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.

don’t limit your stress," she warned, "something could have gone wrong. You were close. That pain

and glanced at my belly

the next few days. At

heart skipped a

quickly, her voice tight. "This pregnancy... it’s moving faster than normal. Far faster. Something is accelerating it and I don’t think

that’s all. You

for another question, she turned toward the door

did you even get pregnant? You only moved into the High House

promise you," I whispered, panicking, "I don’t

knew it! But are you sure you didn’t cast a spell? Something to speed it

forehead. "I DIDN’T cast anything! I told you I’m not a

the hell did you fix that

KNOW!" I

God. My baby’s a witch. Caspian, my baby is a damn witch. The future heir of the Blue

chest. "No. That’s not true. I saw it with my own eyes. When the baby healed Hazel, her eyes

what is this?!" Cayden demanded, pointing at my stomach. "How is she suddenly due? How did this

Nobody had an answer.

then the

my lip as something sharp

moving to my side. "I’ve

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

The room blurred.

rose and fell in shallow gasps.

everything

Caspian’s POV.

still

click. The air outside felt heavy—like the entire High House was holding its breath. Neither

child. Her

corridor, the walls echoing our footsteps. For once, we weren’t arguing. We

didn’t last

it halfway down the hall, Elder Gina appeared around

"I’m sorry—I don’t want

breath, one hand on her chest.

brows drew together. "What are you talking

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