The Beast And The Blessed

Forty-Five: Killian

Killian’s P.O.V.

Getting the news that Joselin was preparing to summon the council had me on edge. If the vampires found out, they would know that they had the upper hand. They would know that we were struggling.

Even worse, if the witches on the council had turned on us, we could be bringing in the enemy.

It was exactly what we wanted to avoid, but I had to trust that Joselin knew what she was doing. She was cautious and hated to call upon them if she didn't have to. Of all the people in the world, she hated them the most.

It would take time for them to arrive. As much as I wished they could just pop in, very few witches had that ability. There had only been a few who had that level of strength.

Between her power and loyalty, having Joselin take over as the royal advisor was a no-brainer. The fact that she was my best friend just made the decision that much easier.

I looked up from my computer as my office door was shoved open. The anger of being disrupted so disrespectfully melted away as quickly as it had appeared as my little mate walked in with her head held high. Tobias reached in quietly and closed the door after her, giving us our privacy.

Her big doe-eyes sparkled with determination, and her pink lips pushed out as she seemed to be contemplating what she wanted to say. I pushed my chair back and patted my thigh, praying that she was here for more than just a conversation.

"We are soulmates, right?" She asked, and I fell against the back of my chair as I watched her, my arm falling on the rest as my eyes scanned her over.

"Yes."

She let out a breath before biting her lip. There was nothing about it that signaled she was trying to seduce me by doing so. She seemed nervous. But from the twitch in my pants, it was still having an effect.

’I am going to be your queen?”

My head tilted to the side as an uncontrollable smile stretched across my face at the thought. I couldn't wait to have her ruling by my side officially, for the entire world to know that she was my one.

”Yes." 'You said I smelled like a wolf, so I just need something to help trigger my shift, right?"

My smile fell as my eyebrows pulled together. "Yes, my mate. What has you so bothered?"

My arm lifted again instinctively, and Natalie stared at me for a second longer before she let out a sigh and walked around my desk. All of the noise in my head fell quiet at her touch as she sat across my lap sideways.

The attack, the impending war, and the petty trouble among my people that I was trying to balance and take care of were locked in a box and shoved to the back of my mind.

"You've been distant the past few days, ever since you let me see you in your Lycan form. I know you've been busy, but I just wanted to make sure that we were okay because I wanted to talk to you about something." I could hear the insecurity in her voice, and I knew without her saying that she was worried that I was shutting down on her again.

Little did she know that I had already given myself to her, and she had already imprinted herself on my heart. It was hers. All of it, and all of me. I wasn't going to change my mind now. She was stuck with me.

I looked over her face, before deciding that now was as good a time as any to have this addressed. "You were scared of me."

Her jaw dropped open, and her eyes widened as she let out a laugh. "I was not scared!" "I could smell it! Before I walked away, you smelled of fear." I looked away from her with my teeth clenched together. I didn't want her to see just how much it was eating away at my soul. But her continued laughter, while beautiful, was frustrating.

actually look her way until she pinched my chest. I turned to glare at her, but she opened her mouth to speak before snapping it shut and closing

it." I said, wrapping my arm around her back tighter and holding her to me. If I needed to shift

I should be working to make sure that I was giving her the love and attention

and used my thumb to pull it free from her teeth. "I was actually thinking about what would happen if we had done stuff with you like that. Then I realized how sharp your nails were, and it freaked me

her forehead joining in until she was lit up like a

attracted to me still?" I couldn't

consumed me as

but I pulled her back to my chest. "You were just a bit harrier than normal, and your face had only partially shifted...

my head as I stared down at her. She was right that nothing would happen in that form. It didn't mean that I hadn't thought about it too. But

skin of

unable to resist tasting her soft flesh after not having her for several days. Now that I knew what was going

when I

she couldn't breathe. I wanted to satisfy her to the point that all I had to do was look at her and

kisses along her neck, licking and tasting the skin there. Her hands tightened around my biceps as she turned to press her chest against mine, and I let out a growl of

would have to come back to it. She needed a release as much as I did. The stress was too much, and I

hand, cupping the side of her neck and lifting her jaw with my thumb

made her eyes snap open, and her pupils expanded with desire as she licked

leaned in to steal a kiss. She pressed against me eagerly, her body twisting as she adjusted herself. I groaned in pleasure as she

to you," She whispered as she pulled back slightly, her nose still touching mine. "I promised myself that I wouldn't leave here until I talked to you." "And if I don't want you to leave?" My hands gripped her hips tightly as I ground against her. Her eyes widened before rolling back as

either option. Whether we talked before I fucked her or after, I would still be sinking

She muttered as her hips began to

of excitement flashed over her face. But she did as I asked without hesitation.

before swallowing and

"Good girl."

The curves on her body were fucking perfect, and I stood behind her. My hands cupped her ass, squeezing it hard until she gasped before letting them slide under her

pulled the pad of her bra down. She rubbed her ass against me, and I began

to whisper in her ear, and watched with pride as goosebumps rose along her chest. "I have been dreaming about this, right here,

head turned, wanting me to explain, but I bit her earlobe

much as I was as she

next, and my hands tightened into fists at my sides as I resisted

her hands moving to her jeans. I fucking loved those jeans on her, but she looked better without

to take over. I loved that she listened to my commands.

free and completely bare in front of me, I took a moment to examine her. She was the sexiest creature I

as I walked her back to my desk until her bare thighs pressed against the edge. She trembled as I whispered in her ear, and I could smell her

she whispered absently as her eyes stayed locked on my lips, but I had other plans for her. I reached around her,

"Turn back around, baby."

blades with the other until her chest was pressed against the cold, polished wood of the desk. I nudged her feet

see her wetness glistening in the light, ready for me to take her. I wondered just how long she

I looked