Chapter 13: That's Right

Carol is shocked to hear Hagon asking her to be his girlfriend, and she immediately jumps from the bed, removing the IV from her hand. "No, no, no, no. This is not right," she says impatiently.

"What is not right?" he asks.

"You asking me out. It's not right… You are only saying that because I saved your life. I know how much you hate me. You don't even want me in your sight. And I also know that you had a mate, and she is dead. You are still in love with her. So if you think that you can repay me for saving your life by dating me, then I don't want such a relationship. You know that I would save anybody, not just you. Even though I love you, you don't have to accept my love just because I saved you," Carol blabbers. As soon as she realizes that she has just exposed her love for him, she opens her eyes wide and shuts her mouth, hiding her face behind her hands.

Hagon knows what she is trying to say, but he can't control his smile when she unconsciously confesses her love. "That's right. Everything you know is right. I met my mate 15 years ago. She was so cute. I fell in love with her immediately. But I lost her on the same day. I spent ten years searching for her everywhere. Five years ago, I felt her do. Because I also fainted that day, I couldn't feel her being brought back to life, so the only thing left in me to feel was her death. So I, too, was dead from that day on. Because I loved her so much, living felt like hell to me I only stayed alive for my family," Hagon says. Carol feels jealous of his mate. He continues, "That's why, when I felt attracted to you, I didn't want to acknowledge it. I thought I was cheating on my mate. That's why I was hard on you. But do you know what I found out two days ago? I found out that my mate is actually alive. Do you know how happy I was—how happy I am? I don't want to leave her side ever again—not even for a minute."

Carol is confused. "Then why are you still by my side? You have to be with her. That's why it's not right for me be your girlfriend."

"That's right, my cute little angel. I am with her right now because you are my mate. You are my love, the one I was searching for, and the one I thought was dead," Hagon announces happily.

"What?" Carol shouts in surprise.

"Yes, you are the one I've been waiting for. I couldn't recognize you because of your necklace. Even though I felt the pull, because I thought you were my second chance mate, I didn't act on it because I thought. should be truthful to my first mate. I'm sorry for not acknowledging you and for being a jerk and for hurting you," he apologizes.

"But I don't remember meeting you before." Carol is still confused.

"Are you sure about that?" Hagon slowly approaches her and starts unbuttoning his shirt.

Carol yells, "What are you doing?" She closes her eyes and covers her face with her hands. When she peeks slightly through her fingers out of curiosity, she closes them immediately because he is now removing his pants. She can hear rustling sounds, like something is moving here and there, and then she hears a growl. Though she's hesitant, curiosity wins out, and she peeks through her fingers again.

What she sees doesn't frighten but instead amazes her. She already knows that werewolves exist and has seen Oliver and Ezra's wolves before, but the wolf before her is pitch-black and bigger than any other wolf she's seen before. She removes her hands fully from her face and reaches out to gently touch the wolf. "Hagon?" she asks. The wolf nods, and she touches its neck and strokes it lightly. Hagon purrs and licks her cheek. Then, she sees his eyes: the eyes of the puppy she thought died trying to save her. Her puppy is all grown up and standing right in front of her. When she first saw him, she thought of taking her puppy home and keeping him for herself, but then, she saw him die and was kidnapped. She hugs Hagon tightly and starts crying.

"I saw you die…you were…trying to save me…and they injected…something into you…and I saw your…eyes close…" Carol manages to speak to him between all her sobs. She cries for a long time and falls asleep at last on Hagon's tummy, cuddling up against the black-furred beast.

When she wakes up, it's the morning of the next day, and she sees her puppy yawning cutely and stretching out his front legs. She can't help but smile. Her puppy is so cute.

"Cute…" she says to him and pets his fur. Hagon opens his eyes and sees her smiling at him, so he suddenly changes into his human form. Now, Carol is lying on his bare chest.

Embarrassed, she closes her eyes and runs into the bathroom. Hagon changes into his dress shirt and pants and waits for her to come out. After finishing her morning routine, Carol leaves the restroom to find him sitting on the bed. She opens her mouth to say something, but the door opens, and a nurse comes inside for a regular check-up. She sees that the IV has been removed from Carol's hand, and the patient is now standing near the restroom.

"What is happening here?" the nurse asks.

"I am all right, sister," Carol replies.

"How could you remove the IV without my permission?" the nurse yells angrily at Carol. Actually, she is jealous because she always saw Hagon at Carol's side over the past few days. She tried to grab his attention, but he was devoted to Carol, so she was angry. She continues on her tirade, not knowing that Hagon is sitting at the corner of the bed because that spot can't be seen from the door. "Oh, you're a janitor at King Enterprise, right? I shouldn't have yelled at you. All uneducated people behave like this. But why should I deal with such shit?"

Carol's eyes water. It's not her fault that she is not educated. She was not provided an education. If her father were still alive, she would have been educated properly and might have been able to get a better job.

Hagon's patience is worn out. He didn't want to interfere, but the nurse's words are making Carol cry, so he wants to put her in her place. "What is happening here?" he asks, standing up.

Upon realizing that Hagon is in the room, the nurse feels ashamed of her behavior, but she doesn't show it. Instead, she starts flirting with Hagon. "Hi." She winks at him. "I was just telling Carol that it is wrong to remove her IV without my permission."

"But I removed it," Hagon lies.

"Oh…" The nurse doesn't know what to say.

"Do you know who I am?" he asks.

"You are Mr. King, the president of King Enterprise," she replies.

"Do you know who she is?"

"Carol, a janitor at your company," she says sarcastically.

"No, she is not the janitor at my company. She is the Queen of my kingdom, my eternal love, my other half. Don't ever talk to her like that again. If you do, you'll find out what I can do to close that ugly mouth of yours," Hagon threatens.

Carol sees that he is angered and runs to him to try and calm him down. She knows as his mate, she has the ability to calm down his wolf, so she wants to test it out. As soon as she touches his shoulder, he turns and hugs her like his life depends on her. She immediately forgets all the hurtful words the nurse said earlier. 'It's ok to not be educated,' she thinks. Because of that, she met her soulmate. Her journey was a long one, but it pushed her to Hagon.

"Ok, I accept being your girlfriend," Carol says, smiling shyly.

"Yay!" Hagon lifts his girlfriend up bridal style and swings her around happily.