Bewitched His Soul

"No need," Hazel was quite worried that now she had to follow so many protocols before leaving the house. If her dad learns that someone is bothering her, then he may appoint her a bodyguard.

"Hazel, listen carefully. These college boys are not fully mature. They are still concentrating on their career and have no plans to settle down. They just want to play with you, and once their motives are fulfilled, they will leave you easily, crushing your heart." It was half-lie and half-truth. Enzo was trying to brainwash her.

"They are not good for you, and you just need to focus on your academics. Stop being friendly with the guys." He delivered the last sentence quite loudly.

Hazel was offended, thinking he was quite strict with her, whereas he was enjoying his life.

"Should it also apply to you?" Hazel stated.

"What do you mean?" Enzo frowned.

"I know about your reputation with women. They are crazy about you and do such astonishing things for you," Hazel complained.

Whenever Enzo had an unforgettable encounter with a woman, Logan would tell Esther, who in turn would tell it to her best friend, Hazel. So she was quite familiar with what all the women did to seduce him.

"Logan, pray to god that I don't kill you today," Enzo pinched his nose in frustration. Enzo did not need to guess that his baby brother had delivered all this information to Hazel. He was trying to create a good image in her mind while Logan was trying to portray him as a loose character. 

"One guy just proposed to me today, but there was a naked girl in your room once," Hazel scowled.

"Oh, no need to pray. I am definitely killing you now," Enzo murmured under his breath. 

"Hazel, she was not there because she liked me, but because my enemy sent her to trap me." Enzo omitted the part where he had killed her on the spot, as it may scare Hazel.

"Are you lying?" Hazel was still a little bit wary of him.

"No, I quickly sent her away, "He declared. Of course, he had sent her to a place from where she cannot return.

"Hmm, then let's call it even for today's incident," Hazel declared.

"Bargaining with me? Sometimes I feel you are smart," Enzo chuckled.

"Only sometimes. I am always smart," Hazel replied smugly.

"Okay, let's see that while I teach you," Enzo laughed.

Thinking about studies, Hazel groaned and leaned her head on the seat thinking of ways to make Enzo complete her assignment.

After reaching Enzo's house, he started tutoring her. She was quite lazy and did not even want to open her textbook. After they served refreshments, she did what Enzo told her, at a snail's pace.

He told her to take a ten-minute break after every hour, but sadly, that ten-minute break never ended.

Enzo had marked her notes, yet she had trouble reading it.

"Hazel, enough. Come back to your seat," Enzo sighed as he saw Hazel was playing on her phone. She made a face and walked towards the table. Enzo looked at the clock, and there were only two hours left before she had to go home.

Enzo reviewed her so she could have dinner with him before going home. He dragged a chair and sat next to her.

"I didn't understand this paragraph," Hazel pointed out, for which Enzo started explaining.

"Okay, I get it," Hazel noted down a few points.

"No, you have interchanged the symbols," Enzo said. Hazel corrected and looked at him.

"Still wrong, now you changed the whole equation," Enzo said, and Hazel pointed the pen towards him. Instead of taking it, he held her hand.

Hazel was stunned when he made her write while holding her hand. Enzo was purposely doing it. How can he lose any chance of touching her?

He can make out the difference between their lifestyles. His hands were rough because of holding a gun all the time, while her hand was so soft, just like a newborn, and it smelled amazing. She probably uses the same creams as Esther puts on her hands many times a day. It shows she has not even done any hard labor for a day. He slowly started tracing her knuckles.

"Now, I will ask some questions to check whether you have understood everything I taught you today," Enzo said.

Hazel felt the area where he touched was hot. She wanted to take her hand, but he did not allow it. When Hazel started answering, he was drawing circles on her hand. There was no change in his posture, but you could make out the glint in his eyes.

"I am hungry," Hazel said.

Not knowing whether she was tired by answering his endless questions, or maybe she could not bear his touch anymore. It was messing with her mind, and many times she blabbered something, but Enzo did not say anything and was happy to give her as much time as she needed.

"Hmm, let's go," Enzo stood up after giving her hand a squeeze.

While having dinner, Enzo loved hearing her chatter. Usually, he preferred not to talk while eating and encouraged Logan to do the same, which he hardly ever followed. Hazel was like a kid, not eating any greens or vegetables and waiting for dessert time.

"Tomorrow is the weekend. I may not be able to come," Hazel said.

"Hmm, no problem. If you have any doubt, call me," Enzo said.

When Hazel got home, she told her mother that she already had her dinner, and Ava complained that both her kids did not accompany her for meals anymore.

Tristan was quite happy with having all his wife's attention and dismissed them as being busy. Travis was having his meals early so that he could chat with Aria, as she was following different time zones. While Hazel had said she was doing a group study with her friends and did not say she was spending more of her nights with Enzo.

It was the weekend, and Enzo got a call from his mother to come home, and since he was in the same city, he could not refuse her request.

"Why have I become so thin? Don't you eat your meals on time?" Aurora complained, looking at Logan.

Logan's schedule was really hectic nowadays. His brother had thrown most of his responsibility on him and had refused to take long meetings or any trips. He had no time for a party or girls, and he feared that if this continues, he will be sex-deprived.. He did not know that Enzo was leaving office at 6 daily to tutor Hazel.