Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 200

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Watching that, the grievance and hatred inside Elowen slowly eased, little by little.

She looked up at Cassian again. She wanted to ask how he had stood up. Had his leg healed?

She wanted to ask if his hands hurt. But her head was spinning violently.

She had cried for too long. She had been hanging on by sheer force. The moment she relaxed, her body gave out.

Her vision swayed. Cassian caught her instantly. She collapsed against his chest and lost

consciousness.

When Elowen woke again, two full days had passed. It was afternoon. Birds were chirping

outside the window.

Mira’s voice was low. “Have someone catch those birds. If they wake Her Grace, that won’t do.”

Elowen lay still. She was awake, but she did not move or speak.

Someone actually went to deal with the birds. After a while, the chirping disappeared entirely.

Mira stepped inside and lifted the bed curtain to check on her. The moment she saw Elowen’s eyes open, she gasped in relief. “Your Grace is awake.”

Her face filled with joy. “Your Grace, you finally woke up.”

Elowen’s gaze drifted to Mira’s forehead. The wound from the hunting grounds was still there.

Her voice came out rough. “Did you put medicine on it?”

Mira froze. Tears flooded her eyes instantly.

She wiped them quickly and nodded. “Yes. It’s almost healed.”

Elowen made a faint sound in acknowledgment.

Mira sat at the bedside and lowered her voice. “Your Grace, the hunt caused a huge uproar. His Grace was furious. In the past two days… quite a few people in Vanelle have died.”

Elowen’s eyes shifted slightly. “People died?”

“Yes.” Mira nodded. “Before leaving, His Grace placed two shadow guards by your side. That

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day, they were intimidated by the Crown Prince and did nothing. When we returned to Duskmoor Manor, His Grace executed them.”

Elowen stilled.

“And the attendants and guards at the hunting grounds,” Mira continued. “When the Crown Prince lost control, they did not stop him. Some even went along with it. His Majesty ordered several executed and several imprisoned.”

There was unmistakable satisfaction in her tone

Elowen turned her head slowly. “What about that person?”

Mira blinked. “Which one does Your Grace mean?”

Elowen swallowed. Her throat felt dry. “The one who killed… Ember.”

Ember had listened to her. Ember had been about to run.

It was that attendant who raised the blade while no one was looking. If not for him, Ember would still be alive.

So many people had paid the price. What about him?

“He’s being held at Duskmoor Manor.”

A low, familiar voice came from the doorway. Cassian.

Elowen heard the sound of wheels and looked over. Cassian entered slowly. The wheelchair beneath him was not the same one as before.

Elowen pressed her palm into the mattress, trying to sit up, but she had no strength.

Mira hurried forward to support her. With help, she managed to sit, though she had to lean against Mira.

Cassian stopped beside the bed. Elowen looked at him. “Your Grace… I thought your leg had healed.”

“It hasn’t,” he said calmly. “That day, I heard you crying.”

He had forced himself to stand, ignoring the pain.

Elowen let out a soft sound. Her gaze dropped to his leg. “But Doctor Dray said if you forced it before it healed, it would make recovery harder later…”

“He was scaring you,” Cassian replied evenly.

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He shifted the topic. “Ella, that attendant is at Duskmoor Manor.”

Elowen fell silent.

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“Whether you want him executed outright or made to suffer first,” Cassian said as he looked at her steadily. “Ella, the decision is yours.”

Elowen understood the truth of that day. Many people had stayed silent because they were intimidated by the Crown Prince’s status and did not dare speak for her.

The attendant had only been eager to impress Alaric.

She could understand it.

But she could not accept it.

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