Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 95

Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess

Chapter 95 Alaric’s Whisper

Isla’s face hardened.

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On the bed, Alaric drifted in and out of consciousness. His lips moved, mumbling something.

Leaning closer to listen, Isla immediately frowned.

A short while later, Theodric arrived, his voice carrying into the chamber before he did. “How is Alaric? Has he awakened?”

Isla rose and curtsied, a shallow smile on her lips. “Your Majesty, you really should arrange a marriage for Alaric as soon as possible.”

“Oh?” Theodric raised an eyebrow. “What prompts this sudden urgency?”

“Listen to what he says in his delirium.” Isla gestured slightly towards the bed.

Theodric bent down, hearing Alaric’s hoarse whisper. “Elowen…”

Theodric straightened, his expression turning grave.

“She is a Duchess now, and yet she still clings to Alaric’s mind. Who knows what she has said to him in private? Look what she has done to our son,” Isla hissed, venom in her tone.

Theodric shot her a sharp look. “What does she have to do with this? She fulfills her role as Duchess without a hint of impropriety. Several times now, it has been our son who overstepped and offended her. If anyone has been improper, it is Alaric. I should be asking you how you raised him!”

Chastened, Isla lowered her head.

But as he looked at his son on the bed, Theodric felt a headache brewing. “Still… you are not wrong. His marriage should indeed be arranged quickly.”

A nephew crying out his aunt’s given name in his dreams?

If such a thing became known, the royal family would be a laughingstock.

And more importantly, if word of this reached Cassian…

Theodric sighed wearily, “I had thought the Garrett girl suitable, but now…”

Isla saw an opening and seized it. “The Garretts are a fine family, a worthy match for Alaric. And Alaric likes their daughter.”

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Chapter 95 Alarics Whisper

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Theodric’s gaze was skeptical. “You are certain he likes her?”

On the bed, Alaric murmured Elowen’s name again. Isla forced a brighter smile. “Even if his affection is not yet deep, marriage will foster it. It is the same in the end.”

Theodric weighed the options for a long moment, then sighed in resignation, “Fine. He is son. You may make the arrangements.”

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After breakfast, Elowen took a stroll through the courtyard, inspecting the rooms under repair and exchanging a few casual words with the servants tending the grounds.

Mira came in from outside and approached her. “Your Grace, I was passing by Rose Hall earlier and heard Lady Marwen shouting. I asked around–turns out Lady Sylvia went out.”

Cora was surprised. “Lady Sylvia left the manor?”

“Is that so strange?” Mira asked, glancing at her.

“Very! In the past, she scarcely set foot outside all year!”

Elowen was also curious. “Sylvia merely went out. Why would Lady Marwen berate her for that?”

Mira’s eyes widened. “Your Grace, you should have heard the language! She called Lady Sylvia shameless, said she must be sneaking out to meet some random man.”

Cora couldn’t help but add, “She says such things when her daughter steps out once, yet her son visits the Velvet Lantern every other day, and she never breathes a word.”

Elowen sighed.

Later, in the study, she drafted an invitation. It was for Rowena, asking her to bring her nephew to visit Duskmoor Manor the day after tomorrow.

Elowen’s thought was simple–if Sylvia and Rowena’s nephew proved suitable, Sylvia could marry and escape her mother’s suffocating control.

However, this was the first time she had composed such an invitation herself. Worried her wording might be incorrect, she took the draft to find Cassian in his study.

As she approached, she could hear someone reporting from inside. She caught the word “Crown Prince” and paused just outside the door.

The voices inside fell silent at the sound of her footsteps.

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Chapter 95 Alaric’s Whisper

Cassian looked up from his desk, his gaze finding her in the doorway.

“Elowen.” He raised a brow. “Come in.”

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