Chapter 120

• Hazel's gaze darted nervously between the three of them, her eyes betraying her uncertainty. None of them seemed ready to answer the question that hung heavy in the air. "Did I... Did I kill someone?" Hazel's voice quivered with disbelief. "No, that can't be right. Then why did Serene's curse lift?" She struggled to comprehend the unfolding scene, a sinking feeling settling in her stomach. Something told her another shock was imminent. "You killed Silas," Ruben's voice was barely above a whisper.
• Hazel's lips parted in shock, her breath catching in her throat. Words were difficult to form amidst the turmoil swirling inside her. "No, I didn't..." Serene gently held Hazel's hand, guiding her to revisit the memory she had lost—the moment when Silas lost his life. Hazel was fleeing from some unseen threat in that chaotic scene when Silas unexpectedly appeared. Her eyes opened wide in realization. Wyatt spoke softly, "He didn't come to harm you, Hazel. I sent him to protect you. He was there to shield you from Zain, but Zain manipulated us all.”
• Hazel's heart sank with guilt. "I killed him," she confessed, the weight of taking an innocent life consuming her.