Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 233

Chapter 233 A Public Trap

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Maerwyn scoffed, refusing to back down. “If Daphne isn’t Azure, then where did she get that manuscript she gave me on my birthday? That’s not something just anyone can get!”

The more she spoke, the angrier she got. “You’re just jealous. Jealous that my mother is Queen, and my brother is the crown prince. You keep bringing up Elowen, but in my eyes, Daphne is a thousand times better than her. I don’t want Elowen as my sister-in-law. It’s embarrassing. If she ever married my brother, I’d make sure she regretted it.”

Inside the carriage, Cassian’s brows drew together. He was about to speak when Elowen reached up and gently covered his lips.

Cassian looked at her, puzzled.

Elowen waited until the girls outside finished gossiping and drifted off, their voices fading into silence, before she let go.

She spoke first, her voice soft. “Thank you, Your Grace.”

Cassian blinked. “For what?”

“I didn’t even get the chance to stand up for you.”

Elowen’s eyes curved with a quiet smile. “You let me sleep against you. Hearing a few petty comments doesn’t bother me at all. If I’d been stuck awake the whole ride, that would’ve been miserable.”

Cassian’s expression eased, amusement flickering across his face as he pinched her cheek lightly.

She really wasn’t upset.

After that illness not long ago, Elowen had come to realize that a few whispered comments meant nothing.

The real moment of this wedding hadn’t even come yet.

Whether it was Daphne or Alaric, they would both have to face the consequences of what they had done.

The wedding ceremony was held in the main hall.

A heavy downpour had thrown everything into chaos, both for the Garrett family and the Crown Prince’s Wing. The scheduled hour had been missed.

Still, under Isla’s strict control, no one dared speak out of line. The ceremony continued in perfect order.

Not long after Elowen and Cassian took their seats, it officially began.

Alaric and Daphne, dressed in deep crimson, stepped into the hall under everyone’s watchful gaze.

Theodric sat at the head, the entire hall silent.

Cassian, seated close by, held his place beside him.

Cassian glanced outside. “Rain’s letting up. Guess she’s got luck on her side.”

Theodric glanced at him and gave a small nod. “Seems that way.”

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Chapter 233 A Public Trap

Nearby, Maerwyn straightened proudly.

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After the ceremony, Theodric turned his attention to Daphne, his tone warm. “I’ve heard you’re Azure?”

Daphne flushed lightly. “Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I’ve read your earlier work, Tales of Luminara,” Theodric said. “There’s real talent there. When your new work is ready, I’d like to see it as well.”

Daphne lit up, quickly agreeing.

Theodric then looked at Alaric, his tone sharpening. “Your wife is widely praised for her talent. Treat her well. If I hear otherwise, you won’t like the outcome.”

Alaric forced a smile. “Yes, Your Majesty.”

The hall shifted. The way people looked at Daphne now carried open admiration.

Who else could achieve this? Not only praised across the land, but even Theodric himself spoke highly of her.

Now she had entered the Crown Prince’s Wing, with Theodric’s favor behind her. Her future looked effortless.

Even Elowen, as Duchess of Duskmoor, might not match her standing.

Daphne knew it too.

Heat spread through her body, excitement barely contained.

She took a breath and looked up. “Your Majesty, I have a request.”

Theodric was in a good mood. He tilted his chin slightly “Go on.”

A flicker of cunning crossed Daphne’s eyes. “Today, I would like to receive a blessing from the Duchess of Duskmoor.”

Theodric paused. “From her?”

Daphne nodded. “She grew up with His Highness, and she and I have known each other since childhood. Now that she’s married into Duskmoor, she’s part of the family. If she offers her blessing, today’s marriage will surely be blessed.”

At once, every gaze turned toward Elowen.

No one was foolish. Everyone understood what this really was.

A blessing? No. It was a public test.

Elowen had once been meant to marry into the Crown Prince’s Wing. And recently, there had been too many entanglements between her and Alaric.

To make her bless them now was to put her on display.

Theodric frowned, clearly disapproving.

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