Chapter 46: The Veins of Truth

*~Caspian’s POV~*

We descended the stairs slowly, each step heavier than the last.

The entire house was in shambles.

Walls cracked. Frames torn. Furniture shattered like it had been through a hurricane. But it wasn’t a storm that did this. It was Cayden. His rage.

It was swallowing the whole house.

I spotted Dad and Leon standing at a distance, trying to hold back—but neither dared approach him directly. His aura was molten, dangerous. The moment his eyes landed on us—no, on Hazel—they both flinched.

And just like that...

He vanished.

Hazel swallowed hard beside me, eyes wide, hands trembling. But before I could say anything, we heard a noise behind us.

Natasha.

Her voice made my jaw clench instantly.

"Oh, don’t tell me the damsel in distress is in another distress again," she sang as she walked past, eyes full of smugness. "Can you not just make a day that won’t be all about you, precious sister?"

Hazel flinched slightly, but Natasha just tossed her hair and continued.

She finally noticed the chaos around us—the broken staircase railing, the cracked wall.

"Oh my God," she gasped dramatically. "My love has gone mad again."

She pointed a perfectly manicured finger at Hazel. "It’s all your fault, isn’t it? All that you’ve been doing recently is just to make everything destroyed."

She whirled, rushing off like a squirrel on caffeine. "I need to go find him. I need to calm him down."

Nobody said a word. We let her go.

I guided Hazel gently to a seat, and then my father stepped forward, voice firm but confused. "What is happening?"

Mother followed close behind, eyes sharp as a dagger. "Who made Cayden angry?"

Then her gaze turned on Hazel. "You know he should not be angry, Caspian. Why? Who? Is it you?" she hissed, pointing a rigid hand directly at Hazel.

and lowered it slowly. "It’s not Hazel. She saw something... and she would love to share it. With all

don’t tell me a human dreamt something,

slowly, "Hazel is not just human. She’s a fated myth. She’s carrying a werewolf. And now... we’re not even sure if the child is going to be a wolf at

hand tightened

we believe the baby might not inherit any wolf traits—only what comes from her bloodline.

be human. A wretched

Caspian were young? A time Cayden tried to... kill them? Dark veins on his

a moment,

I saw it.

in Mother’s

returned to its usual steely calm. "What are you saying? Like I said—it was a

know we don’t mention

ever mention that name again, I

us.

Of course not," she snapped, but her

gasped. "Oh my God. Now

dramatically into

cradled her. "Calm down, darling... We’ve all moved on. It’s just his name... but the memory lives on. Our dear son. Died the day his brother

Now that was interesting.

phrase. A slip. "Died the day his brother became

to mine, and I could see it. We both

this wretched human has made me

said slowly, "did you ever see dark veins

she snapped. "No such thing. And don’t go around believing in

to Father. "Please. I need

she said, clutching his arm and

be a dream, like she said... or maybe

gently before following Mother up the stairs, her cries echoing as if we’d just

me with fire in her eyes. "I told you

furious, her heels echoing down the

couldn’t follow—not

Because something wasn’t right.

Why is she always quick to dismiss any discussion about his powers? Why is he stronger than me... than

were born on

wait another

ran straight toward Aurora’s chambers. Leon was at my heels, trailing

he

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