*~Hazel's POV~*
My truth nearly leapt out of my mouth. I could almost taste blood, thick and metallic on my tongue. My body was shivering.. uncontrollably.
"What do you mean the burial grounds have been opened?" I whispered, not sure who I was even speaking to. The words hung in the air like poison.
I didn't fully understand what that meant—but I knew. I knew it was dangerous. The kind of danger that shouldn't even exist. Not with everything we've already endured.
My baby's wail pierced the thick silence, and for the first time in forever, the house grew quiet. Even Caspaian ever so unbothered by chaos, was almost trembling.
"Oh my God," I whispered again. "This is bad. This is so bad."
I turned to Caspian, my voice sharp and shaking. "Caspian…?"
But he was already moving. Calm. Focused.
Then to Aurora. "Aurora, what's going on? Where are you guys going?"
"Please," she said, her eyes kind, "stay in the room. With your babies."
"But—"
