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.

You were close. That

swallowed hard. She sighed and glanced at my belly

expecting this baby in the next few days. At

skipped a beat. "A

voice tight. "This pregnancy... it’s moving faster than normal. Far

all. You need rest. Real rest. No

for another question, she turned toward the door and rushed out of the room,

slowly walked toward me. "When did you even get pregnant? You only moved into the High House a month ago.

panicking, "I don’t know

are you sure you didn’t cast a

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

the hell did you fix that

KNOW!"

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

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

stomach. "How is she suddenly due?

Nobody had an answer.

the

cry, biting my lip as something sharp

said, quickly moving to my side. "I’ve got you. Just

didn’t understand it... but his

The room blurred.

and fell

everything went

Caspian’s POV.

was still sinking

felt heavy—like the entire High House was holding its breath. Neither of us spoke. There was nothing to

The dagger. The child. Her powers—if

long corridor, the walls echoing our footsteps. For

didn’t

Elder Gina appeared around

breathy, urgent. "I’m sorry—I don’t want to be the

bent over slightly, trying to catch her breath, one hand on her

"What are you talking

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