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.

heard was them. The voices. The hatred.

move. My body hadn’t healed. I was still bleeding. Inside and out. But something inside

room tucked away in the high house.

up at my reflection... it looked back.

me, but crueler. Sharper. Smiling with

I staggered back. "What?"..."Turn it off, Hazel.

You’re a bastard

"Stop it," I whispered.

a mother. Not a mate. Not even

"Leave me alone!"

"Just turn it off."

placed my hand against

what off?" I

its head. "Everything... Your

cracked. "I don’t know how to turn

"Yes, you do."

I’m not strong.

a Crescent. You were born to break

violently. My hand clenched

My breath... hung like glass

voice was hoarse, barely mine. "I

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

and I dropped to my knees, still staring at the

know how to turn it off!" I

voice shattered in

Caspian’s voice rang

No.

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

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

Caspian. Nothing’s ever been normal. I don’t want

"Hazel..."

screamed, my voice raw, trembling. "I just want the

scent...so familiar, so grounding wrapped around me. My fingers gripped his shirt as I buried my face in his

he whispered, "you’re safe

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