Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 320

Chapter 320 Staying In Bed Until Noon

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Elowen lay limp in the tangled sheets, catching her breath in a rare quiet moment. Is the wine Cassian brings really that strong?

The thought barely surfaced before another wave crashed over her and washed it away.

The bed curtains swayed for what felt like hours. At some point, exhaustion dragged Elowen under. After that, she remembered nothing.

When she woke, her head felt strangely light, as if she were floating in a soft fog. She had no idea how long she’d been lying there, waiting for her senses to come back. Then she heard footsteps approaching the bed. Even half-asleep, she knew Cassian’s steady stride.

“Ella, you awake?” Cassian’s low voice came from beyond the canopy.

She managed a hoarse little “Mm.” Was that really her voice? She tried to clear her throat, but it only sounded rougher.

Cassian stepped closer and pulled back the curtains with one hand. “I made you some honey-almond pudding. Think you can sit up and eat a little?”

Elowen tried to push herself upright, but there was no strength in her body. Cassian caught on immediately and bent to help her. Without his arm around her, she would’ve fallen right back into the mattress.

“Right now…” Her voice broke off, and she went still. Is my throat really this bad?

Cassian saw the look on her face. “That’s my fault,” he said at once, looking both guilty and embarrassed. “I kept you up most of the night. Had you crying and everything. I’m sorry.”

That brought everything back at once-the tears, her broken voice. No wonder he’d brought her something soothing.

Heat rushed to her cheeks, but Cassian only looked more concerned. “Want something else to eat?” he asked. “Just say it. Whatever you want, I’ll make it.”

Elowen glanced at him, unable to quite meet his eyes. “I’m not hungry. I just… I can barely move.”

“You overdid it.” Cassian leaned in, all eagerness. “Want me to rub your shoulders?”

Her first instinct was to refuse, but before she could say a word, his hands settled on her shoulders and began kneading gently. It felt so good she couldn’t bring herself to stop him.

Honestly, I wouldn’t be this sore if it weren’t for him.

She sank back against the pillows without shame. “My legs,” she said, not bothering to hide the complaint. “Those are worse.”

“Of course.” Cassian sounded both dutiful and pleased. He moved to her calves and started massaging them with patient, practiced hands. “How’s that? Too much?”

Elowen tilted her head and nodded. “Feels good.”

Cassian kept going, slowly working the soreness out of her tired muscles. Elowen let her eyes drift half-shut as the ache gradually eased. She even found herself almost forgiving what he’d done the night before.

After a while, she remembered something. “What time is it?”

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3:4 pm

Chapter 320 Staying In Bed Until Noon’

Cassian glanced at the light outside, then said, “It was almost noon when I came in.”

Noon?

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Elowen blinked. She vaguely remembered Cassian promising weeks ago that after the wedding, they’d go together to Hale Manor and visit her family. At the time, she’d thought the timing strange. Now she understood. He’d planned this from the beginning.

She narrowed her eyes at him. “You did this on purpose, didn’t you?”

Cassian only looked at her. “Didn’t we agree you’d use my name?”

Elowen stared, thrown off. “I thought that was just… in bed.”

“I want to hear it everywhere,” he said seriously. “Not just there. It makes me feel close to you.”

Elowen looked uneasy. “Isn’t that… too familiar?”

Cassian raised a brow. “Ella, last night you called me a jerk and kicked me. Why worry about manners now?”

Her whole face went red. “That was different. We were in bed.”

He smiled at her with open fondness. “It doesn’t have to be different. We’re married, Ella. I don’t want you being so formal with

me.”

Something warm opened quietly in her chest. She bit her lip, then hurriedly changed the subject. “You said that wine didn’t do much. But it seemed pretty effective to me.”

Cassian gave her a long look. “Ella, it wasn’t the wine.”

She stared at him. “It wasn’t? Then what was?”

He answered plainly. “You called me Cassian.”

Elowen blinked. Then, before she could stop herself, she kicked at him again. “And you still want me to call you that?”

Cassian didn’t dodge. If anything, he gently caught her ankle and pressed a kiss to the top of her foot. “The first time’s always exciting. You’ll get used to it.”

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