapter 12: Found Her

Hagon can't imagine that the Carol he avoided and treated badly is his Carol. The Carol who he humiliated is his Carol. The Carol who cried because of him is his Carol. Why didn't he follow his heart? Why did he trust his brain, which betrayed him so badly? He found his life after a long time and, instead of treasuring her, treated her like garbage.

But Hagon also realizes that this is not the time to think about his carelessness. He has to save his love—his Carol. So he picks her up and hurries towards the hospital. He moves very fast and mind-links Ezra to take care of the mess he's leaving behind. Whoever sees him carrying Carol and rushing towards the hospital follows him—mainly Sofia, who sees the blood on Carol's body and almost faints. As soon as Hagon reaches the hospital, he calls on a doctor to take care of Carol and immediately takes her to the operation room, not wanting to waste any more time. Once he sets her down, he's immediately sent out of the room despite his protests. He wants to be there with his mate, but the hospital staff doesn't want him to be in the way.

When he comes out, Sofia angrily rushes up to him. "What happened to her?" she demands. Seeing that he is staying quiet, she yells, "Tell me now! Did you do this to her, Hagon? I thought you were a good person. After all these years, even though you were angry all the time, I thought you wouldn't hurt anyone."

Hagon is too shocked by everything that happened in the past half an hour to answer his mother. He was saved by the person he despised. The person he despised turned out to be the person he's been waiting 15 years for—the person he loves the most.

"No! It's not me who hurt her, but it was because of me…she saved me," Hagon finally manages to say.

"From who?" Sofia asks.

"Lexie and one more person, but I don't know who she is. But they escaped. I sent security after them, but they suddenly disappeared from sight," he answers. At this point, the rest of his family have arrived at the hospital, having heard all the commotion.

"Mom," he calls, and everybody is shocked. Five years ago, he stopped casually calling his parents Mom and Dad. Instead, he politely called them Mother and Father. He even referred to his siblings politely in the same way a king referred to his subjects. Until now, he has only considered himself a King and nothing else, but now, he is in a vulnerable state, and he wants comfort from his parents and siblings.

"My baby…" Sofia starts crying, and Hagon hugs her and cries on her shoulder like a child.

After crying for some time, he relaxes and starts talking. "I found her," he states. Everyone is confused, and they look at him, urging him to continue. "My Carol. My mate. She is alive, and she is also by my side, but I didn't recognize her because I closed myself off. Even though I felt our bond, I denied it and hurt her. I am such a bad mate. I should have died. Then, she would be free from me," Hagon says in total disgust.

Rachel can't hold it in anymore. "It's because of the necklace. My grandmother gave her a necklace to protect herself from her step-family, who abused her and locked her inside an attic."

"What?" everyone shouts in unison. They never asked Carol about her family because they didn't want to make her uncomfortable. However, Oliver suspected that she is an orphan.

"My grandmother didn't know that she is your mate. If she knew that, then she would have directly brought her to you without y second thought," Rachel explains, crying. She can't stop crying for her friend.

"But how did my brother feel her die five years ago?" Oliver asks his mate, confused.

"Five years ago, Carol tried to escape, and she fell down and was severely injured. She almost died, but the doctors were able to stabilize her. However, she was in a coma for five years. After waking up, she discovered that her stepmother hadn't placed much security on her room since she was in a coma, so she took advantage of that chance to escape. Carol then found my grandmother, who was an old friend of her father's. My grandmother wanted to keep her safe, so we decided that I should bring Carol to King Enterprise with me," Rachel explains.

"She came here to us for safety. But I couldn't protect her." Hagon begins crying again.

No one knows what to do because they've never seen Hagon like that. They don't know how to comfort him. Sofia can see that her baby boy is coming back, but she is not in the mood to celebrate since she doesn't know Carol's condition yet.

After two hours of waiting, the doctor comes out of the operation room. Everyone in the family is anxious about what the doctor is going to say. "Hello, Mr. King," he starts. "Your staff member—"

He tries to say something, but Hagon interrupts him. "She is not my staff member. She is my girlfriend," he corrects the doctor.

"Ok. As you know, your girlfriend is severely injured, and she has lost a lot of blood. We closed the wound, but she is in shock and will be unconscious for two more days. This will give her time to heal. Other than that, she is all right. She will be in the ICU for another few hours of observation, and then she will be moved to the ward you have paid for. After she wakes up, she will stay in the hospital for two more days, and then she can be discharged. She has to wear an arm sling until her shoulder is fully healed," the doctor explains before going back into the room. Hagon sighs heavily. At least Carol's life is not in immediate danger.

The others head back to their regular work routine after hearing that she is fine, but Hagon stays outside of the ICU until she is moved to her new room. He never leaves her side, just stays there like she will disappear if he looks away from her for a single moment. He sits at her side, holding her hands.

This room is a VIP room with a bed big enough for two people to sleep in. After two days, Carol still hasn't woken up. Hagon has been sleeping beside her, holding her hand the entire time. He wants to apologize to her, and this desire is so big that he often says, "Sorry" in his sleep.

On the third day, Carol slowly opens her eyes. She's startled to find Hagon holding onto her right hand and mumbling, "Sorry." She tries to remove her hand from his grasp, but his grip tightens, so she decides to wait for him to naturally let go. Two hours pass, and it seems like her waiting has been in vain.

So she decides to play with Hagon for a while. She knows that when he wakes up, he will become cold and unapproachable like before, and she also knows that she still loves him deeply, though she doesn't know why. He never talks to her nicely, and he never shows her any friendly behavior. But something is pushing her to love him, and something is telling her that he is the only one for her. So she decides this opportunity to play with him a little. Carol pokes his cheek, then closes her eyes and pretends to be sleeping.

Hagon wakes up and scratches his cheek, looking from side to side to check whether someone else is in the room, then lies down to sleep. But after he closes his eyes, Carol once again pokes his hand and pretends to be asleep. This time, Hagon gets up. He is still very much shaken by the incident, so he is in alert mode. He doesn't want anything to happen to Carol again, so he slowly removes his hand from hers and goes to the window to look outside.

As soon as Hagon removes his hand, Carol immediately tries to get up, but he is much faster than her and catches her before she can hurt herself.

"What are you doing?" he asks her angrily. Then, after seeing her frightened expression, his gaze softens, and he moves closer to her. But she is too frightened to reply. "Sorry. I was wrong. I thought you would hurt yourself," he tells her awkwardly. After a few more seconds of silence, he impatiently asks, "Carol, don't you recognize me?"

"Yeah," she starts slowly, confused. "I know you are the 'King of the supernaturals; and also the president of King Enterprise."

"No, no, No. Not that… Do you feel like we have met before?" Hagon asks. Caol thinks for some time but then shakes her head. "Will you be my girlfriend?" he asks suddenly.

What will happen? Will she accept him without a fight?