Liam stood at the balcony of his Chambers watching the night sky in silence. He was in a complete daze and had no idea when Joan walked in. She had been avoiding him the whole day like he was a plague and would use any given opportunity to get away from him. Liam was convinced that she had seen most of his memories. Especially those that involved Hazel. That was one of the reasons he couldn't approach her. He felt guilty. He had been numb for so many years that he wasn't sure exactly how love felt anymore. He was unsure of himself. Would his lice change when the mate bond no longer existed. Joan stood at the entrance of the bedroom, deliberating if she should go in or continue avoiding Liam. She couldn't possibly avoid him forever. He was the king. Maybe she should have asked for her own room, being in the same space as him was clouding her thoughts. There were some memories she had seen that she couldn't speak of, memories that would be stuck with her for life. Memories that were pu
"Why do you keep avoiding me like a plague?” Liam's question seemed to have caught Joan off guard. Her eyes grew wide in surprise, and she didn't know the response to give. “I wasn't…I didn't…well…” She started to stuttered. “It's late” She threw in her trump card. Maybe he would leave her alone if she told him she was tired. Liam thinks the opposite of what she was thinking. If he left now, they would only continue to avoid each other to God knows when. He needed to understand her, to know what she was thinking. “You are doing it again, avoiding the problem” “What problem exactly are you talking about?” It was Liam's turn to not have an answer to her question. Joan smiled bitterly when he wouldn't answer her. “That's exactly what the problem is, Liam. And you know it, so why do you bother asking me” Joan suddenly felt a rage course through her body. She was sure Hazel was the one in his heart as he was speaking to her. He was only here because of the stupid mate bond. “You can slee
How could she do that to the person she claimed she loved? She couldn't imagine the pain Liam would have gone through all these years, thinking of how she betrayed him. And Ash, why the hell was he mad at Liam, it wasn't his fault she got involved in dark magic that she knew might destroy her. Joan knew she must have had her reason, but still, she could never do something like that to Liam. Joan suddenly felt sad for her made. “I was numb for many years and decided to push everything behind Me, I didn't want to even think about it” Liam continued. He hoped his words would get through to Joan. “And then you came along, and…everything changed.” He said the last part in a low voice, but Joan heard him. She felt angry towards herself for all the times she judged him and only thought about her feelings. His feelings mattered too. You can't be hurt by someone that way and move on so easily. “Liam” Joan called his name softly, Liam continued to stare into her obsidian eyes, it was so beaut
A few hours passed until Liam finally came out of his room. His eyes searched for his mate till it landed on Joan. She was fast asleep on the couch. He felt bad because of how he treated her, but it was her good. He didn't want to forcefully mark her and snap their mate bond. He walked to the couch and stood for some minutes in front of her just watching her sleep. She looked so peaceful. He reached out to her slowly and picked her up carefully so she wouldn't wake up. Joan stirred in his arms, but she still didn't wake up from her deep sleep. She must have been really tired, he thought.Liam carried her to the bedroom as carefully as possible, when he placed her on the bed he thought she would wake up but she only turned to another side and muttered incoherent words. “What do you keep mumbling about” He muttered and leaned closer to hear what Joan was saying. Liam froze for a second when he heard her words. ‘Can I be queen’. He continued to watch Joan in silence and didn't realize wh
"All of you are pathetic,” Jared said in a mocking tone. Ash walked back and forth in front of him and it was making him a little dizzy. “I don't think he will talk that easily,” Maximus said and Darius nodded in agreement. He hated his guts of Jared, even though he too was a shapeshifter. He just couldn't stand shapeshifters pulling their hands in dark magic, it repulsed him. Because of Jared and some foolish others, shapeshifters were seen as despicable people. “You are the real pathetic one,” Darius said through gritted teeth. He was finding g it hard to hold back his anger. He wanted to snap Jared's head off. A sneer and Darius couldn't take it anymore. “Calm down” Darius was about to bite the living hell out of Jared but Saphira stopped him. “ I see why you can't talk” She said to Jared who still had an annoying smile on his face. Ash said nothing and just watched in silence as Saphira took hold of Jared's jaw. “You are one beautiful witch, you know that Saphira. You looked the s
“Finding Ash is a piece of cake for me. But the main problem is getting Jared to talk. I'm sure since he has been involved with the dark witches, he wouldn't just be able to speak even if he wanted. A dark curse would have been placed on him, like an oath” Hazel paced around Liam's study slowly. Her mind was somewhere else. “Why are you really here?” Liam asked. He had no idea what this witch was up to. Why now of all times. Hazel stopped pacing around and turned to look at Devon and Miller “i was curious” She said in her low voice. The glint of before passed through her eyes for a second. “I was curious about what the dark witches were up to” She added after some seconds.“Saphira would have figured that out by now. So I guess Jared is either dead or they let him go” Her eyes traveled between the two brothers. They didn't look surprised at her words so they guessed they must have been thinking the same thing as her. “If he is on the loose then, you need to apprehend him fast” Hazel'
"So you still have feelings for him after all that happened. You must be really crazy. He has a mate Hazel!” Diana scoffed and sat on the couch opposite Hazel. “I know that already,” Hazel retorted. “If that didn't happen back then I would be with him not her. But there is no use regretting what has happened. It's not like I can change anything” Hazel sighed deeply.Diana wanted to laugh. If she was Liam, she would have Hazel taken to the dungeons for what she had done. He almost died back then if it wasn't for her. And now she was back to remind him of what had happened. “He almost died because of you” Diana couldn't hold her tongue. No she didn't want to. Hazel's face became serious as she raised her eyes slowly to look at Diana. “It wasn't intentional,” Hazel said in a low voice.“It still doesn't change the fact that he almost died,” Diana replied. Hazel glared at Diana, her mouth was still so unfiltered. “Did I push your buttons?” Diana had a smile on her face and Hazel wanted t
Joan's eyes flew open the next morning to find Liam staring back at her. She yawned and closed her eyes again, maybe she was still dreaming. Her eyes flew open and wide the seconds. She got up in a sitting position abruptly. Liam did the same too. He had been waiting for hours for her to wake up and she finally did. “Good morning” Joan greeted in a low voice. “Morning” Liam greeted her back. Joan tried to arrange her dishevelled hair but it only ruined it the more. Liam reached out to help her and Joan flushed.Where should he start this awkward conversation about Hazel? How would he explain, she would understand he knew it but it would push her away from him when she saw Hazel. He just knew it. The root of their problem was Hazel. She wanted to hold things back because she thought he still loved Hazel. And now that Hazel reappeared without a warning, it made Liam wonder how he felt. All he could worry about was Joan. Was this just the mate bond, without the mate bond would she become