Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 627

Rebom to Be His Duchens

Chapter 627 Phoenix

When Elowen first learned she was carrying twins, she had nestled against Cassian’s chest and solemnly promised that no matter what happened, she would never favor one child over the other. She had even declared she would keep everything perfectly fair between them.

Now that the babies had finally arrived, she realized the promise was far harder to keep than she had imagined.

Curled comfortably beneath the heavy blankets while soft candlelight flickered against the carved bedposts, Elowen gently brushed her fingertips across her daughter’s tiny cheek again before smiling helplessly. “Poppy,” she murmured affectionately, “your brother might grow up into a terrible little glutton.”

Cassian laughed quietly from beside her. “Well, he definitely knows how to make himself heard.”

That immediately amused Elowen even more. She tipped her face upward to look at him properly, her eyes bright with warmth and lingering exhaustion.

“He cries loudly enough to wake the entire Phoenix for his nickname?”

Cassian did not even hesitate. “I like it.”

estate,” she said, unable to stop smiling. “What if we call him

Then, after a brief pause, he added, “As for their formal names, the Ministry of Rites will prepare several options according to Avenlor tradition, and we’ll choose from those ourselves.”

Still focused on the tiny sleeping girl in her arms, Elowen gave a soft hum of acknowledgment.

“I remember,” she said. “You already told me before.”

Cassian watched her for a moment with faint amusement lingering in his eyes.

Ella’s memory certainly seemed much better now.

After spending a while admiring her daughter to her heart’s content, Elowen finally remembered something else and turned toward him again.

“Aunt knows I gave birth, right? How is she?”

Cassian reached over to adjust the blanket more securely around her shoulders before answering in usual calm tone.

his

“While you were in labor, the room was too crowded for her to get anywhere near you, so she took Marissa to Serenity Church to light prayer candles for your safety/ By the time they came back, you were already asleep. She didn’t want to wake you, so she stayed long enough to see the babies, praised them endlessly,

and left.”

Elowen nodded lightly.

Cassian lowered his voice. “Still tired? Want me to lie down with you for a while?”

Elowen immediately looked at him. “Only if you stay.”

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Chapter 627 Phoenix.

His expression softened almost at once. “Of course I’m staying”

The two of them settled back against the pillows together, and once Elowen curled comfortably into his arms, warmth spread lazily through her entire body.

After resting quietly for a while, another thought suddenly crossed her mind, and she tipped her head back slightly.

“Why didn’t you let the wet nurse feed Phoenix in here earlier?”

Cassian’s hand moved slowly along her waist in absentminded comfort while he answered.

“She would’ve needed privacy to loosen her gown, and it wouldn’t have been appropriate for me to remain in the room. Besides,” he added smoothly, “I already knew it would bother you.”

Elowen smiled faintly. “Then maybe I should feed them myself instead.”

Cassian rejected the idea immediately.

“No.”

She blinked in confusion. “Why not?”

The corner of his mouth curved upward with unmistakably dangerous amusement.

The second she saw that expression, Elowen already knew he was about to say something shameless. Heat immediately crept into her cheeks as she glared at him halfheartedly.

“You’re not allowed to say whatever you’re thinking.”

Cassian chuckled under his breath and mercifully kept the inappropriate comment to himself. Instead, he simply tightened his arms around her and pressed a kiss against her cheek.

“After this,” he murmured softly, “we’re never doing this again.”

Elowen blinked at him in surprise.

“What happened to having ten children running through Duskmoor Manor?” she teased lightly. “The estate’s big enough for all of them.”

Cassian looked down at her with a smile that carried more tenderness than humor.

“Did it hurt?”

The moment he asked, Elowen’s entire expression collapsed into grievance.

“It hurt so badly,” she complained quietly. “I thought I was going to die from it, but then I kept thinking these were our children, so no matter what happened, I had to bring them safely into the world.”

The softness in Cassian’s gaze deepened instantly.

“And that’s exactly why I can’t bear to let you go through it again.”

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His fingers brushed grody through her hair

“Besides, now we have a von Duskmoor Mapy has an heir

Klowen’s eyes brightened at one

“That’s true And now we have a daughter too. If the title of Oracle ever needs to be passed doug there’ll be someone for that tou

The more she thought about it, the happier she became

A bright smile spread slowly across her face as she continued dreamily, “Once the children are old e we’ll hand everything over to them and leave with all our gold to travel wherever we want, I’ve already so many treasures over the years too, Gifts from His Majesty, presents from Aunt… Her for gradually softened as sleepiness began pulling at her again. “And now that I’ve given birth. Aunt will definitely send me even more things… then tomorrow we still have to visit the palace, which means His Majevry will probably reward us again too…

Her words slowly faded into silence until only the soft rhythm of her breathing remained.

Curled safely against Cassian’s chest, Elowen fell asleep.

Cassian stayed exactly where he was, lowering his gaze to watch her sleeping face without moving away for

even a moment.

Then, very quietly, he murmured, “All right. Whatever you want.”

Later that night, Poppy woke briefly and cried twice.

Just twice.

Almost as though she were politely reminding everyone that she had opened her eyes.

The moment someone came to check on her, she quieted immediately, and after the wet nurse fed her once more, she fell peacefully back asleep.

Phoenix, however, proved much harder to handle.

Even after being fed and brought back, he continued crying on and off through the night.

Elowen slept deeply enough not to wake.

Cassian, unfortunately, possessed far less patience.

By the time Phoenix started crying for the second time, Cassian had already summoned Gerda inside.

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