Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 672

Chapter 672 Everything Finally Exposed

Caelan looked downrat Tamsin from where he stood, his voice turning

colder with every

“Tamsin, tell them exactly what you did today, and don’t leave out a single detail. If you lie about anything you already know what’ll happen.”

Tamsin immediately began shaking even harder

Her lips trembled as though she wanted to speak, yet fear still held the words inside her throat

“Speak,” Caclan snapped sharply.

The sudden force in his voice shattered the last of her composure

Tears burst from her eyes as she collapsed fully against the floor, sobbing, so hard she could barely force the words out properly.

“It was… it was Hilda from Lady Delphine’s household,” she cried. “She came looking for me and said Her Lady needed someone dependable for an important task inside the residence. I… I never liked Iris in the first place, so I brought her there myself. I swear I didn’t know what Lady Delphine intended to do with her. I was only following orders…”

For the first time since Caelan arrived, Isla’s expression finally changed.

She straightened slowly in her chair, her cold gaze sweeping over Tamsin like a blade, though she still said nothing.

Caelan asked flatly, “What did Lady Delphine want with Iris?”

Tamsin cried so hard her breathing kept catching between words.

“I don’t know… Hilda only said there was important work inside the residence. She never told me what it actually was. I really don’t know…”

Caelan slowly turned his gaze back toward Isla.

Her response was nothing more than a sharp, mocking laugh.

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“You’re a prince of Avenlor,” she said coldly. “And yet here you are storming into my residence over a palace attendant. Don’t you think that’s pathetic?”

Caelan’s jaw tightened visibly.

Isla watched his reaction carefully, and then suddenly something almost amused flickered across her face

The corners of her mouth lifted slowly.

“More importantly, Caelan…” she said deliberately, “does your mother know you’ve fallen in love with a servant girl?”

Caelan froze,

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Chapter 672 Everything Finally Exposed

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His pupils contracted sharply, and the answer escaped him before he could stop it.

“Iris isn’t lowborn.”

The moment the words left his mouth, a woman’s voice rang clearly from outside the chamber doors.

“That’s right. Iris has never been beneath anyone.”

Isla’s mocking smile vanished instantly.

She looked toward the entrance in complete disbelief.

Elowen stepped calmly into the chamber.

Not a strand of hair was out of place. Her clothes were immaculate, and there was no trace whatsoever of the ambush that had nearly taken place earlier.

Isla’s face slowly drained of color.

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“You…” she whispered. “How are you still alive?”

Elowen stopped a short distance away and looked at her calmly.

“That’s a strange question, My Lady. Of course I’m alive.” Her gaze sharpened slightly. “What? Were you hoping otherwise?”

Isla’s fingers tightened abruptly against the armrest.

She had sent every assassin under her command to intercept the carriage from Duskmoor Manor. Those killers were people she had spent years cultivating in secret, the result of nearly half a lifetime of planning.

So how was Elowen standing here completely unharmed?

Had they failed?

Elowen, meanwhile, knew absolutely nothing about the assassination attempt itself.

She simply walked to Caelan’s side, exchanged a brief glance with him, and gave a small nod before turning back toward Isla.

“My Lady,” she said evenly, “I didn’t come here to play games today. Please hand Iris over.”

Hatred immediately surged into Isla’s eyes.

“Hand her over?” she repeated slowly. “Elowen, you helped destroy my Alaric. You left him dead without even an intact body, and now you still dare come here demanding things from me?”

Elowen’s brows shifted faintly.

Isla’s eyes had already turned red with fury.

“You think I don’t know?” she hissed. “His head disappeared. Disappeared! That was your doing, wasn’t it?

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You wanted him dead, and even after he died you still refused to let him rest whole. at you be so vicious?

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Mas Majesty already investigated Alaric’s death thoroughly. Daphne killed him, and it had nothing to do me nad Of My Lady refuses to accept the official judgment, then perhaps you should take the matter to

Majesty instead of throwing accusations at me without proof.”

viet out a cold laugh.

on and Cassian bribed the King’s Guard, bribed the matrons in the Secluded Wing, and even anipulated Daphne herself. You think I can’t see what really happened? You and Cassiar are the ones no pushed her into killing my Alaric!”

voice grew sharper and sharper with every word.

Do many blows had fallen one after another these past few weeks, and by now she felt stretched so thin

suit seemed one more hardship might finally break her altogether.

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ing directly at Elowen now, she finally abandoned all restraint.

