Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 125

Chapter 125 Stay With Me

She steeled herself. “My lord, wait for me. I’ll fetch a physician!”

The moment she moved to stand, his hand shot out and caught her wrist.

Elowen stopped, looking down at him. “My lord?”

His palm was rough, searing against her skin.

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He didn’t speak, but his grip tightened, pulling her off balance. She tumbled into his lap, seated squarely on his thighs.

Elowen froze.

Though they had shared a bed for some time, been close, even held each other… sitting on his lap was a bit too intimate.

She instinctively tried to rise.

Cassian gave her no chance–one arm circled her waist, anchoring her against him with deceptive ease.

“No physician,” he said, his voice strained.

Her attention shifted slightly, concern etching her features. “But you said you don’t feel well, do you?”

Cassian’s gaze held a wounded edge. “It’s because of an aphrodisiac.”

“Then a physician is even more necessary!” Elowen replied without hesitation, her memory surfacing. “That stuff harms the body. My brother was dosed with it once by a scheming maid. Fortunately, he realized in time and sent her away. Later, my sister–in–law cared for him. But they didn’t leave their chambers for a full day and night. When I saw my sister–in–law afterward, she looked utterly exhausted.”

Cassian gave her a long, deep look.

She’s too innocent. She likely has no idea what Julian and his wife were actually doing.

Elowen tried to reason with him. “My lord, please let me go? I’ll fetch a physician. You’ll feel better soon.”

Cassian shook his head. “…No.”

“But why?”

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“No physician.”

As she opened her mouth to protest, he added, “In this state, I cannot be seen by outsiders. Not even a physician.”

Elowen lowered her voice. “I remember there’s a royal physician… I’ve forgotten his name, but Bran knows which one. He cared for you during your illness.”

“If we trouble the royal physician, the King will learn of this. I do not wish to worry him.”

“I see…” Elowen was convinced, touched by the apparent depth of fraternal feeling between Cassian and the King.

Cassian’s palm moved slightly against her waist. “Stay with me.”

He rested his head against her, his breath hot against her neck. “Stay with me a while. It will pass.”

His heated exhale ghosted over her skin. Elowen found no words or space to refuse him.

Nervousness gripped her. Sitting stiffly in his lap, one hand tentatively resting on his shoulder, she felt utterly at a loss.

“I thought you might suspect me,” Cassian murmured after a moment.

“…Suspect what?” Elowen asked, her mind catching up.

“Of meeting another woman.”

“How could I?”

“So certain?”

Elowen nodded. “Because Bran is your man. If you truly intended a secret rendezvous, you wouldn’t have sent him to find me. You’d have had him guarding the door.”

As she spoke, her focus successfully diverted, and her posture relaxed slightly.

Cassian didn’t withhold praise. “You are clever.”

“And…” Elowen bit her lip. “You have a beloved, don’t you?”

Cassian didn’t deny it. “I do.”

He looked at her. “Care to guess who?”

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Elowen was taken aback. She couldn’t guess. She had once suspected Elara, but he’d denied it.

“She must be… a good person?” she offered vaguely.

“Yes. Very good.”

A smile touched Cassian’s lips. “Clever. And once, an excellent rider.”

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