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.

she warned, "something could have gone wrong. You were close. That pain in your stomach? It wasn’t labor. It was your

swallowed hard. She sighed and glanced at my belly again before

baby in the next few days.

heart skipped a beat.

moving faster than normal. Far faster. Something is accelerating it

now. "So that’s all. You need rest. Real rest. No arguments,

she turned toward the

even get pregnant? You only moved into the High House a month ago. Oh

promise you," I whispered, panicking,

are you sure you didn’t

glared at him, sweat lining my forehead. "I DIDN’T cast anything! I told you I’m

the hell did you fix

KNOW!" I

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

Cayden’s chest. "No. That’s not true. I saw it with my own eyes. When

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

Nobody had an answer.

the pain

let out a strangled cry, biting my

rest—Hazel, breathe," Caspian said, quickly moving to my side. "I’ve got you.

understand it... but

The room blurred.

chest rose and fell

Then everything went

Caspian’s POV.

was still

us with a soft click. The air outside felt heavy—like the entire High House was holding its breath. Neither of us spoke. There

dagger. The child. Her powers—if they were even

echoing our footsteps. For once, we

peace didn’t

Gina appeared around the corner,

sorry—I don’t want to

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

brows drew together. "What are you talking

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