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?"

beside her, placing both hands gently on her trembling

"I-I felt something burning inside

then her lips curled into a laugh—a wild, giddy kind of

wolfed out. Finally. Do you know how long I’ve waited

trembling hands. "But why was I

I kept my voice steady, but my heart was thundering. "We’ve got

She blinked. "What?"

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

I just wolfed

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

hand on you or the babies. But we have to be smart. We have to go back down and act like

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

turned away. "Put your dress back on. I’ll wait

minutes later, she emerged, redressed in that same stunning crimson gown, looking like

sorry I didn’t give you the attention

She raised a brow.

with—she’s Alexander’s daughter. She asked me for a

rolled her eyes. "So you need to dance with the

smirked. "Oh?

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

silver dagger—and lit a fire inside

Mine.

her. No excuses. No delays. I’d make her

voice until

will make you mine.

"Oh no. I belong to someone else already. Don’t try

the music halting mid-note. The air was

I cleared my throat.

attention. Esther had to

a murmur

The music started again.

me go

drink, I hadn’t gone far before I turned and caught sight of something—someone—right beside Hazel. Two women were standing near her, laughing cruelly. Hazel stood there, clutching

just enough of their conversation to

so you went running off?"

your husband gave? Pathetic. Did you see how she was dancing? Pitiful.

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

think you two have something to say.

them scoffed and flicked her hair.

finished. My eyes locked onto theirs, and I let the compulsion

will apologize to my

faces blanked. Slowly, they turned

for our rude behavior,"

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