Chapter 27: Sharp vision
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~Hazel’s POV~
I’m pregnant.
A literal child is growing in me.
And now... now I’m risking my life to protect it.
A truth I had only just learned minutes ago—and already it felt like a lifetime’s burden.
Is it worth it?
That question kept circling my mind like a vulture.
Two guards dragged me by each arm toward the rooftop. My feet barely moved in rhythm as the cold air up there teased my skin before we’d even arrived. Behind me walked the Gamma, Leon, silent as ever, and the witch who was oddly always by his side—Aurora. Her red hair glinted under the torchlight, her expression unreadable.
Caspian had tried to stop me.
He’d fought, cursed, begged—but no. This wasn’t his battle. This was mine. Mine to bear. Mine to survive.
When we reached the rooftop, the wind was harsher, almost mocking. The guards didn’t say a word as the witch stepped forward and began removing my dress. My breath caught. I felt exposed—raw, inside and out. Leon turned away, standing outside the rooftop boundary like a sentry. I was about to be naked in front of everyone, and I understood now why he’d chosen to wait outside.