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.

the ground as if she were reading words that only she could.

through heat, they were more easily triggered. I *that knowing about the battle before her heat or finding out during her heat,

and don’t have to struggle through the heat. Those that do, reacted similarly to Natalie. Their

paranoid. But they would also feel positive.

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

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.

said there would be a battle, and that I would have to save you, I just figured that as a human

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 was pressed against mine. “Do not turn your back to me, little one.

that. But having her pressed against my body had me growing hard as images

when you are hard,” She whispered as she placed her hands on my chest, sliding one down until she could cup my *. through my pants. I let

side of her neck. My fingers laced through her hair as my thumb pushed her jaw up until she had no choice but to look

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

her own to

not manipulate you with. nicknames and kindness, so I could *you. Everything we

down to her neck and took in her scent. Her desire was thick and driving me wild, 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

You want me just as badly. Last night was just a

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