Chapter 43

Aurelia's POV

I spent the day with the maids beating myself up. I couldn't get Liam's words out of my head. It was even worse when I realised that I brought it upon myself.

I incurred his distrust and he would probably never trust me again. I wished he would cut me some slack. I've been running away for days after I left Norton's castle.

I could still remember the straight look on his face when he got up from the bed and how he left my room without even bothering to glance at me.

What did he want me to believe? The only time we communicated was with kisses and he barely ever answered my questions.

What happened to pillow talk? I couldn't just take his words and eat it up. Trust was something that needed to be built and apparently, Liam simply wanted me to rest in him.

I felt terrible that he called me a liar but I had truly meant that. I wasn't going to try to leave anymore. The fact that he returned to me with words of affection even after hearing what that spy had to say was en