Chapter 55

Liam's POV

"That sly little," I clenched my fist as I spaced out. All attempts to wake Aurelia to finish what she started proved futile.

In the end, I watched her sleep and when she finally opened her eyes in the middle of the night, it was to put her hands inside my boxers and go back to bed.

How could a woman as small as her make a powerful king like myself suffer this much?

That book said a Lycan's mate could control his emotions- that was wrong. At this point, Aurelia was in control of my mental health. She was driving me crazy at this point.

"Did you say something, your Highness?"

"Huh?" I raised my head to see the elders of my City staring at me attentively and I suddenly remembered I was having my morning meeting with them. "No… I just wondered if the preparations were going okay."

"Yes, of course, your Highness," Elder Lucas assured me. "I made sure to stop by the venue."

"I can attest to that. It's lovely," Elder Thelma confirmed. "If only you could see it."

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