Her Graceful War Song (Carissa Sinclair) novel Chapter 321

Aurora seemed to know the answer in her heart, but she remained unsettled and unwilling to accept it.

"When you loved me, was it just a momentary infatuation?" she asked.

Barrett remained unable to answer. He didn't know.

His feelings for Aurora were genuine at the time, but whether they were merely a passing fancy, he couldn't clearly say.

Because after marrying Aurora and divorcing Carissa, he felt a pang of regret. He remembered telling Solomon that he hoped Carissa wouldn't regret her decision, but in truth, he knew that he himself had begun to regret it.

Didn't he love Aurora then? He certainly did.

But couldn't a man's heart hold space for two women?

How many men take multiple wives and concubines? Carissa couldn't accept it, and perhaps he was angered by his own broken promises. In any case, with Melanie now dead, he no longer needed to answer to the Duke of Northwatch's family for his promises.

Maybe he had thought he had Carissa under control. After all, she was an orphan with no family to rely on.

But who knew she was so skilled in martial arts, even surpassing him and Aurora in many respects?

He couldn't even imagine Carissa single-handedly charging into battle, displaying such bravery and earning countless merits. During the siege of Simonton City, he had witnessed her courage and decisiveness firsthand. Amidst a rain of arrows and countless dangers, she remained calm and composed. Even if her calmness was an act, it was enough to intimidate the enemy.

And it had intimidated him as well.

Seeing that he had not answered, Aurora understood clearly and smiled bitterly.

"Retribution. Everything that happened is retribution. But we both wronged Carissa, so why haven't you faced any consequences? You're remarrying, and to the daughter from an earl's family at that. You'll join the Prince family, and from now on, your official career will face no more obstacles."

Barrett disliked hearing such words, and his patience wore thin.

"What consequences are you talking about in matters of love and relationships? I let Carissa down, but I haven't harmed her in any way.