Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 789

Awakening Love: Reborn to Be His Duchess

Chapter 789 The Unstoppable Force

The man instinctively backed away two steps.

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Ronan clicked his tongue in annoyance. “One Duke scares you all this badly?”

Taking a deep breath, he roared, “Whoever brings me the Duke’s head gets a hundred gold pieces! Whoever captures the Oracle alive gets a thousand!”

His voice echoed into a brief, chilling silence.

Then, a greedy fire reignited in the assassins‘ eyes.

Tightening their grips on their blades, they charged wildly toward the palace doors.

The shadow guards instantly met their charge, and the courtyard exploded once more into a chaotic storm of clashing steel and deafening battle cries.

Turning to Elowen, Cassian said softly, “Ella, to cut down the snake, you must sever its head. I’m going to go kill their leader.”

Valessa tilted her head, shooting Elowen a look.

That sounds awfully familiar. Didn’t the Oracle just say the exact same thing?

Seriously, do these two share a brain cell?

Cassian then turned to Valessa. “I leave my wife in your capable hands, Your Highness.”

Valessa rolled her eyes. “She’s Nordia’s Oracle. You don’t need to tell me that. I’d protect her with my life.”

Cassian smiled in satisfaction. “Thank you.”

With that, he turned and stalked toward Ronan.

Suddenly remembering something, Elowen called out, “Cassian, be careful not to kill him! He still has Flowira.”

Cassian threw a smirk over his shoulder. “Your wish is my command.”

Watching Cassian casually close the distance step by step, an icy chill crept up Ronan’s spine.

Gritting his teeth, he drew a short blade from his waist with his left hand.

The blade wasn’t long, but it was lethally sharp.

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The assassin on his left–the one who had just called Cassian a kept paramour–was now as pale as a ghost.

But the allure of the massive bounty was too intoxicating. Biting his lip until it bled, he gripped his curved blade tightly.

Ronan leaned in and whispered in his ear, feeding his delusion. “The Duke hasn’t fought in years. Word is, ever since he got married and had kids, he’s grown soft and lazy. He’s probably nowhere near as terrifying as the legends say.

“Kill the Duke, and I’ll give you as much gold and silver as you want.”

Hearing that, the assassin locked his eyes dead onto Cassian, raising his blade to his chest.

He’s right, the assassin thought. How many years has it been since the Duke actually fought a war?

If I go all out, I might actually be able to take him!

Taking a deep breath, he tensed every muscle in his body, focusing all his energy.

As Cassian stepped into range, the assassin launched his surprise attack, lunging forward with blinding speed, the tip of his blade aimed straight for Cassian’s throat.

He truly believed he was fast–that this was the greatest strike he had ever delivered in his entire life.

But Cassian’s reaction was on an entirely different level.

His expression didn’t change in the slightest. With a simple, fluid step to the side, he effortlessly dodged the fatal thrust.

Before the assassin could even register his shock, a flash of silver crossed his vision.

He didn’t even see Cassian move before the sword punched cleanly through his chest.

A suffocating, agonizing pain exploded through his body. His eyes blew wide in sheer disbelief as he stared at Cassian, then slowly looked down at the blade protruding from his own chest, finally drowning in an ocean of absolute despair and regret.

Expressionless, Cassian smoothly pulled his sword free, letting the lifeless body crumple to the ground without a sound.

From start to finish, not a single drop of blood had splashed onto his robes.

Blood smells terrible. Ella wouldn’t like it.

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Standing nearby, Ronan watched the entire execution unfold, his heart pounding with shock and mounting terror.

So the Oracle wasn’t bluffing. Her backup really is a monster.

A single bead of sweat slowly rolled down his forehead.

It slid past his temple and into the corner of his eye, blurring his vision.

He instinctively blinked to clear it.

But the exact second he opened his eyes again, Cassian was standing mere inches away.

His flawlessly handsome face was completely devoid of emotion, his longsword leveled perfectly, the tip aimed directly at Ronan’s throat.

Ronan’s face drained of all color. Only one thought screamed through his mind.

This is no different than facing a goddamn ghost!

However, Cassian didn’t give him any time to be shocked.

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