Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee

380-Now You See!

Author's POV:

Years Ago:

Alaric and Hazel had a hard time taking a nap after finding out their daughter had been cursed

by the coven of witches to suffer for the rest of her life. However, they had to get ready for

court, where Alaric had to confirm Shaun was with him that night after Makenzie didn’t stop

pestering them to check the alibis of the people whose cars were found on the road that night.

When Alaric walked out of the courtroom, he found his little daughter Enya speaking to Thiago.

She insisted they take him home, but it was not possible for them. Cop Wiz helped Thiago every

single day when he insisted that he come to the trial and maybe remember who did this to

them. The cop felt bad for the kid; he thought the child was suffering and dealing with trauma.

Thiago was sent back to his pack, but he refused to live with anyone. He was an alpha, so he

decided to stay in the pack's mansion. There were nannies, caretakers, and even Mr. Makenzie

always available. The little boy’s life had turned upside down, and everybody noticed how his

attitude toward others also changed. When he saw Shaun in the court, he just couldn't help but

stare at him. He didn’t remember anything, but his face looked eerie to him.

On the other hand, Alaric had to go withdraw all the savings in order to prepare for an escape.

While Hazel was at home, she feared Shaun coming over to meet her. She had been dodging his

calls the whole morning, and then the worst happened.

She heard the doorbell and rushed to answer it, thinking it was her mate.

"I have packed all the bags an—," She yammered as she opened the door, but her mouth dried

up when she saw Shaun instead of her mate.

"Packed your bags?" He tilted his head, giving her a very vague and phoney smile.

"Oh! Yes! We have bee—n thinking about taking a trip to Bahamas," she laughed nervously when responding to him.

"Really? That's sweet. Why didn't you tell me?" Shaun said, making his way inside even when it was pretty clear she

didn't want him in her home anymore.

"I thought I'd let you know once it was confirmed." She nervously watched him look around and stare at the shelves

full of pictures, but the other stuff seemed to be missing.

"You are taking all your belongings to the Bahamas?" He let out a chuckle, watching her face with much

disappointment as he could tell what was going on here.

"Oh! No! That stuff was old. I thought, why not get some new stuff?" She joked, gulping and trying to sound

cheerful.

"Hm! Yeah anyway," Shaun turned to her and then smiled, "Found your husband and child on road," the smile he

gave her scared her for life.

"It seems like they were planning something. Maybe a vacation!" He spoke sarcastically, nodding his head as he

understood what she was up to. "I thought I could trust you, Hazel. Everything was going so well, why the sudden

change of heart?" he inquired with a sad look on his face. But it didn't look genuine, and the creepy man behind

that smile scared Hazel.

"Look! I don't think it is a good idea to forge a mate bond. It is—," she whispered, shaking in her body.

"But why? You seemed so happy the other night when we spoke about making your daughter the future Luna

Queen. What changed, Hazel?" Shaun asked, taking slow strides near her.

"Because I don't want my daughter to keep doing what I am doing, Okay? So back off," Hazel gulped the fear and

ordered him to back off.

She realized she didn't need to fear him. She can take him out if he tries to be messy with her.

"Oh! Would you look at that anger on your face? You have surely grown very confident," he noticed, bobbing his

head and letting out a distressed sigh.

"You know!" He cleared his throat and said, "I noticed the same look of anger on Alaric's face when I met them

earlier. I was surprised at how he kept hiding his daughter—my future daughter-in-law behind him. I just felt so

angry, and then I decided—I need to imprison them." He muttered under his clenched jaw, and Hazel's mouth hung

low. She felt her heart stop at what he just told her.

"What did you say? What did you do?" she asked in a much more commanding tone this time.

"Careful! Your family is in my grasp. You try to use magic, and my men will do what I have told

them to do if they don’t hear from me every few minutes," Shaun warned her, approaching her

and looking her in the eye.

The moment their eyes connected, she acknowledged she had become as dirty and nasty as

this man in front of her.

She grew up without parents, so the bullying and helplessness turned her bitter towards

everyone. She forgot she needed to do good deeds. She only remembered what needed to be

done for her own comfort.

But that day, she seemed to have peeked into the eye of the devil, who was just like her. The

disgust she felt for him was the same disgust she started to feel for herself. She was only able

to realize her mistakes when her own daughter was in trouble.

"What do you want?" she asked in fear, unable to use magic on him now.

"Well, what you have promised. Create the mate bond between them or your daughter dies

today," Shaun threatened, watching her tremble and break down at the very thought of her

daughter being in pain.

"Get to work," he ordered, grabbing her arm and taking her to her office. He knew what was

required to cast the spell. He brought everything, including his son's hair, to use in the spell.

Hazel reluctantly grabbed the stuff to start the spell. There was no way she was ready to let her

daughter die at this age.