The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 40

Forty: Killian

Killian’s P.O.V.

Her eyes were wide with wonder as she looked up at me, a smile pulling at the corner of her lips. Something about the way she was looking at me had heat rising in my cheeks and the tips of my ears, and I cleared my throat as I looked away.

It was that siren look she had, with her big green eyes and her long brown hair. Her red lips were parted just enough to show a small sliver of teeth, and her chest rose and fell faster and deeper than normal.

She was pulling me in, calling me to her.

'Boss!" My driver called out as he slammed on the brakes. My arms tightened around Natalie as she sat in my lap to prevent her from going flying at the sudden stop. My eyes burned as they flashed red, and my beast made himself known as I let out a loud growl.

My pack was surrounding the car quickly. All but the drivers were stepping out of the vehicles and shifting into their Lycan form as they roared, announcing they were prepared for battle. We were just outside the city, a mile, if not less. But the chance of us getting back into the city without an issue had gone.

I didn't need to ask what caused the chaos. Up ahead, I could see him very clearly. The smirk on his face, the black eyes, and the pale skin. He stood in the middle of the road, not bothering to hide. He was just a decoy, there to taunt us.

"It's an ambush," I whispered as I looked out the windows to the tree line on either side. No vampire would be so stupid as to stand against me and my guard on their own.

into the middle seat before pressing

birds scattered from the treetops as my men took formation. Natalie reached for

out with fear

home soon." As the words left my mouth, Tobias brushed by me in his Lycan form and shoved himself into the car. Natalie gasped as he shifted back into his skin. I watched her for only a moment longer as my men continued

hand. Another guard jumped into the other side of the car, and

away. They knew

stayed with me as I ran

apparition of the vampire, landing on the other side of the road just as the SUV sped past him. Black smoke filled the area where the vampire had just been

Black Magic.

sprinted toward the downed guard. His

Your Majesty.' Nolan called out as he tried to hold down the struggling and tortured guard to get a better look. 'I

do. It

the vampires were working with

he shifted back into his skin, his limbs flailing while he tried to pat his body down as if putting out a fire that

ensured that we wouldn't be able to follow

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