*~Hazel's POV~*
My baby is coming.
The child I got pregnant with barely two weeks ago… is on its way out of me like the universe is on fast-forward. I should be screaming for joy…or maybe not…but honestly? I'm terrified.
None of this makes sense. The timing. The pain. The urgency. The fear was crawling under my skin. What the hell is going on?
Aurora grabbed my hand, her palm cool but steady despite the tremor in her fingers. Her eyes met mine with a force that kept me grounded. "Don't worry," she said, voice calm even though her face was pale. "I'll handle it. But first—I need to seal this room. I need your blood."
"My… my blood?"
She didn't wait for me to understand. A sharp prick bit into my finger and she caught the drop with a piece of cloth. "Only those connected by blood can pass through the barrier I'm about to cast Cayden, and by extension Caspian. That'll keep everyone else out."
