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.

She saw something... and she would love to share it. With all

dreamt something, and now you’re calling it

exhaling slowly, "Hazel is not just human. She’s a fated myth. She’s carrying a werewolf. And now... we’re

tightened

the daughter of a werewolf and a human," I added. "And now we believe the baby might not inherit

get this straight. She was born human. Her child will be human. A wretched one, like her. And now

Hazel whispered. "Is there any day you remember when Cayden, Cyrius, and Caspian were young? A time Cayden tried to... kill them? Dark veins on his body. You pushed him away when he tried to

a moment,

I saw it.

flickered in

steely calm. "What are

don’t you know we don’t mention Cyrius’ name around here?" she

ever mention that name again, I

I interrupted gently. "Just tell us.

Of course not," she snapped,

"Oh my God. Now

dramatically into Father’s

name... but

Now that was interesting.

"Died the day his brother

to mine, and I could

wretched human has made me remember him,"

"did you ever see

And don’t go around

Father. "Please. I need to leave

his arm and dramatically wiping her

somber expression. "Hazel, it’s probably nothing. It might just be a dream, like she said... or

the stairs, her cries echoing as if we’d just exorcised

to me with fire in her eyes. "I told you this was a

stomped away, furious, her heels echoing

couldn’t follow—not

Because something wasn’t right.

of Cayden getting angry? Why is she always quick to dismiss any discussion about his powers? Why is he stronger than

were born on the

didn’t wait another

chambers. Leon was at

wrong?" he

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