Chapter 42

Aurelia's POV

Why would a plant need fifty guards to get to his highness? What kind of plant was that? I shut out the weird dream and turned in my sleep, throwing my hands over the body next to mine.

I could feel a warm gaze on my skin and I pried my eyes open to see Liam staring at me with a restrained look on his face.

We held each other's gaze in silence before his eyes lit up in a smile and I found myself smiling too. It was that easy for him to get to me.

"I was wondering how long you were going to be asleep," he caressed my face, brushing my hair away. "I feel bad for wearing you out," his tone took on a sad tone and so did his eyes.

His highness that was usually expressionless and cold was smiling and showing me so much emotion on his face. This was still hard to wrap my head around but every time he did this, my heart grew familiar with it.

"You're blushing again," he stated. "Why? Are you suddenly shy?"

I shook my head but my eyes fell on his chest, "No, your highness… Liam."