Please Be Patient Grand Duke Novels & Stories

He had waited for the Duke to set a date for Gia to go inside the inner circle to pay her respects and offer an apology, but the Duke hadn't answered back. "Why is he being so late?" Jano was by the side watching the man on an anxious spree. They had known each other long ago, as they trained in the same squad before. However, Rufus decided to follow General Hunter instead. "He will come, there are some matters to attend after these two days." "I know," Rufus understood the gravity of the situation. He had seen the mobilization of the squads when coming to the Dukedom. "However, he promised…" "I didn't promise anything," the voice of the Duke entering the study alarmed Rufus.

She helped Hattie sit up, retrieved the pills and a glass of water, and watched as her grandmother swallow them with visible strain. "See?" Hattie said, her voice thin. "I'm fine. You worry too much." But even as she said it, she was coughing—a deep, rattling cough that made Selene's blood run cold. She's getting worse, Nyx said quietly. Selene didn't respond. She's been getting worse. But you’ve been too occupied to notice. Selene felt the weight of those words settle in her chest. Nyx was right. She’d been so caught up in the gala, in Alaric, in her own swirling confusion—she had unintentionally neglected her own grandma for personal drama.