Chapter 1259:

Edward’s lips curled into a mischievous grin. “As if they could cage me.” Elyse laughed softly.

When they’d finished eating, Edward guided them over to Louise and Garret, who were engaged in conversation with Chesney. Nearby, another figure was deep in discussion, her back turned, giving only the hint of a tall, statuesque woman silhouetted in elegance.

“Who is that?” Elyse whispered to Jayden, her curiosity piqued.

Jayden narrowed his eyes, his brow knitting in thought. “She looks familiar. I believe I saw her at the morning celebration.”

Edward caught their quiet exchange and leaned in with a faint smile. “That’s Rebecca, queen of the neighboring kingdom.”

The sound of her name reached Rebecca’s ears, and she turned, her gaze meeting Elyse’s with a deliberate, almost feline grace.

so flawless it seemed sculpted. Her eyes, bright and piercing, held a quiet

lips curved into a smile, both knowing and warm. “Edward,”

forward, every inch the gracious host. “Allow me to introduce Jayden Owen, a cornerstone in the peace accords. And this is Elyse Lloyd, the victor of the Swan

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caught off guard, her surprise quickly blossoming into delight. “Your words are too kind. I’ll

still on Elyse. Warm, yet so

an almost imperceptible tension in Rebecca’s gaze, Elyse shifted slightly, as if to ease the invisible weight

movement, Rebecca turned back to her conversation with Louise and the others, her graceful retreat no less

and Jayden toward a

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