~Cayden's POV~
This can't be real… impossible. Hazel? Pregnant with my child?
The words played in my head like some sick joke. I stood there, stiff, barely breathing as Caspian took a step back from me. I noticed it instantly—the disappointment in his eyes, the sharp shift in the air between us. My brother, my blood… turning away.
I reached out instinctively, like that could somehow fix this. "Brother… this can't"
But he cut me off, his voice slicing through the noise like a dagger.
"It's enough, Cayden. Enough of your lies and deceit. But for how long will you keep doing this, huh?"
He stepped back further, shaking his head in disgust. "Alpha Cayden."
That last part? He emphasized it—mocked me with it. My title suddenly felt like a heavy burden around my neck. My eyes widened because that was it. That was exactly what I'd been running from.
