Chapter 89: Missing Elowyn
Orion was not having a good day.
He had woken up in his bed alone, his head strangely heavy. When he stared down at himself, he could see the leftovers from breakfast strewn all over the bed. He peered around the room, hoping to find Elowyn, but she was nowhere to be found.
Warning bells immediately rang in Orion’s head, and he leaped up, nearly staggering out of the bed as his head spun from the sudden change in position. He mentally cursed Elowyn under his breath. He had told her time and time again that the royal palace was an unsafe place for her to wander around in, but she kept trying to push her luck, so he had to use more force to get her to listen.
Why couldn’t she understand that he was doing this because he cared for her? No other men could be trusted with her presence― they would take advantage of her kindness and innocence and hurt her. Orion was just trying to do his best to protect her from the outside world, which was why he kept her inside their rooms and refused to let her speak with anyone else.
Besides, why did she need to look at other men, when he was right here in front of her? All she needed was him.
He pulled on his tunic and breeches and stormed out of his room, intent on finding her. The scowl on his face sent the servants scattering out of the way the moment they caught sight of him, which made him even angrier.
Where was Elowyn? He had stomped through the entire wing of the palace and she was nowhere to be found. To add insult to injury, he couldn’t find Ralph either. He was entirely on his own for this search.
He gnashed his teeth and grabbed the nearest servant girl, causing her to scream in fear.
"I’m sorry Duke Elsher! Please don’t hurt me!"