Chapter 166
Elena’s POV
“How are you doing?” Deacon asked in a calm, worried voice as he pulled a chair closer to me beside Rafael’s bed and handed me a cup of coffee.
Accepting it, I gave him a small forced smile.
“Just what I needed,” I commented before pressing its rim to my lips and taking a small sip, letting the caffeine and its warm temperature ease me a little bit.
“You know he’ll be alright, right? You heard what the doctor said.” He was holding my free hand, squeezing it while his eyes stared into mine as though it’s asking me to believe in him.
“I’m just worried about him. It hasn’t been long yet, and he’s already in danger.” I sighed and looked at him. “I didn’t make a wrong decision, did I?”
His grandparents wanted him to stay at their pack, raised as a typical pup. But we brought him back with us, and look where he is now.
Looking pale and back in bed.
“Hey… Hey… Look at me.” Deacon pulled my seat and turned it towards him.
“It’s not your fault. We’ll handle this. We’ll get to the bottom of this and make sure whoever did this will be punished accordingly.”
“But-”
“Hey!” he called out again when he saw me in pain and caressed my cheek. “No buts. It will be alright. And look,” he pointed at Rafael and the monitor beside him. “He’s stable. He’ll wake up soon. Like the doctor said, he’s just exhausted.”
A smile formed on my lips from my newfound courage. I nodded my head in affirmation.
I was about to speak more when the phone in his pocket started ringing.
He looked at me for a while as if seeking permission, to which I replied with a nod and a reassuring smile. “Go on, it might be important.”
Pulling out his phone, he showed me the screen to show it’s his beta. Standing up, he motioned outside, “I’ll just answer it. It might be about the accident. I made him review it.”
“Alright, go on,” I mouthed at him and nodded.
“I’m so sorry, my baby,” I whispered while holding Rafael’s hands.
After a while of holding him, I felt at ease seeing how his vital signs were slowly getting better and better.
I looked at the clock and an hour had already passed. Glancing at the closed door, I sighed and thought, “The new might not have been good.”
And I was right. Because when I stood up and looked outside for him, he was no longer there. I asked the warrior
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that’s guarding the door, and he confirmed that he went back to his study room.
It only meant that he probably got another information.
“Thanks,” I said, trying to leave and follow Deacon to his office, but one of the palace maids blocked my path.
“I’m sorry for the interruption, Princess Elena.” She bowed her head in greeting.
“It’s nothing to be worried about. Is there any matter?” I asked, gesturing for her to stand back upright.
She looked hesitant for a while, as if she guessed that what she was about to say would anger me.
“What is it?” I urged.
Clearing her throat and taking a deep breath, she announced, “Duchess Diana is looking for you. She’s waiting in the back garden of her residence.”
I heaved a sigh as I felt a foreshadowing headache coming my way.
But since it’s the Duchess and my future husband’s mother, I really didn’t have much of a choice but to meet her. It’s not like I could just dismiss it when she especially asked one of her maids to come and get me.
“I understand. I’ll be right there.” Gesturing to my clothes that I was wearing, I added, “I’ll just change into a more proper attire.”
With that, she left while I went straight to my room, changing into a pair of beige slacks and a brown blouse.
After applying a light makeup and styling my hair, I gave myself a one glance in the mirror before stopping by at Deacon’s office.
I knocked and peered inside to see him drowned in his office.
“You going somewhere?” That’s his first question when he saw me walking up to him in a new pair of clothes.
I shrugged and gave him a tight smile. “Your mom is calling me.”
His hand immediately reached his temple, massaging it. “You don’t have to go if you don’t want to. I’ll handle it.”
“I’m no child, Deacon. Don’t worry about it.”
I knew he was worried about me, but if I hid behind his back for everything, things would just get worse than they already were.
“Are you sure?” he asked, reaching out for my hand and pulling me to his side, his arm wrapping around my
waist.
Looking down at him, I gave him a reassuring smile and nodded my head. “I am.”
Playing with the hair on the back of his head, I leaned my body more toward him and then asked, “How’s the call? Is there a new lead?”
“They are working on it. They’ve already tested the poison. It’s like the doctor said. It’s not that harmful, but there sure are some risks. As for who has done it, we’ll find them.”
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Looking up to me, he grabbed my hand and kissed the back of it. “Don’t worry about it. I’ll handle it.”
I nodded my head and pulled away from him.
“And I’ll handle what I should be handling,” I said meaningfully, referring to his mom, as I turned around and walked out of his office, his small laugh echoing in my cars.
Seems like he wasn’t as worried anymore. Not that he had anything to be worried about. I’ve handled his mom just fine before.
Tucking my phone in my pocket, I walked to the Duchess’s residence with my head held high and steel spine.
When I arrived at the back garden, I saw her sitting, sipping tea while admiring the thorned roses in front of her.
“You’re bold to make me wait,” she uttered without looking at me, her voice cutting sharply in the air.
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