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?"

both hands gently on her trembling shoulders.

choked on her own words, trying to find air. "I-I felt something burning

eyes welled, and then her lips curled into

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

hands. "But why was I so

steady, but my heart

She blinked. "What?"

go back, even if just for a few minutes. We need to

just wolfed

they won’t see it as power. They’ll call you an abomination. They don’t know about Crescents. Or vampires. Or anything beyond their

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

her palms against her face. "Ugh! I didn’t even

and turned away. "Put your

she emerged, redressed in that

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

She raised a brow.

She asked me for

"So you need to dance with the pack’s eldest daughter just to keep

"Oh? Someone

marks on her neck—not mine. "I’ve got two husbands running the world trying to find me right

silver dagger—and lit a fire inside

Mine.

No excuses. No delays. I’d make

voice until it

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

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

the stairs together, every eye on us, the music halting mid-note. The air was thick with

I cleared my throat.

needed attention. Esther had to check on them. We regret the

was a murmur of

The music started again.

her. "Let me go

to grab us a 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 her dress,

My ears caught just enough of their conversation to

you

one chimed in with a laugh. "That excuse your husband gave? Pathetic. Did you see how she was dancing?

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

coldly. "I think you

scoffed and flicked her hair. "Apology?

wasn’t finished. My eyes locked onto theirs, and I let the compulsion slip through my voice

will apologize to

Slowly, they turned to Hazel

our rude behavior," they said in unison. "Please

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