The Beast And The Blessed

Thirty-Two: Natalie

Natalie’s P.O.V.

Even when I had watched him murder one of my pack members, I had never heard him sound so angry. It put the fear of the Goddess right into me.

“No,” Killian growled out, and I turned to glare at him and his glowing red eyes. He had no right to tell me what to do or where I would sleep. I needed a break. I needed time to myself to get my thoughts together before I went back to being pushed around. “Things were better. I’ve been trying to make things better.”

The short animalistic way he spoke shocked me, and I stared at him blankly. It was as if his beast was speaking for him.

He looked more hurt than ever before, and I felt a pain in my chest as I realized that I was the one hurting him this time.

A push against my back forced me to take a step toward Killian, and I turned to smack Tobias’s giant hand away from me. Tobias dropped his arm back to his side quickly, but held his gaze on the wall in front of him, refusing to make eye contact with me as I glared at him.

The traitor.

“I really don’t want to fight anymore, Killian,” I said softly, my shoulders falling as I held my bundle of clothes closer to my chest.

the chance to explain before you start accusing me.” I narrowed my eyes as I saw Joselin move behind him, and he caught me glancing over his shoulder at her. Why was

a growl of frustration before looping his arm around

having my back to her, especially when she was casting magic. I didn’t trust her. At this

see or hear anything, but I knew she had done what he asked when he relaxed a small

came back tenfold. Did his father lock Killian’s mother in a room like this

to sleep in another room.” He said, holding me tightly to his

the fact that I couldn’t see Joselin behind me. Killian took in a deep breath before releasing me, and I instantly moved a few steps back until she was in my line of sight. The loss of his touch and his warmth helped me to think

a wolf responding to its alpha’s order. I had no choice. My body and mind responded before I had time to even consider resisting. “What will it take for me to convince you that there is and has never been anything between Joselin

at the full use of our names. I was sure that if the three of us were in here under different circumstances, it would be Josie and

to believe that when not only are you always together, but you abandon me to go be with her?” My hands were shaking as I tightened my hold on my clothes,

you to be with her!” He argued back before taking a calming breath and lowering his voice. “She is my advisor and my friend, but nothing

her,” Joselin muttered with disdain and what I could only assume was jealousy. “At least then, she would feel it if you

mark anymore. What were the chances of me being able to shift because of it? Slim to none, if I had to guess. Would it do to me what it had done to his parents? Would it destroy me when he chose to *Joselin or any of the

if the mark would trigger