Chapter 70: Silent love

*~ Author POV~*

Hazel’s hand flew to her mouth. Her eyes widened, and for a second, her world cracked.

Father?

Marcus dropped to his knees beside Lilith, gently cupping her face, his voice tender and low.

"You’re safe now," he said. "I’ve got you."

Lilith was shaking, tears streaming down her face. "The child is coming, Marcus. But this...this is the wrong time. They almost got me. They’ll keep coming."

"They won’t," he promised. "Not while I’m here."

She nodded weakly, collapsing back onto the grass. Her body trembled.

Then Marcus lay down beside her, steadying her legs with his hands. "Push. I’m right here. I’ll help you bring this child into the world."

Hazel’s breath hitched.

When... when was her father ever this gentle? she thought, blinking fast. When had he ever been kind? Loving?

She had always believed he hated her and treated her like dirt. Like she was cursed. Like she was never supposed to exist.

But here he was. Soft. Steady. And helping Lilith deliver her.

Lilith screamed one final time—and then a baby’s cry rang out into the night.

Marcus took off his blood-soaked shirt, wrapping the baby gently in the fabric. With shaking hands, he wiped the newborn clean, holding the child close to his chest. And then he knelt by Lilith and showed her the infant.

"She looks exactly like you," he whispered.

Hazel’s heart twisted. She could swear she saw tears in Marcus’ eyes.

What? What changed?

This wasn’t the man she had grown up with. The one who barked orders at her. The one who treated her like a burden. This was... love. This was adoration.

He loved me... like this? From the beginning?

Lilith took the baby gently, her face full of emotion. Her voice was barely above a whisper.

"I’m sorry, Marcus. I’m so sorry."

apologize. I

looked at her, unblinking. "You’re a Crescent. And I love you

"Marcus—"

they say. Not Claus, not the Elders, not the Pack Council. You’re still the Alpha to me. I don’t care if they think Crescents are forbidden. I planned everything, Lilith. We were going to run.

sorry," she repeated, her voice breaking. Then she reached up, placing her hands

froze. "Lily...love..what are you

Heartbroken. "You can’t know anything.

she’d

surged again, soft but

eyes rolled back—and he

gasp. She wiped his

at Hazel. Her eyes welled up with

whispered. "One day, you’ll understand why I

baby’s

hand on the child’s small

beneath her

Hazel’s eyes widened.

sealing something inside

That’s why...

never shift. That’s why I felt powerless. My mother... sealed it away inside

everything..her powers,

laid the

without another word...

air, the

one by one, until the entire clearing was surrounded. Their growls echoed like thunder, their eyes burning

parting the circle,

that person very

that mirrored Caspian’s so closely it almost hurt to

dead leaves until he stood before Marcus, who was unconscious beside the newborn child wrapped in his

his head, then turned to one of

wolf crouched, pressed two fingers to Marcus’ neck, then

narrowed his eyes. "Whose child is

Just then, Marcus stirred.

it was splitting open from the

closer. "What are

Marcus muttered, his voice hoarse and shaking. "My

grabbed him by the arms to keep him

anything?" Klaus asked.

his skull. "No. I

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