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?"

kneeling beside her, placing both hands

find air. "I-I felt

eyes welled, and then her lips curled into a laugh—a

Finally. Do you

her trembling hands. "But why was I

but my heart was thundering. "We’ve got bigger

She blinked. "What?"

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

I just wolfed

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. Or vampires. Or anything beyond their narrow

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

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

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

in that same stunning crimson gown, looking like

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

She raised a brow.

daughter. She asked me for a dance and... it would’ve been rude

to dance with the

smirked. "Oh? Someone sounds

revealing the twin marks on her neck—not mine. "I’ve got two husbands running

a silver dagger—and lit

Mine.

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

my voice until it brushed

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

a brow. "Oh no. I belong to someone else

descended the stairs together, every eye on us, the music halting mid-note. The air was thick with tension as we reached the base of

I cleared my throat.

smoothly. "Our children needed attention. Esther had to check

a

The music started again.

leaned into her. "Let me

I hadn’t gone far before I turned and caught sight of something—someone—right beside Hazel. Two women were standing near

immediately made my way back. My ears caught just enough of their conversation to make my

couldn’t handle a kiss, so you went running off?"

Pathetic. Did you see how she was dancing? Pitiful. Parfait, you can’t

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

coldly. "I think you two

them scoffed and flicked her hair. "Apology? My

onto theirs, and

will apologize to my

blanked. Slowly, they turned to Hazel with

for our rude behavior," they said

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