Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 227

Chapter 227 A Fragile Plan

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If Cassian showed up in person, the Duke of Falconcrest and Duchess Yvonne wouldn’t dare object, and the wedding would be arranged with all the grandeur and urgency expected.

But that kind of splendor was only surface deep. To outsiders, it would look dazzling, all lights and celebration, but for Sylvia, marriage was for life, and what came after might not be

easy.

No matter how much Piers cared for her, he was still just one man. He couldn’t shield her every moment of every day.

In the end, it all came down to whether Yvonne truly accepted Sylvia.

“I’ve thought it through,” Elowen said, her expression steady and sincere, “If everything goes smoothly, Duchess Yvonne will come around. When that happens, everyone wins.”

Cassian watched her, something soft settling in his eyes. He gave a faint smile. “Alright.”

The way he looked at her made her ears warm. She shifted the topic, “Do you like the pastries?”

“Very much,” Cassian said without hesitation.

Elowen smiled, pleased. She picked up another plate of delicate honey-almond tea cakes and started toward the door. “Then you keep eating. I’ll bring these to Sylvia so she can try some.”

Her wrist was caught gently.

“Where are you going?” Cassian asked, his voice carrying a quiet pull.

“I told you, I’m taking them to Sylvia.” Elowen glanced back at him, amused.

“Go later.” His arin tightened slightly as he drew her back to his side, his voice dropping near her ear, “It’s been a while. I missed you.”

Elowen lost her balance and landed in his lap. She tilted her head. “We slept next to each other last night. That’s your idea of a long time?”

Even so, she set the plate aside first.

Cassian let out a low laugh, his chest rising beneath her. His arm wrapped tighter around her. “A whole morning, that counts.”

He leaned in, resting his forehead lightly against hers, their breaths brushing together. “Just

one kiss.”

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Chapter 227 A Fragile Plan

Then he kissed her.

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Alaric returned to the Crown Prince’s Wing, restless and on edge. Not long after, he was summoned to the study by Theodric.

The moment he stepped inside, a stack of papers came flying at him, smacking straight into his head.

“Useless!” Theodric’s voice rang out, sharp with anger.

Alaric dropped low at once, pressing his hand to the floor. “Your Majesty, please calm your anger.”

“Answer me,” Theodric snapped, “What were you doing at Falconcrest Manor?”

Alaric kept his gaze lowered, his voice tight with unease. “Your Majesty, I only stopped by briefly, had some coffee, and left.”

A cold laugh followed. “Seems your injuries have healed nicely. First you run to Duskmoor Manor to stir trouble, now Falconcrest Manor for coffee. Where next, Hale Manor?”

Alaric’s face drained of color.

Theodric caught every flicker of his reaction, his tone growing colder. “So you won’t be going to Hale Manor after all. Not surprising. The one you’ve been so fixated on is no longer there.”

Nothing in Vanelle escaped Theodric’s notice, especially anything tied to the Crown Prince’s Wing.

Cold sweat gathered at Alaric’s temples. “Your Majesty… I was wrong.

”

“Wrong?” Theodric’s eyes were filled with disappointment, sharp and unyielding. “Alaric, don’t think sitting in that position means you’re secure. Among your brothers, there are those steadier than you, more capable than you. And Cassian is in his prime, stronger than you in both mind and command. Now that he has a household of his own, if I were to entrust the realm to him someday, it would not be unreasonable.”

The words struck like thunder.

Alaric’s head snapped up, disbelief flooding his eyes.

If the throne went to Cassian, then Elowen, as Duchess of Duskmoor, would stand beyond his reach forever.

He bowed deeply, his voice tight with urgency and regret. “Your Majesty, I was foolish. At the hunting grounds, I frightened… my aunt, and I’ve felt uneasy ever since. I feared it might cause tension between you and His Grace, so I only meant to apologize in person.”

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