The Beast And The Blessed

Twenty-Nine: Killian

Killian’s P.O.V.

What is your favorite color?

That is what I went with. I could have asked her anything, anything at all, and I went with what her favorite color was. I wanted to shift into my beast just so I could chew my own foot off for my *question.

Blue.

The small detail seemed so big to me, and I couldn’t help but smile widely to myself as I remembered the way her eyes had lit up when I had asked her. She liked that I had taken an interest and had broken the silence.

I liked the silence normally. I loved it even. It was the only way I could keep the hundreds of thoughts in my head straight as I managed an entire kingdom. But sitting with her in silence, knowing she was mad at me, made me itch with discomfort. I wanted to hear her voice and feel her touch.

So I broke it, and the bright smile she sent me in response was worth it.

I sent a quick message to Natalie’s personal maid, telling her to make sure there were plenty of blue dress options for her tonight. She acknowledged my request, and I sat back in my desk chair, trying to picture Natalie in a blue dress.

Every curve of her body was made to be shown off, and I found myself closing my eyes as I pictured my mate

“Don’t tell me I’m interrupting something.” Joselin’s voice called out from the entrance to my office. I opened my eyes to see her standing by the open door as she smirked at me. “You look happy. I’m assuming you two worked things out?”

I tried to push down my smile, but I couldn’t. I just kept picturing how Natalie had lit up when I spoke to her this morning. “We came to an understanding.”

“How romantic,” She said deadpanned as she entered my office, pausing with her hand on the doorknob as if questioning if she wanted it open or closed, before giving in with a sigh and swinging it *behind her. “And Natalie, how is she?”

was kind of hard to with her looks and upbringing. The eyes gave away more information than most people knew and not being able to see her irises made it very difficult to read

that they moved now, and the palm she rubbed against her thigh, she

me. I knew she was asking if things would be okay between her and Natalie. She had been excited to bring Natalie home. Not many women in the castle enjoyed talking to Joselin. She didn’t know how to interact with people and came

Joselin said as she dropped her head back against the

her.” I looked

blew back from her face,

from my head. Baby steps.

should you?” I snapped

snapped before turning to walk out of the

I ground my teeth as she turned her back to me

what do you think?” She argued as she

spending the

her, locking her back in the room with me as her head fell forward. Charlie and Joselin loved each other like sisters, but Joselin hated all the

you

I would never turn my people away. If they wished to welcome their princess home, they were more than welcome to. Maybe it would make Charlie feel loved enough

I waited for Natalie, I was ready to pull my hair out. Never before had I cared about women’s clothing, but

as she walked by, looking like she was sent by the grim reaper himself in her black lace, floor-length dress. She didn’t stop, and I scowled further at the back of her head as she was let into the ball. She didn’t bother to wait for her introduction, and I knew I would find her going directly to the food table, the same thing Charlie was bound to do once she got

could respond, and I turned to see the most beautiful woman standing before me. Her eyes glanced from me to the back of Joselin as the doors were closed behind her with. uncertainty, and I shook

forced a smile back to me, and I glanced down

She had

and I resisted lifting my hand up to rub away the odd

she was wearing heels from how tall she was, and I briefly wondered what it would be like to see her in only the