Chapter 53: Falling apart

*~Hazel’s POV~*

I was shocked to my bones.

My stomach...oh my Goddess..my stomach had widened. It looked like it had grown, swollen beyond recognition.

"What in the hell is happening to me?"

Yes, I felt heavier this morning bloated, maybe a little off but I thought it was normal. Not like this. I wasn’t in my third trimester. I wasn’t even close. No, no, no. This wasn’t supposed to happen.

My eyes flew wide in panic. Cayden stood beside me, frozen, dumbfounded.

"What the hell..." he muttered. "Don’t tell me casted a spell to force the baby out of you."

"I didn’t!" I cried out " I’m not even a witch!"

"Oh my God..." I yelled, clutching my stomach as pain radiated through me like fire. "My stomach it’s stunning me! It feels like....like my water broke! Am I having the baby now?!"

Cayden’s eyes bulged. "What?! Hazel you’re... how many weeks along?!"

"Exactly!" I shrieked. "It’s not even a month yet! This baby isn’t supposed to be here!" NovelFire

Caspian burst into the room, breathless and froze the second his eyes landed on my belly.

His mouth dropped open. "No way in hell..." he whispered.

The healer, already halfway out the door, turned back, saw me, and nodded nervously.

She came forward quietly, checking my pulse with gentle fingers. Her touch was soft but firm as she moved to examine my stomach, eyes narrowing in silent concentration. After a moment, she finally spoke.

"You’re fine," she said calmly. "And your baby is fine too."

A small breath of relief escaped my lips—but her tone wasn’t entirely reassuring.

"You’re just... stressed," she added, her gaze lingering on me. "Overwhelmed. I can feel it. Your body is holding too much tension."

I stared at her, confused and a little panicked.

close. That pain in your stomach? It wasn’t labor. It was your body reacting to emotional

hard. She sighed and glanced at my belly again

expecting this baby in the next few days.

skipped a beat. "A few

faster than normal. Far faster.

anxious now. "So that’s all.

she turned toward the door and rushed out

pregnant? You only moved into

panicking, "I don’t know

knew it! But are you sure you didn’t cast a

lining my forehead. "I DIDN’T cast anything! I told you I’m

the hell did you fix that dagger?!"

Don’t. KNOW!"

baby’s a witch. Caspian, my baby is a damn witch. The future heir

own eyes. When the baby healed Hazel, her eyes turned your eye color. Her scent?

is she suddenly due? How did this

Nobody had an answer.

the

strangled cry, biting my

said, quickly moving

bed, murmuring something low and gentle. I didn’t understand it... but his voice—his voice was soft

The room blurred.

fell in shallow gasps.

everything

Caspian’s POV.

still sinking

air outside felt heavy—like the entire High House was holding its breath. Neither of us spoke. There was nothing to say. Not yet. Our

The child. Her powers—if

footsteps. For once, we weren’t arguing. We weren’t posturing. We were

peace didn’t last

it halfway down the hall, Elder Gina appeared around the corner, her

was breathy, urgent. "I’m sorry—I

her breath, one hand on her chest. "We can’t... we can’t find

together. "What

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