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you from the very beginning,” she spat bitterly. “The first time I saw you, I already couldn’t stand . The only reason I ever tolerated your presence at all was because of your father.”

Ebreathing had become uneven with rage.

pent you your days climbing walls and running wild like some unruly child without a shred of dignity. yet you sou still clung to my Alaric constantly. Sneaking out into the streets alone wasn’t enough for you. always dragged him along too. One time you nearly got him killed.” Her eyes burned viciously. “You hought saving him afterward meant he owed you something? That injury to your knee was exactly what you deserved. You should’ve died beneath those carriage wheels.”

The hatred in her voice grew uglier with every sentence.

Every time I looked at you smiling like some empty-headed fool, I wanted to tear your face apart. Alaric was destined to become Crown Prince and eventually rule this kingdom, while you were nothing but a hameless girl chasing after him without knowing your place. And then His Majesty actually intended to rrange a marriage between the two of you…”

jer expression twisted with disgust. “A girl like you wasn’t worthy of even a single strand of his hair. Of ourse I interfered. Of course I warned him away from you. I wanted him to finally see what kind of oman you really were and stay as far from you as possible.”

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Chapter 678 Blood Before the Hall

Floween stood motionless herexpression so composed it bordered on indifference.

By now Isla had nearly exhausted herself from shouting. Her breathing had turned ragged, and every furious word seemed to scrape painfully from her throat.

You stole Alaric’s place as Crown Prince. You destroyed his reputation. You took his life. And now you won’t even leave him whole enough to rest in peace”

The memory of what she had seen inside the coffin struck her again with brutal force.

Her eyes had gone bloodshot from grief and rage, and just then, as her gaze swept wildly across the room, she noticed the dagger resting nearby.

Something changed in her expression instantly.

The despair twisting across her face sharpened into the reckless resolve of someone who no longer cared whether she survived the next moment or not.

Without warning, Isla snatched up the dagger and lunged toward Elowen.

Fortunately, Elowen reacted quickly.

The instant she caught the flash of steel, instinct took over. She stepped backward and twisted sharply aside just as the blade sliced through empty air where she had been standing only a heartbeat earlier.

The dagger barely grazed the sleeve of her gown.

But Isla had thrown herself forward with too much/force to stop now. She stumbled several desperate steps ahead, completely off balance, and crashed toward the entrance doors.

At that exact moment, Theodric was striding toward the hall with a dark expression already clouding his face.

From where he stood, Isla came hurtling out through the doorway with her hair in disarray, eyes blazing wildly, and a dagger gleaming in her hand.

Theodric’s face changed instantly.

“Your Majesty!”

Before anyone else could react, Cassian moved first.

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His figure crossed the distance in an instant as he stepped directly in front of Theodric and caught the blade with his bare hand.

“Cassian!”

Theodric’s eyes widened in shock.

Looking down, he saw Cassian gripping the dagger tightly enough that the sharpened edge had sliced

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doplum his palm Host immediately spilled thraigh is fingers and placere heavy onto the one floor beneath them pooling bogdancingly fast

Theodics expression darkened with fury

The King’s Guard rushed forward at once and forced Isla vidently to the ground before pinning her arms behind her back

Theodric immediately turned toward Quin

“Go get the royal physicians Now!”

Quin bowed quickly and hurried off at once.

Meanwhile, Cassian finally loosened his grip enough to transfer the bloodied dagger into his left hand.

The wound across his right palm looked horrifyingly deep, flesh split open white blood continued streaming steadily down his wrist.

Theodric frowned so hard it nearly twisted his features,

“How did you cut yourself this badly?”

Cassian only smiled faintly, as though the injury hardly mattered at all.

“As long as Your Majesty is safe, it’s nothing serious. I’m not made of glass.”

Theodric’s chest tightened painfully at the answer.

What an incredible brother

I could search every kingdom in the world and never find another brother like Cassian.

Then Theodric turned slowly toward Isla, and whatever remaining warmth he once held for her disappeared entirely.

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“You attacked me and injured the Duke of Duskmoor in the process. Do you understand what you’ve done?”

His voice was cold enough to freeze the entire hall.

Isla struggled weakly against the guards restraining her, her face pale as candle wax.

“I wasn’t trying to harm Your Majesty,” she said hoarsely. “How could I possibly dare attack Your Majesty? D

would never…”

Cassian stood nearby with blood still dripping steadily from his hand while the dagger remained clasped. in his other palm.