Bewitched His Soul

While Hazel covered her mouth with her hand, dumbfounded. She did not want to hurt the boy, but she had no courage to tell Enzo to stop.

"Leave me, please," the boy begged, which only made Enzo apply more force.

"Hey, who are you? Leave him!" his friends came to his rescue, but one glance from Enzo and everyone backed out in fear. 

"You pup if you ever lay a finger on her again, then I will separate the fingers from your body," Enzo said in a cold voice that the whole crowd became silent.

When Enzo noticed the boy had stood there like a statue with his eyes widened, he harshly patted the boy's cheeks.

"You will stay away from her," Enzo ordered with narrowed eyes. 

"Who are you? Why... are you interfering in my matters?" the boy asked as he shuddered. Before Enzo could reply, one of the boy's friends from behind answered," I think he is the brother."They had known Hazel had a brother but had never seen him, so seeing Enzo so protective of her, they assumed he was Travis Ambrosio.

Hearing someone refer to him as Hazel's brother felt like pouring acid on his chest. 

The guy seeing Enzo and Hazel not saying anything thought what the guy said was true. He quickly changed his strategy and started to beg. "Brother, please let me be with your sister. I love her a lot. I will take care of her very well," the boy requested.

Enzo tightly held Hazel's wrist and dragged her away.

"Please give us your blessing. I will never give you a chance for you to complain. My father is very rich," the guy thought Enzo did not accept him for Hazel because of his social status. So the guy boasted that he also came from a wealthy family.

Enzo stopped, turned back, and asked, "Who is your father?"

The stupid boy confused the evil glint to Enzo's eyes to acceptance and quickly blurted all his father's details.

"Now, I will surely give my blessing," Enzo smirked. Looks like he needed to give a visit to this boy's father and tell him to tell his son it was not wise to set eyes on the Ambrosio princess. Otherwise, Enzo did not mind and was glad to teach this boy an unforgettable lesson.

Enzo did not look back and dragged Hazel quickly to the car. He noticed that his muscles were tense, his face stiff, and was clenching his jaw. Looks like he was angrier that she accepted.

"Explain to me what was happening," Enzo snapped.

"He was proposing to me," Hazel answered immediately.

"Hazel, be serious," Enzo narrowed his eyes. She blinked her eyes innocently, not understanding what he wanted her to say. Enzo had witnessed it, so why was he asking her again?

Seeing her silent, Enzo barked, "Who the hell is that guy? How long has he been pestering you? Are you going out with him?"

"He is my senior, and he was around me a lot, helping in the lab, getting me notes, or reserving a seat in the seminar. Initially, I thought he was just being friendly with me, but later, he started to flirt and give me compliments every time. I brushed him off as he is just like other guys. But a few months ago, he declared he liked me, so from then on, I avoided him. Today as you saw, he wanted to create a scene," Hazel explained.

"Do you like him?" Enzo asked in his cold voice, and the whole car became quiet. He leaned towards her, and she moved to the corner, not wanting to be closer to him when he looked like he was in attack mode, because she knew her answer was going to change everything.

"No ….never," Ava shuddered.

"If you are so sure of your answer, why are you trembling?" Enzo asked.

"Because you look scary," Hazel murmured and lowered her eyes.

Enzo thought that she was so scared when he was acting in a business mood. What will happen when she sees him in the torture room? She would probably never want to face him for the rest of her life. 

"Do you like anyone else in the college?" Enzo wanted to make sure she was not harboring some romantic feelings for anyone else. 

Hazel shook her head, seeing that he was not fully convinced, she answered, " That guy was really annoying. No matter how many times I told him no, he still insisted he could change my mind."

Enzo felt annoyed that the boy had the nerve to pester Hazel even after she repeatedly told him she was not interested.

So he relaxed a bit and stated, "He should have stayed away after hearing you say no."

"Yes, I totally agree. Many other boys confessed and gave gifts on valentine's day and my birthday. But once I told them I had no intention of dating them, they took it in a supportive way and agreed to remain as friends," Hazel blurted out seeing Enzo's mood had changed.

"What?" Enzo screamed loudly. "Hazel, are you telling me that boys proposing to you is a daily occurrence?"

Oh no, a few minutes back, he was calm, and now he acted as if a volcano had erupted.

"No, not daily. Maybe once a month or two," Hazel clarified. Poor girl did not know that she was adding fuel to the burning house.

"Dammit Hazel, what is all this?" Enzo punched the seat when Hazel flinched.

He always thought Hazel was quite popular in college, but never expected it to be up to this level. She was very beautiful, like a porcelain doll. Her innocent aura made people want to protect her. Coming from one of the richest aristocratic families, the Ambrosio family was quite wealthy. With looks and status, the men lingered around her like bees.

If he had not visited her at college today, then he would never know there was such competition for Hazel. Looks like there was a long race that will win her. Sadly for all of them, he had crossed the end line a long way back. He just needed to announce it to the world at the right time.

"You have such a long list of suitors, it's better to lock you up in a tower," Enzo scowled.

"Like Rapunzel, but she is not my favorite. I like snow white more," Hazel pouted.

"Ya, like those seven dwarves, we should also keep a team to protect you," Enzo chuckled.. Otherwise, they do not know when someone will suddenly sweep her off her feet.