Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 74

Chapter 74 A Home to Build

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“I’ll go to the study to read.” He had brought back several “interesting items” from the palace, most notably Tales of Luminara, of which he had only finished half.

“Alright.”

As she began pushing him toward the study, Cassian suddenly asked, “Where do you usually review the household accounts?”

“In the room next to our bedchamber,” Elowen replied naturally.

The main courtyard was sizable, but it had only one proper study-Cassian’s.

As someone who had grown up in a military household, Elowen knew a Duke’s study would be full of important, often secret documents like military maps. She didn’t dare enter casually, fearing she might be blamed if anything went missing.

As a child at Hale Manor, she had wandered freely in and out of her father’s and brothers’ studies. They would never have blamed her.

But in her past life, she had entered Alaric’s study twice.

Once, when some important intelligence went missing, he had immediately suspected her and punished her severely.

Since then, she had become cautious.

The room next to their bedchamber was small, but it sufficed for ledgers,

Cassian frowned upon hearing this. “That courtyard hasn’t been properly arranged.”

Truthfully, before his coma, he hadn’t anticipated marrying her.

Her connection with Alaric had been common knowledge in Vanelle. Cassian, believing they were destined for each other, had left for the battlefield with a heavy heart.

He hadn’t expected to wake and find her as his Duchess..

After a moment’s thought, he decided. “This afternoon, I’ll have that room properly furnished.”

“It has a table and shelves. It’s adequate for my use,” Elowen protested softly.

She didn’t want to trouble him.

“It needs work,” Cassian insisted. “I know that room. The table is low. You sit on the floor to

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read the ledgers, don’t you? That’s not comfortable. The shelves are too small. New furniture will be purchased.”

“…All right,” she conceded, seeing he was set on it.

“Is there anything else that needs attention?” he asked.

“Nothing else.” Elowen shook her head.

Cassian, however, seemed to be making a mental inventory. “You don’t have a proper dressing room or a wardrobe chamber. And the kitchen-this courtyard lacks a dedicated scullery.”

Elowen was suddenly reminded of a scene from Tales of Luminara.

After Alrik and Luminara married, they worked together to arrange their new home.

At the time, she had thought it the height of romance-building a life with the man she loved.

A life she and Alaric never shared.

Ironically, she was now experiencing it with Cassian.

Elowen felt like fate was messing with her.

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