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.

your stress," she warned, "something could have gone wrong. You were close. That pain

sighed and glanced at my belly

be expecting this baby in the next

a beat. "A few

it’s moving faster than normal. Far faster. Something is accelerating it and I

visibly anxious now. "So that’s all. You need rest. Real

the door and rushed out of the room,

you even get pregnant? You only moved into the High House a month ago. Oh my God. Hazel... oh my

you," I whispered, panicking, "I

you sure you didn’t cast a spell? Something

my forehead. "I DIDN’T cast

hell did you

KNOW!"

baby’s a witch. Caspian, my baby is a

That’s not true. I saw it with my own eyes. When the baby healed Hazel, her eyes

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

Nobody had an answer.

the pain

out a strangled cry, biting my lip as something sharp

said, quickly moving to my side.

murmuring something low and gentle. I didn’t understand it... but

The room blurred.

rose and fell in shallow gasps.

Then everything went

Caspian’s POV.

still sinking

closing the door behind us with a soft click. The 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 minds

The dagger. The child. Her powers—if

through the long corridor, the walls echoing our footsteps. For once, we weren’t

peace didn’t last

halfway down the hall, Elder Gina appeared around the

sorry—I don’t want

slightly, trying to catch her breath, one hand on her chest. "We can’t... we can’t find

brows drew together. "What

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