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.

eye flickered back and forth across the ground as if she were reading words

*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 locked up in the dungeons while they suffered because of their

have to struggle through the heat. Those that do, reacted similarly to Natalie. Their

territorial, and sometimes paranoid. But

how wet Natalie had been for me last night, how she had rubbed herself against me shamelessly, looking for

talking about. She didn’t need me trying to *her again when we were finally having a serious conversation. Especially when I couldn’t give her what she wanted after we had finished. I still didn’t quite know what she wanted. I *she was expecting us to ride off into

mates normally

But we were different.

one did.” She whispered. “Huh. I had thought that… Joselin said there would be a battle, and that I would have to save you, I just figured

me and began to walk further away. But this time, it was me who was not done with this conversation. I pushed forward, grabbing

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

as she placed her hands on my chest, sliding one down until she could cup my *. through my pants.

pushed her jaw up until she had no choice but to look into my eyes. She did not have the power here. I did.

to be mad at me for my actions and treatment during the day, that’s fine. We will fight about it all you want.” I bent down and hovered my *over hers.

her own to wet

her stomach, and 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

neck and took in her scent. Her desire was thick and driving me

make an effort to be civil and to treat me better than you have?” She asked 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 she

badly. Last night was just a taste of