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CHAPTER 28

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HAZEL

The steam from my tea curled upwards, mirroring the sigh that escaped my lips. I took a long, slow sip, savoring the warmth that spread through me. Only then did I find the strength to speak. “I honestly do not know, my mother had always said I had this gift. This gift only works on werewolves only. You see, several years ago, my grandmother decided to perform a ceremony in honour of the Moon Goddess.”

“The kind of one where they make ceremonial fires and chant old scriptures?” Sparrow asked in surprise. As easy as it sounded, the ceremony was very elaborate and had to be perfect. 

From what my parents told me if something went wrong during the ceremony, the moon goddess would punish the entire pack. It was why several wolves were hesitant to perform such ceremony, but my grandmother wanted to take this risk. 

“They hit jackpot with that because the moon goddess was very pleased with their effort so she decided to bless them. She told them that the first child inside my mother's womb would have a heart made of silver. The problem was that she never told them what I could do with a silver heart. I found out that I could heal when I was seven, but that was it. I don't know if they are any other thing I can use It for,” 

I paused, giving them a moment to digest the information. Their faces were priceless; it had a horrific blend of shock and confusion. It was as if I'd just told them their hair was on fire. I couldn't help but stifle a chuckle, though I knew they wouldn't appreciate it. Honestly, the whole situation sounded absurd, even to me.

"Let me get this straight," Thaddeus repeated, his voice barely a whisper. "You're telling me your heart... is made of actual silver?”

I nodded slowly.

"Isn't that heavy though?" Sparrow trailed off, his eyes widening as he stared at my chest. He seemed to be peering right through my clothes, his gaze filled with curiosity and disbelief. "How do you even—”

“It doesn't feel heavy at all. I assume it feels like how every normal heart would feel.”

"You're like those movie princesses, ‘Frozen and Strangle’. You know, the ones who use their hair or ice powers to do amazing things," Thaddeus explained, "Except, well, you use your blood. A bit more...gory, I guess.”

“Tangled,” I corrected. “and as far as I know, Yes.”

Sparrow hesitated, his lips pursed. "Have you ever tried to heal other creatures, just to see if you could?”

"My mom thought she could use it on her witchy friend. Let's just say, it backfired spectacularly. Majorly, It didn't go as planned.”

He scratches the stubble on his face as he glares at the coffee table, deep in thought. 

“So, what would these creatures want you for?” Thaddeus muttered, more to himself than to me. I bit my lip, lost in thought. It was clear that there was something we were missing, some piece of the puzzle that would explain their interest in us.

Sparrow got up and ran a hand through his hair. "I can't just sit here and do nothing," he said, his voice that of determination. "We need to find a witch. They might know something about this blessing of yours.”

"I'm standing with you on this one," I said, rising to my feet. "It's a fantastic idea, but let's keep it between the three of us. You can fill in Thea and Peter, but that's it. I don't want a bunch of strangers trying to off me for my heart. I've had enough of that nonsense.”

They nodded together.

"Don't worry," Sparrow reassured me. "We'll protect our mate, no matter what.”

"Absolutely, we'll do everything in our power to keep you safe," Thaddeus assured.

"I've got some important things to take care of, so I should get going," he said, heading towards the door. Then, he paused, turning back to face me. I held my breath as he offered a small smile. "Thanks for sharing that secret with us. And, Sparrow... she hasn't said yes yet.”

"Well, I guess the cat's out of the bag now," I said with a shrug. "You were all going to find out eventually, right?”

He looked like he was bursting with things to say, his mind racing with thoughts. But then, Miranda walked through the door, and everything else faded into the background.

"Hazel, I would be home late tonight. I need to help a woman who's having a baby. I'm a midwife, so I'm going to assist with the delivery.”

“I would help you out.” I said.

“Why do you need to go?” Both Sparrow and Thaddeus said in unison. 

"My mom was a midwife in my old pack," I explained, a small smile playing on my lips. "I've helped her with deliveries before.”

“Oh.”

I cleared my throat and awkwardly moved towards where Miranda stood at the door. “I will see you all later, then.”

Thaddeus held the door open wide for me, and I thanked him as I hurried down the path to the pack hospital with Miranda. I could feel someone’s gaze on me, and when I glanced back, I saw Thaddeus following close behind.

As I reached the hospital door, it swung open suddenly, forcing me to stumble backward. I bumped into Thaddeus, who was right behind me.

My eyes flew open, my heart pounding against my ribs. Standing before me, the man who had caused me so much pain. I wanted to vanish, to disappear into thin air. The very sight of him sent a wave of fury through me, my wolf kept howling to be let out. My wolf wanted to rip him into shredded p

ieces.

What the hell was he doing here? 

“Hazel,” he breathed out with a heartwarming smile, like we were on good terms. 

“Noah.” I spat, the name tasting bitter on my tongue before glaring at him harshly.

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