chapter 167

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