Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 179

Chapter 179 Caught

Right now, Maerwyn had her arms looped around a man’s neck, leaning in for a kiss.

Elowen felt a rush of complicated thoughts. There was no time to get angry. Instead, an idea clicked into place.

She glanced down, scanning the ground, then found what she needed. She hooked a dry branch closer with the tip of her shoe and stomped down hard.

Crack.

The sharp sound cut straight through the quiet, instantly startling the couple locked in their intimate

moment.

“Who’s there?” Maerwyn called out. “Show yourself!”

Elowen didn’t answer. She turned her head instead, deliberately urging, “Mira, let’s go, hurry.”

“Right!”

They had barely taken a couple of steps when, just as expected, Maerwyn’s voice rang out behind them, sharp with anger. “Elowen, stop right there!”

Elowen halted and turned back.

Only Maerwyn stood there now. From the narrow path came the hurried sound of footsteps, Rowan had already slipped away, not daring to show himself.

Elowen widened her eyes in feigned surprise. “Oh, Your Highness? What are you doing here? Weren’t you confined by His Majesty?”

Maerwyn sneered. “Drop the act. I know you heard everything.”

Elowen gave no clear response.

Maerwyn stepped closer, glaring at her. “I’m warning you. Not a word of what you heard today leaves your mouth. Or I won’t let you off easy.”

Elowen showed no fear. She spoke slowly, almost lazily. “If you’re asking for a favor, you should sound like it.”

Maerwyn’s brows shot up. “Who’s asking you for anything?”

“Oh?” Elowen lifted a brow. “So this isn’t you asking. This is you threatening your aunt by marriage? And not just any threat. One from a niece sneaking around with a man?”

Her gaze drifted meaningfully to Maerwyn’s lips, slightly smudged.

Maerwyn’s face changed instantly. The earlier arrogance faded. “I… we weren’t sneaking around. We were just talking…”

Elowen let out a small laugh. “Talking? Funny way to talk, considering your lips were just… busy.”

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Chapter 179 Caught

Maerwyn flushed with anger. “Shut up!”

“You’re getting loud with me.” Elowen placed a hand over her chest. “Guess I shouldn’t bother being nice I’ll just report this to His Majesty. I am the Duchess of Duskmoor after all. My words carry weight. At the very least, His Majesty will believe me.”

Maerwyn froze.

“I wonder,” Elowen continued lightly, “what His Majesty would do if he heard about this little secret. You might just get a longer confinement. But Rowan… getting involved with a princess like that, crossing the line…” She tilted her head. “Think he’d lose more than his freedom?”

Elowen turned cleanly and started to walk away.

Maerwyn’s face drained of color. She rushed after her. “Wait, don’t, please don’t tell my father. I’m begging you, Elowen, I mean…”

Elowen shot her a sideways look. “What did you just call me?”

Maerwyn stiffened, then forced herself to correct it. “Aunt…”

Only then did Elowen stop. Maerwyn let out a small breath of relief.

“I can keep this quiet for you,” Elowen said.

Hope lit up Maerwyn’s eyes. Elowen’s tone shifted. “But I have conditions.”

Maerwyn’s face scrunched. “You’re not going to make me help you sneak around with my brother, are you?”

Elowen blinked. “Of course not.”

“Not that…” Maerwyn muttered, thinking. “Then you want me to stop Daphne from marrying him?”

Elowen genuinely did not understand why everything in Maerwyn’s head revolved around romance.

She took a breath and said firmly, “Let me make this clear one last time. I do not like your brother. Whether he marries Daphne or anyone else, it has nothing to do with me.“/

Maerwyn frowned. “Then what do you want?”

Elowen looked straight into her eyes. “Simple. From today on, you treat me with respect. You listen when I speak. Whatever I tell you to do, you do it.”

She paused. “In other words, you work for me now.”

Maerwyn froze. She, a princess, working for the person she disliked the most? Was this a joke?

Anger surged up, words ready to explode. Elowen spoke calmly, “Rowan.”

Maerwyn went silent. Completely cornered.

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