Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 209

Chapter 209 Soft and Sharp

Cassian did not speak right away.

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Elowen wrapped her arms around his waist, her voice soft and drowsy. “Cassian, don’t forget. Tomorrow…”

Cassian listened, his heart softening to the point of ache. He looked down at her face and wanted very badly to kiss her.

But halfway through her sentence, Elowen drifted off to sleep.

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Cassian swallowed the warmth rising in him. After a moment, he answered quietly, “Alright.”

He pulled her gently into his arms.

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Then, unexpectedly, a strange feeling crossed his mind. His brows knit together.

What she had just said earlier… that did not sound like something a sister-in-law would casually teach.

It had felt real. Almost like experience.

But she was only seventeen. It was her first marriage. Where would she have learned such things?

Cassian thought of the betrothal banquet.

Before that, Elowen had been wholly devoted to Alaric. Everyone assumed she would beg to marry into the Crown Prince’s Wing.

Yet she had suddenly changed her mind and asked to marry Cassian instead.

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He let out a faint sigh. Ella. How many secrets are you carrying?

He looked at her peaceful sleeping face. His heart gradually steadied.

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Even if she has secrets, what does it matter? Right now, she’s here with me. She’s my wife.

She was the bloom he had chosen to tend. In time, her heart would turn toward him. When their hearts aligned and trust grew deep enough, she would tell him everything herself.

During the two days Elowen had been unconscious, Cassian had stayed by her side without closing his eyes.

To say he was not tired would be a lie. Only now with her breathing even in his arms, did he

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finally allow himself to rest.

Holding her close, he fell asleep as well. They slept long and deep, until late the next morning.

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Elowen woke because she felt too warm. She struggled to lift her head. Her gaze fell on Cassian’s neck.

He had just returned from the Northern Reaches, his skin slightly darker from the sun. His Adam’s apple rose cleanly at the center, the line of it sharp and smooth.

Without thinking, she reached up and brushed it lightly with her fingertip.

His throat moved once. Then again.

Whether from her touch or not, she could not tell.

Guilt flickered across her face. She quickly pulled her hand back and shut her eyes, pretending to sleep.

Her wrist was caught instantly.

Elowen opened her eyes in surprise and met Cassian’s dark gaze. He had just woken. The rims of his eyes were faintly red. He lowered his eyes to her, studying her closely.

“Cassian, I-”

She had intended to explain why she had touched him. Before she could finish, Cassian leaned down and kissed her.

It had been nearly half a month since their last kiss. Elowen froze, eyes widening. Cassian, however, kissed her slowly, seriously. His eyes closed, his lashes casting faint shadows.

The kiss deepened. The deeper it went, the softer her body became.

She could not help it. She closed her eyes. It felt like she was melting.

It felt good.

At some point, she even pressed closer and kissed him back. She had no idea how long passed before Cassian finally pulled away.

The bed curtains still held the warmth of their breath.

Elowen’s cheeks grew hotter and hotter. After a while, she asked quietly, “Cassian… is that tonic still affecting you?”

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Cassian laughed softly. “No.”

He touched her cheek. “That was over long ago. Ella, I just wanted to kiss you.”

She froze, then flushed completely.

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Cassian kept looking at her. That bright red face was dangerously endearing. Dangerously distracting.

Elowen could not handle his gaze. She scrambled up and called, “Mira. What time is it?”

Mira had been waiting outside the curtains. “Your Grace, it’s already noon.”

Elowen blinked. “That late?”

Mira replied, “His Grace instructed that you rest well.”

Elowen could not exactly scold Cassian. She pressed the back of her hand to her cheek to cool it. “Come in then. I need to get up and wash If Her Majesty comes by later, I should receive her.”

Mira stepped closer. “Your Grace, it’s alright. Her Majesty is already here.”

Elowen froze. She flung the bed curtain aside and leaned out. “Her Majesty is here?”

Mira nodded. “Yes. She has been waiting for some time.”

She added, “Duchess of Falconcrest is with her.”

Elowen’s head throbbed. Just last night, she had told Cassian she wanted him to act a little colder toward her in front of others.

Isla was outside. And Cassian was in her bed. How was that supposed to look distant? And with Duchess of Ealconcrest here as well.

Elowen felt as though she had been placed beneath a blazing hearth, every gaze pressing down on her at once. A hand slid around her waist. She gasped softly as Cassian pulled her back into his arms.

She looked at him. “Your Grace, Her Majesty is outside.”

“I heard,” Cassian said, the corner of his mouth lifting. “Do you want me to put on a show with you?”

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