The Lycan King's Secret Daughter novel Chapter 29

The cobbled path wound around the edge of the palace gardens. Lanterns flickered to life in quiet succession, casting warm glows on the hedges and stone walls.

Rovan walked beside me, hands in his pockets, his face unreadable.

We hadn’t said much at first. Just walked.

Then I broke the silence.

“Elene,” I said, slowly.

He nodded once. “Yeah.”

“I mean… no one would’ve believed she wasn’t real. When she showed up as your mate, everyone thought she was from the Redfang—part of a political move. Strong bloodline, high status. And now…”

“She was a plant,” Rovan said grimly. “From your father. A test.”

“She’s my fifth cousin.” I repeated finding it still hard to believe.

Rovan stopped walking and turned to me. “I still don’t understand how none of us caught it.”

“We weren’t meant to.”

I looked at him.

He looked… different. “You passed the test,” I said, a little more softly.

“I wasn’t trying to,” he replied. “I didn’t even know I was being tested.”

“And yet you passed.”

He gave a short, dry laugh. “Doesn’t mean you know what to do with me.”

I blinked.

And then he reached for my hands.

I didn’t pull away.

His palms were warm, his grip hesitant but steady.

“Do you want me?” he asked, voice low. “Not as an obligation. Not for appearances. Just… you. Do you want me?”

The question hit like a wave. Not because I didn’t have an answer. But because I did.

I looked down.

“I need time.”

He nodded, and for a moment I thought he was going to let go.

But he didn’t.

“And your mother and sister?” I asked quietly. “How are they going to handle… all this? Me returning. Wearing a crown. Being mated to you again.”

His jaw shifted. “They’re sorry.”

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