Fated to the Alpha–And His Triplet Brothers novel Chapter 57

Chapter 57: A figure

*~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."

She moved to the front of the door and began muttering words I didn’t understand. Her voice wavered at first, then grew firm—commanding. I was sweating. Trembling. My whole body ached like it wasn’t mine anymore. My head throbbed. My vision blurred. I couldn’t breathe through the fear.

Why now?

Why is my child coming now?

Why did someone write a threat in the council room the same day I went into labor?

Why is it all happening so damn fast?

"Aurora," I whimpered. "Something’s wrong. This isn’t right. I’m scared. What if—what if someone tries to take the baby?"

"I won’t let them," she said firmly, running back to me. "But we have to deliver this child. Now."

"I don’t know how," I confessed, my voice shaking. "Neither do you."

"We’ll figure it out together." She gripped my hand tightly. "Hazel, I need you to push."

I tried. God, I tried. I pressed my legs into the sheets and curled my back, squeezing my eyes shut and pushing with every ounce of strength I had.

Nothing.

I whimpered again, curling in pain.

"I don’t know any spell to force a baby out," Aurora admitted. "But we don’t need magic. Just will. You can do this. Come on, Hazel—breathe. And try again."

"I can’t," I sobbed. "I can’t do this. My body’s too weak, Aurora. I’m going to lose the baby."

"You won’t. Look at me," she said. "Look. At. Me. You are stronger than this pain. You are not going to die, and neither is your child."

I stared at her. Her confidence. Her raw faith. And somehow, I believed her.

I nodded, gritted my teeth, clenched my fists—and pushed.

Still... nothing.

Tears rolled down my face, and I nearly screamed in frustration. Aurora glanced at my body, her brows furrowing.

Then she gasped. "Okay. Even if I can’t do a spell to bring the baby, I can give you my energy. It’ll help."

"Aurora, no. You’re still recovering. You can barely stand"

"Don’t argue," she said. "This baby needs to live."

She rubbed her palms together until sparks flew, then held them over my chest. "Versa," she whispered.

A warm, surging power spread through my chest, like fire and sunlight wrapped into one. My eyes widened at the sensation, and I gasped, arching forward.

"Push," she commanded.

I screamed as I did. And this time—I felt something shift. Aurora leaned down, her voice trembling. "I see the head. Keep going!"

I bore down, digging my heels into the mattress, pushing with everything in me—my will, her energy, the pain, the fear. I pushed until blood ran from my nose, my eyes, even my ears. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

I was breaking.

And yet I couldn’t stop.

"Don’t worry about me," Aurora said weakly. "Just keep going. I’m here."

She was losing color. Her hands were shaking. But she stayed by me, holding me up, whispering strength into my soul. And finally..

A cry filled the room.

I collapsed backward as she scooped the baby up, gently cleaning the child with a nearby cloth. The screaming made it real. My body sagged, breathless. My lips quivered.

Then she placed him in my arms.

My baby.

A boy.

My chest broke open at the sight of him. Tiny. Red-faced. Alive.

I smiled for the first time in what felt like hours. "You’re here," I whispered. "You’re... here."

Aurora leaned back, sweat dripping down her face. Her smile was tired, but it glowed with pride. "You did it."

Then her expression changed. She paused.

Her eyes locked on my stomach.

Her smile faded. Replaced with a shocked expression.

Aurora reached for my hand again. "Hazel—it’s twins."

A girl.

A little girl. My little girl.

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