The Beast And The Blessed

Twenty-Six: Killian

Killian’s P.O.V.

Natalie looks terrified and confused at the same time. I hated that she flinched away from me, but the way she was standing up for herself was admirable. There were only a few who had ever stood up to me, and all of them were the women in my family. My mother, my sister, and my childhood best friend.

She fit right in.

“No one is going to lay a hand on you!” I growled, feeling my beast fight for control, wanting to eliminate the threat that we had yet to be exposed to. Something made our mate worried for her life.

The anger pouring from her doubled as she reached up and grabbed both sides of her head, shaking it back and forth as she moved from the chair and began to pace back and forth. “Then why did you bring me here?!”

My jaw dropped open to yell back, but watching water pool along her eyelids caused pain to form in my chest, and I reached up and rubbed at the area.

“Joselin said it herself that I was brought here for the battle, that I was being trained so I would be strong enough to save you! Why else did you bring me here then?” Her chest moved rapidly as she stopped. pacing and glared at me with her little hands clenched into fists in front of her chest as if she was imagining wringing my neck.

“No one said anything about you dying. You save my life, yes, but she never saw you *.” I explained as I stepped forward slowly. Her face relaxed, and her eyes widened as her hands dropped to her side.

“What?” The disbelief in her tone caused a scoff of amusement to force its way from my chest, and I took another step forward.

“Where did you even get that idea?” I knew Joselin wouldn’t keep something that big from me. She had never lied to or betrayed me before, and I doubted she would start now. If she did, I would rip her heart. straight from her chest, and she knew it.

and forth across the ground as if she were reading words

heat, they were more easily triggered. I *that knowing about the battle before her heat or finding out during her heat, would have caused her thoughts to spiral out of control. I had seen women be

away and don’t have to struggle through the heat. Those that do, reacted similarly to Natalie. Their beasts would control their emotions,

would be more possessive, territorial, and sometimes paranoid. But they would

looking for her release had my body tensing, and I glanced at the bed. She had been impacted by her

were finally having a serious conversation. Especially when I couldn’t give her what

mates

But we were different.

I had thought that… Joselin said there would be a battle, and that I would have to save

save me.” I shook my head as she turned her back to me and began to walk further away. But this time, it was me who was not done with this conversation. I pushed forward, grabbing her hips and spinning her around until her chest

her lips parted. She was still angry, I knew that. But having her pressed against my body had me growing hard as images of her *flesh sliding mine last night began to *their way to the front of my

hard,” She whispered as she placed her hands on my chest, sliding one down until she could cup my *. through my pants. I let out a growl of pleasure at her touch, pushing my hips more firmly against her. “But then I go back to being an annoyance and a burden when the sun comes back up, and you are through with me, ‘Your

fingers laced through her hair as my thumb pushed her jaw up until she had no choice but

you here to be mine. If you want to be mad at me for my actions and treatment during the day, that’s fine. We will fight

licked her own to wet

she let out a soft, breathy moan that had me ready to throw her on the bed and *her until she couldn’t walk. “I can agree to be more civil, mate. But don’t you dare turn last night into anything other than what it actually was. I did not manipulate you with. nicknames and kindness, so I could *you. Everything we did last night was consensual and honest. You wanted me just as

just yet. As she relaxed into my hold, I dipped my head down to her neck and took

as she cleared her throat and pushed her hands against my chest. I released her this time, admiring the flush. along her chest, neck, and cheeks as

me just as badly. Last night was just a taste of what I