Bewitched His Soul

One thing he noticed was that when he indirectly said she would visit him tomorrow, she agreed so easily without putting up a fight. It meant she had accepted that they would meet daily.

A smile formed on his face as he thought Hazel was falling into his trap unknowingly. Once he catches her, he will hold on tightly, making her unable to escape his grasp.

He was like a lion, and she was like a lamb. The Lion always tricks the latter, telling her he is lonely in the den and needs someone to play with him. Then the Lion pretends he had stopped eating the meat and the innocent and kind-hearted lamb believed him even though her friends have warned her that the Lion was a big manipulator.

The lamb willingly comes to the den, so they can be friends, but the Lion wastes no time relishing the sweet meat. And once he had tasted the meat, nothing compared to it. 

In the same way, once Enzo has a taste of Hazel's sweetness, he knows whichever corner he goes to or whomever he finds. Nothing can compare to the essence of Hazel's soul. He heard from his grandfather, father, and even his womanizer uncle Gabriel who changed completely after he met his one true love, that it's so difficult to find that one person who feels like your destiny.

You should do whatever it takes to hold her safe and bind her for eternity. Having that one person in his arms feels like a sanctuary. 

Sometimes people keep searching half their lives and never find them or may find them, but lose them because of their ignorance or stupidity. Enzo was very smart and had decided if the smooth manner did not work out, then he needed to take the harsh way. He needed to do whatever was necessary to get his beloved.

The next day Enzo had gone to Hazel's college to pick her up. The bell rang, and everyone was coming out, but there was no sign of her. He patiently waited in the car, but after twenty minutes, there was still no sign of her. When he texted her last night, she did not tell him anything about a special class, and now he was worried she was stuck in some problem.

He went to her class, but it was empty. Many students were screaming and gossiping about the proposal happening on the grounds. Enzo thought Hazel might be in the crowd, so he followed the students running to the playground. He pushed people aside and was surprised by what he witnessed.

The whole playground was filled with flowers, soft romantic music was playing in the background, and so many red heart-shaped balloons were flying in the air. There was a path made with pink rose petals that led to the heart in the middle, surrounded by candles. 

A handsome boy was kneeling on the ground holding a red rose, and behind him, his friends were holding a cardboard sign stating "Accept him." Enzo frowned when he watched this scene, it was a total cliché and was overrated. These college guys had no creativity and copied moves from some sappy movie.

Was Hazel wasting her time watching this crap? He was not going to stand here and lose his precious time with Hazel. If they reached his home late, then she cannot stay for dinner, like yesterday. He needed to find Hazel and drag her out of this crowd as fast as possible. She was not picking up his call, and he had no idea where to search for her.

While looking, he got a back view of the girl who was getting proposed to. Some so many people surrounded her, so she was not fully visible.

After a second, something flashed across his mind, so he walked towards the girl. When he got nearer he was too shocked because he was familiar with that girl. He had been wrong all this time. Hazel was not standing in the crowd and watching the proposal. She was standing in the center and getting proposed to by some guy.

"Hazel, from the moment you entered college, I thought you were the most beautiful girl in the world. I love you so much. Will you be my girl?" the guy confessed.

Everyone in the crowd started cheering and gushing that the golden boy of the campus had fallen for the campus belle. 

The guy was the son of some rich industrialists. He was very handsome and wealthy, making him the most popular guy in college. He was Hazel's senior and had his eyes on her for the past two years, but Hazel always avoided him. Next month after taking his final exams, he will be graduating from college, so before that, he wanted to make his claim on Hazel.

Enzo's anger rose seeing Hazel standing there with a helpless face and saying nothing.

"Hazel, please. Don't say no to me. I will do anything for you," the guy started to say all the emotional things he could think of. His friends were all encouraging her to accept him and some of the students were even gushing that it would be nice if the boy and Hazel became a couple as they both make a visually beautiful pair.

Enzo's jaw clenched, and his fist tightened, he just wanted to beat that boy to a pulp. He did not want to make his death quick. He would slowly torture him in the basement and will enjoy hearing his screams while he broke every single part of his body. This will soothe the fire burning inside him.

"I am sorry, I do..," Hazel trailed off when she noticed Enzo standing in the front of the group. Hazel's eyes widened, and she looked like a deer caught in the headlights.

Enzo looked murderous, his eyes red and face tensed. she gulped and took a step back. She doesn't know why, but she felt scared when she saw Enzo. She felt like he had caught her doing something illegal. Enzo just gave her a glance when she shivered, and automatically her feet dragged her towards him.

When Hazel started to walk away, the guy panicked. He had waited so long for this opportunity and did everything in such an impressive manner that he cannot let Hazel go home without making her agree to date him.

The guy held Hazel's hand and that was the last straw. every ounce of patience was gone from Enzo's body. It all happened within a few seconds, so no one around could make out what really happened. Enzo's reflexes were too quick, and with seconds as fast as a leopard he was next to Hazel and twisted the boy's hand by folding it behind his back.

"Ahh…", the boy cried in pain.