Fated to the Alpha–And His Triplet Brothers

Chapter 61: Turn it off

*~Hazel’s POV~*

I was still wallowing in my silence, folded in on myself like some broken doll, when I heard Leon’s voice slice through the room like a blade.

"It’s all your fault, isn’t it?"

His voice low, bitter, trembling with rage.

"Everybody was right. You’re bad luck. A curse. You killed her." He yelled at me. I looked up, confused, shattered, not sure if I even heard him right.

He was pointing at me. At me. "Leon..shut up!" Caspian barked, stepping between us.

But Leon shoved him back.

"No! Let me say it! She killed her. Hazel killed Aurora!" tears pricked down his eyes as he dropped her dead body and came closer. My lungs collapsed. The walls began to spin.

"You knew she was weak!" he screamed. "You let her use the last of her power to help you...help your child!"

"I didn’t ask her to—" I whispered.

"You should’ve stopped her!"

"I—I tried," I choked out, but the words were barely mine.

"No, you didn’t try enough!" His voice cracked. His eyes bloodshot, red and raw.

"She’s dead! My Aurora is dead!"

"I tried to stop her.... I tried.. I really tried." my voice weakening then I heard another voice.

You’re an abomination.

The voice cold and chilling then another voice... You’re a disgrace. A weak, selfish human. My ears rang as the voices grew louder..

You killed her. You took and took and now she’s gone.

I stood up, trembling. I don’t even remember walking...I just moved. I pushed past Caspian when he tried to stop me. He called out, but I didn’t hear him anymore.

The voices. The hatred. My own soul turning against

barely move. My body hadn’t healed. I was still bleeding. Inside

the high house. The mirror on the wall looked dusty, old,

looked up at my reflection... it looked back. But

crueler. Sharper. Smiling with

staggered back. "What?"..."Turn it off, Hazel. The pain. The

You’re a bastard child. An abomination.

"Stop it," I whispered.

nothing. Not a mother. Not

"Leave me alone!"

"Just turn it off."

my hand against

what off?" I

Tilted its head.

don’t know how—" I whispered. My voice cracked. "I don’t know how to turn it

"Yes, you do."

don’t. I’m not strong. I’m

Crescent. You were born

body shivered violently. My hand clenched at

breath... hung like

My voice was

will. Just turn it off, Hazel. No pain. No more betrayal. No more

I dropped to my knees,

how to turn it off!"

voice shattered

you okay? Caspian’s voice rang out behind

No.

me," I whispered, hugging myself tighter. "The

his steps cautious. "When we get the babies back, everything will go

no normal for me, Caspian. Nothing’s ever been normal. I don’t want to feel this anymore.I just

"Hazel..."

I screamed, my voice raw, trembling.

pulling me into his arms. My body collapsed into him. His scent...so familiar, so grounding wrapped around me. My fingers gripped his shirt as I

okay," he whispered, "you’re safe