Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 224

Chapter 224 The Trap Springs

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Aveline stared, stunned. “It was her… Daphne? No wonder she was chosen as Crown Princess. Her Majesty truly sees far ahead.”

The words slipped out before she could stop them.

Then, as if remembering something, her gaze flicked toward Sylvia, her voice dropping into a quiet mutter, “Unlike certain people…”

She did not finish the sentence, but the meaning was obvious.

Yvonne’s brow creased ever so slightly.

It sounded like a jab at Sylvia, but it did not spare her either.

“By the way,” Elowen said smoothly, shifting the conversation, “on my way here, Piers mentioned the chrysanthemums in Falconcrest Manor’s garden are in full bloom. I hear there are some rare varieties this year. Would it be too much to ask for a look?”

Yvonne paused briefly, then picked up the thread. “Yes, a few years ago, we planted some rare strains. They’ve been difficult to cultivate, but they’ve finally come into their own. If you’re interested, we can move to the garden. The pavilion is a pleasant place to rest.”

The others quickly agreed, the earlier tension dissolving as if it had never existed.

Piers stepped forward at once. “Mother, I’ll go ahead and have refreshments prepared in the pavilion.”

Yvonne glanced at him, a flicker of suspicion passing through her mind.

Her son had never cared for these social gatherings.

Why the sudden enthusiasm?

Then it clicked. Sylvia was here.

Of course. Trying to impress the girl, and her along with it. Yvonne let out a quiet scoff inwardly.

So this is what it’s like, you forget your own mother the second a girl shows up.

Still slightly displeased, she gave a small nod. At the gates of Falconcrest Manor, Alaric arrived in haste.

He had barely stepped inside when a broad-shouldered man with a dark complexion moved

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to block his path.

Alaric frowned, instinctively taking a step back.

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The man quickly stepped forward again, lowering his voice so only the two of them could hear. “Your Highness. Her Grace knew you would come today and asked me to wait here for you.”

Alaric froze. “She sent you?”

“Yes.” The man leaned in slightly, his voice dropping further. “She said everything that’s happened was forced on her. She had no choice. These past days, she hasn’t been able to stop thinking about you. She said that in her dreams, you’re always there, holding her, comforting

her.”

Alaric’s breath caught.

”

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Joy surged through him, impossible to suppress.

He knew it. He had always known it. She had no choice.

If not for Cassian’s power, how could she have ended up in Duskmoor Manor?

Just imagining what she must have endured at his side twisted something deep inside him. A rush of aching tenderness flooded his chest.

“Where is she?” he asked quickly.

“The pavilion in the back garden,” the man replied. “She’s waiting for you there.”

Alaric did not hesitate. “Take me to her.”

As they moved through the manor, his thoughts churned like a rising tide. He had missed her too much.

Even before everything, he had cared for her, though he had never fully understood his own heart.

And now… Now that he had another chance, he would not hold back.

She dreamed of being in his arms. And he?

He had dreamed of the same, of pulling her close, of pressing soft kisses against her skin. The more he thought about it, the faster his heart pounded.

“Your Highness, we’ve arrived.”

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