Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 681

Love: Reborn to Be His Duchess

Chapter 681 Blood on the Arrow

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On the ride back to Duskmoor Manor, Elewen finally turned toward Scarlet and asked softly, “Tell me everything that happened today. Don’t leave anything out.”

Scarlet nodded and carefully recounted the entire attack from beginning to end.

She told her about the carriage turning into the narrow back lane, the arrows punching straight through the carriage walls, the masked men appearing out of nowhere, and Draver arriving at the last moment like a knight charging onto a battlefield.

When she finished, Scarlet lowered her gaze slightly.

“Everyone from the manor made it back safely. A few people were hurt, but only lightly.”

Elowen gave a quiet nod.

“That’s good.”

Then she looked at Scarlet more closely.

“Commander Hall nearly died protecting you today. After everything that happened… do you see him differently now?”

At the mention of him, Scarlet’s eyes turned faintly red.

She lowered her head, her voice soft and restrained.

“If Commander Hall hadn’t come today, I probably would’ve died in that alley.”

Her fingers tightened lightly against her skirt before she continued.

“Earlier, when he spoke honestly about how he felt about me, I told him plainly that my past wasn’t something respectable. But… he didn’t look down on me for any of it. I never thought there’d really be someone willing to overlook everything that happened to me and risk his life for mine.”

Elowen listened quietly without interrupting.

After a long pause, Scarlet finally lifted her head.

“So, Your Grace… I’ve decided that no matter how difficult things may become later on, I want to face them together with him.”

The words made Elowen’s heart ache warmly all at once.

She reached over and gently squeezed Scarlet’s hand.

“As long as I’m here,” she said softly, “the two of you won’t have to carry it alone.”

By the time they returned to Duskmoor Manor, Draven had already been settled inside the manor’s receiving hall while Hugh treated his injuries.

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His coat had been removed, exposing a broad, hard-built frame covered in old scars and fresh wounds alike. Linen bandages wrapped around his shoulder, ribs, and arm, and faint traces of blood had already soaked through the pale fabric.

The sight alone was enough to make anyone wince.

The moment Draven saw Elowen and Scarlet enter, he instinctively reached for his coat, clearly intending to cover himself properly in front of the ladies.

Hugh shot him a sharp look.

Draven immediately stopped moving.

Elowen walked closer and asked, “How badly are you hurt?”

Draven instantly tried to stand and greet her formally, only for Hugh to shove him right back into the chair.

Left with no choice, he stayed seated and gave a respectful nod instead.

“It’s nothing serious, Your Grace. Just cuts and bruises. Honestly, I’d still be alive even without the bandages.”

Hugh let out a cold laugh.

“The blade on your arm barely missed the bone, and you’re calling that nothing serious? Where exactly does all this confidence come from?”

Draven grinned a little despite the scolding.

“I did spend years serving under His Grace.”

From nearby, Cassian replied lazily, “That’s definitely not what I taught you.”

Hugh glanced toward him, only for his expression to darken immediately when he noticed the scrage across Cassian’s hand.

“You’re hurt too?!”

Then he ground out irritably, “None of you have the slightest talent for making a physician’s life caster

Later that evening, news arrived from the palace.

Theodric’s ruling regarding Isia had officially been delivered.

She was confined to her residence within the palace grounds and forbidden from leaving without imper permission. Her household stipend had also been suspended for a year as punishment

The sentence was neither especially severe nor especially light.

But after today, everyone understood one thing clearly.

The Baker family would never recover their former standing

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Quin delivered the message personally and lingered afterward instead of leaving immediately. Once le finished explaining Isla’s punishmetik, He smiled toward Cassian and added, “Your Grace, His Majesty also passed along another order. Formal negotiations with Nordia begin tomorrow. His Majesty hopes Your Grace will give the matter your full attention. The discussions have dragged on long enough already, and he’d like the treaty settled within half a month.”

The next morning, before dawn had fully broken across the sky. Casstan quietly rose from bed.

Elowen stirred beneath the blankets and opened her eyes sleepily. Outside the windows, the world still looked gray-blue with early morning mist.

Her voice came out soft and drowsy.

“Cassian…”

He immediately leaned down and kissed her forehead gently.

“I’m meeting with the Nordian envoys this morning,” he murmured. “The meeting starts at sunrise. Go back to sleep. It’s still early.”

Elowen gave a sleepy hum in response, rolled over beneath the blankets, and drifted right back to sleep.

Cassian watched her curled comfortably beneath the covers for a moment before quietly leaving the

room.

By the time Elowen fully woke again, sunlight had already flooded the chamber.

Cassian still had not returned, but Emily and Caius were already awake in the wet nurses arms, babbling happily to themselves.

The moment Emily spotted Elowen, she immediately reached both arms toward her with bright eager

eyes.

Elowen laughed softly and picked her up, bouncing her gently once or twice before widening her eve

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