Fated to the Alpha–And His Triplet Brothers

Chapter 42: Go gentle

*~Hazel’s POV~*

I felt something I hadn’t felt before.

An unfamiliar feeling stirred inside me, dragging me from sleep. My eyes fluttered open slowly, and the room welcomed me with a breeze that hadn’t been there before.

A gust of wind... and a scent.

The smell had changed.

It wasn’t the usual warmth of Caspian’s cologne that lingered in my space like comfort. No, this was something more

Strong and smelled like forest trees

I sat up, my sheets pooling around my waist. My heart was already racing before I even saw it—the picture frame next to me on the bed. Ariel must have left it.

It was her. My mother.

I reached out with trembling fingers, brushing the glass surface like it could somehow let me touch her. See her again. Even just once. Hold her hand. Know what it feels like to have a mother.

My chest tightened.

Then, a wave of dizziness hit me hard. I grabbed my head, blinking fast.

Why am I so weak? Yesterday, I was strong. Yesterday, I felt... different. Especially after everything that happened during the full moon.

And now?

Now I felt like something had been drained from me.

The door creaked open.

Aurora stepped in quietly, holding a cup of tea. Her green eyes scanned me like a nurse, like a sister. Like someone who knew.

"Cayden is coming," she said softly. "You need this."

She handed over the tea just as he barged into the room.

And there he was.

Alpha Cayden, storming in like a hurricane—tension in every line of his body, his eyes locking onto mine with fire.

"Aurora, leave."

She didn’t argue. She just glanced at me and stepped out silently. The door clicked shut behind her, and the room felt colder.

"What were you thinking, Hazel?" His voice thundered across the room. "What the hell do you think you’re doing? Going around risking your life and risking my child’s life?"

My jaw clenched, but he didn’t stop.

"I don’t give a fuck if you run out there and get yourself killed," he growled. "But you are carrying my child. You can’t just make reckless decisions like this. You went to visit a witch based on a dream, Hazel? Because of what? What were you looking for? Can’t you think?"

"I’m sorry," I snapped back. "I needed clarity. I just— I needed to know something."

"And you couldn’t inform me? You couldn’t tell me—as the father of the child?"

I threw the covers off and stood, even though my limbs trembled and my body ached. My will was stronger than the weakness inside me.

"Oh," I hissed, "now you’re the father? Pardon me—I must’ve missed the memo. Because last I checked, this same father tried to kill the child inside me the second he found out I was pregnant."

His hair swung across his face as he stepped closer, his voice quieter now. "I wasn’t prepared then."

"And what, you’re prepared now?" I scoffed, tears burning behind my eyes. "No, Cayden. You failed that night. You called this child illegitimate. You gave me a punishment that nearly killed me and the baby. So no—you don’t get to walk in here and play ’father of the year.’" View the correct content at NovelFire

He stepped forward, his red eyes darkening, almost glowing. His hands gripped mine—firm, trembling, desperate. There was a growl low in his throat.

beneath the fury...

Fear.

Real, raw fear.

He swallowed hard.

Caspian. No—damn it, not even Caspian. Only me. I can’t believe he even followed you. What were you both thinking? What if you hadn’t

I stared at him.

quietly.

mine, as if he wanted to say more. But then he

Caspian stepped in.

to leave and placed a gentle

to rest,"

raised my

I said, gaze locked on Cayden.

froze. Something tweaked in his

tilted slightly, confusion flickering in his eyes. "I thought you said you needed

me rest a lot better. Thank you,

him flickered. Then he

avoided his gaze, stepping

but with a dark aura that swallowed us

door gently, then glanced at me with a crooked

be a good day for you," he murmured. "I thought he was going to

my arm," I muttered with

to my hand, widening.

like that. It’s

me and sat on the edge of

can believe it," he said. "He was scared. Scared. He might not know how to show

leaned back

shouldn’t do anything like that again," I said softly. "What we did last night—it was dangerous. For all of us. And who told him he gets to act like

you. But... he was worried. And whatever happens next, I know one thing for sure—he won’t let it happen

our little pup

my discomfort because his gaze dropped gently to my stomach as

again, smiling as his thumb rubbed slow circles over the swell. "Already performing wonders, even from inside the womb. What happened yesterday... it

the warmth

baby becomes," he said. "Stronger than Cayden, I’m sure of it. The Blue Moon Pack will be blessed

He paused, then chuckled.

what if

widened as I laughed softly.

we’ll have the first female Alpha. Let’s see the

But the laughter faded when something pulled heavy in my chest. I reached out and touched his

"Caspian..."

He stilled.

supposed to ask.

shifted instantly. His eyes blinked like he was trying to process

talking about?" he asked.

it... is it the man in the casket? The one hidden beneath the

my mouth in panic. He looked around the

he whispered

already know, Caspian," I said softly. "That night the attackers came, Aurora and I—we were running. We

tensed. "You

one else was

hand through his hair. "He’s alive. But Hazel, promise me—swear to me—you won’t speak of this to a

saw him... I just needed light.

his fingers twitching in mine. "You’re

mate to the triplet brothers, The least I deserve is the truth about the one you

silence stretched

him. That’s why he’s down there.

dropped lower,

be the worst thing that could happen. We’re already overwhelmed. With the witches.

voice softened. "Please,

Silence reigned for a little while. Then he looked at me again, his expression shifting into something warmer, almost

"Do you mean it?"

asked, sipping the