Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord novel Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Rumours of a wedding (3)

How did Selene succeed in getting Xavier to marry her?

Gabriel was certain his mother heard the news wrong. Selene was only staying with Xavier at the moment. Nothing about her relationship with that man was real unless she had gotten close to Xavier during the six months her husband was away.

"What if she fills his head with nonsense about us and he comes after us? She’s not going to leave us alone. You must do something," said Lucinda.

Lucinda needed to rethink her plans of embarrassing Selene if she now carried the Blackthorn name. "I told you that woman was a user. She keeps attaching herself to men she could use. That woman never loved you."

"Stop it, mother. There’s no need to get so worked up. If Selene is smart, she would leave us alone. I still have my request to make with the king so I will rise to be a man who is not easy to touch," said Gabriel.

Cassandra wanted to laugh at his delusion but she saved Gabriel from being embarrassed. Everyone knew that unless Gabriel were to somehow become a pureblood, he wasn’t going to rise to be untouchable from Xavier Blackthorn.

Cassandra’s mood turned sour upon knowing it would have been so easy to get Xavier to marry. She couldn’t place what about Selene enticed Xavier.

Was he a man who didn’t think highly of marriage and would still discard Selene later on?

Cassandra shook her head, dismissing that thought. He didn’t seem like the type to marry all for nothing. Xavier wanted something from Selene but what?

Lucinda needed Gabriel to wake up. Selene was going to trouble him. "You think she’s just going to leave you after the way you embarrassed her? You need to make the first move to shame her before she can do it to you. You must think of a way that Lord Blackthorn won’t know it is you."

"I have been hearing that her family were traitors. The Blackthorn name wouldn’t be enough to shield her from that gossip. She will be occupied in dealing with what is said and shouldn’t have time to think of Gabriel," Cassandra suggested.

Lucinda approached Cassandra to kiss her cheek. The way Cassandra snapped at her was long forgotten now. "That is wonderful. It mustn’t be forgotten that her family plotted with others to kill the king. I know how to get the gossip going. Leave it to me."

Lucinda had to leave so she could get started while Selene was busy with her wedding. _{freewebnσvel.cøm}

Cassandra watched Lucinda hurry away. It was best Lucinda was the one to start up the rumours so she would become a target instead of Gabriel should this fail. Would the world be so kind to her to get rid of Lucinda? Cassandra couldn’t take one more day with the woman.

Cassandra looked to her right at Gabriel but he was already heading back to the yard. She followed him since she needed to know how he felt about all of this. Regardless of the things he said, it was obvious that Gabriel still wanted Selene. His actions have not shown otherwise.