Chapter 106: Ball emergency

*~Cyrius’s POV~*

"Hazel, open the damn door!"

I stood in front of the bedroom she’d locked herself into, my fists clenched, ears tuned to the strange sounds echoing inside. Something was wrong. I could hear movement—something shifting, clawing, scraping—and it wasn’t human.

Without wasting another second, I slammed my shoulder into the door, splintering it open.

And then I froze.

My mouth fell open as I took in the scene.

A red dress lay crumpled in the corner like a fallen rose petal... and in the center of the room stood a creature—massive, majestic, and white. Not snowy-white like some wolves in winter. No, this was pure white, glowing under the moonlight that poured in through the window.

Hazel.

She was towering, almost as tall as me, her fur streaked with glimmers of silver and blood-moon red. Her golden eyes locked onto mine—wild, startled, and undeniably hers.

What the hell was I looking at? No ordinary wolf had a form like this. No one in the pack ever shifted into something this... this divine.

What in the gods’ names is she?

Suddenly, I heard voices outside.

"Cyrius? Is everything okay with her?"

"Cyrius..why did your wife suddenly disappear?"

Shit. Alexander.

He was approaching fast. He couldn’t see her like this,not now, not like this.

I leapt toward the door, stepping into the hallway just as he turned the corner.

"She’s fine," I said quickly, faking a tight smile. "The babies were crying. She just went to breastfeed them."

Alexander blinked. "Oh... I see."

I gave him a polite nod and blocked the entrance with my body. "Give us a few minutes. We’ll be back soon."

He nodded slowly, satisfied for now, and turned away.

When I closed the door behind me again and turned back around, the wolf was gone.

Hazel was on the floor, wrapped tightly in the bedsheets, shivering. Her skin was dewy with sweat, her breath shaky and uneven. She looked up at me with wide eyes.

"Cyrius," she whispered, "what just happened?"

murmured, kneeling beside her, placing both hands gently

words, trying to find air. "I-I felt something burning inside me. Right after you kissed

eyes welled, and then her lips curled

out. Finally. Do you know how

hands. "But why was I so

calm down." I kept my voice steady, but my heart was thundering.

She blinked. "What?"

downstairs because we disrupted their precious ball. We need to go back, even if just for a few minutes. We

just

snapped quietly. "Hazel, if they see you in that form, they won’t see it as power. They’ll call you an abomination. They

anyone lay a hand on you or the babies. But we have to be smart. We have to

slammed her palms against her face. "Ugh! I didn’t even want to be at this ball in the first

Hazel. I know." I stood up and turned away. "Put your dress

few minutes later, she emerged, redressed in that same stunning crimson

hand and kissed it gently. "I’m sorry I didn’t give you

She raised a brow.

danced with—she’s Alexander’s daughter. She asked me for a dance and... it would’ve been rude

you need to dance with the pack’s eldest daughter

"Oh? Someone

scoffed, flipping her hair back, revealing the twin marks on her neck—not mine. "I’ve got two husbands

silver dagger—and lit a fire

Mine.

days, I was going to mark her. No excuses. No delays. I’d make her mine

stepped close, lowering my voice until it

these days... I will make you mine. I

a brow. "Oh no. I belong to someone

pull away...We descended the stairs together, every eye on us, the music halting mid-note. The air was thick with tension

I cleared my throat.

announced smoothly. "Our children needed attention. Esther had to check on them. We

a murmur

The music started again.

"Let me go

I went to grab us a drink, I hadn’t gone far before I turned and caught sight of something—someone—right beside Hazel. Two

caught just enough of their conversation

so you

gave? Pathetic. Did you see how she was dancing? Pitiful. Parfait,

The moment they saw me, they tensed. They turned to leave..but I wasn’t

you two have something to

flicked her hair.

wasn’t finished. My eyes locked onto

to my wife.

they turned to

very sorry for our rude behavior,"

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