The Beast And The Blessed

Fifty: Killian

Killian’s P.O.V.

The man grunted loudly as I gripped him by the neck, slamming his back against the truck of the large pine tree. Before tonight, I had nothing against his kind. The bear shifters kept to themselves in the forest. They didn't bother building cities or living in them. They preferred to be in the wild. They had cabins and huts. Some even lived in caves. 1

I wanted to scoff at that, but it was their choice.

Bears were known to be more instinctual and animalistic. They were also naturally more violent.

But tonight, I was ready to declare war against them if he caused any more delay in me getting back to my mate.

"Put him down!" Charlie screeched as she burst through the tree line, baring her teeth at me.

My head tilted to the side in my Lycan form as I watched her rush toward me. She stood at his side but made no move to forcefully remove my claw from the man. She knew if she did, I would just rip his throat out and be done with it.

But what pissed me off, even more, was that he didn't fight back. I was itching for a fight. For every second I was kept from my mate, I was getting more on edge.

"He attacked one of my men, Charlotte. You know the rules." The snarl behind my words made her eyes widen in fear, terrified for the fate of the man who carried her scent. Their intimacy was the only thing holding me back from ending his life.

"It was self-defense." His statement was void of emotion, but I could see the anger burning in his eyes. He wasn't submitting, but his animal was also not at the surface. He had an incredible amount of control. It would take a strong shifter to contain their beast when their life was being threatened. ’ He attacked me first as I was minding my own, turning in for the night."

I narrowed my eyes as I scanned his face, but there was no sign of deceit. Blood was thick in the air, and I smelled it as soon as I reached the edge of the city. My hand loosened from around his neck as I held his stare.

a threat to our people." The familiar voice of one of my guards only reinforced my suspicion that the bear was speaking the truth.

title. Only he seemed to be oblivious to the fact that she

guard, one of my head warriors. But he fucking earned it. He was allowed to demand

daughter, Lindsey, who were always pushing for more power. I had been stupid to ever let Lindsey into my

few dates with Charlie, trying to hide what a despicable weasel he truly was, so he could attempt to worm his way

she wouldn't listen to me if I told her that she could not see him anymore. That would have only pushed her closer to him. Instead, I let him court her, keeping a close eye on the man so I could make sure

she saw right through him, calling it off before anything could

have ripped his throat out, freeing my sister from the poisonous man, but losing her in the process. Even if she didn't die, she would

stands, but if I had

would

prick. She deserved better than him, and I would stand by that opinion for the rest of my

into my claw so he could reach

concern for his own safety. He didn't care that I still had the upper hand and could end him before he could blink. He

looked at me suddenly as

yelled, stepping forward but stopping when I turned

and I heard the overlapping in my voice

of a wolf barreling through the trees made Xander's eyes widen, but I refused to turn and look as

a stop by his son, shifting back to his skin and dropping

just a young and ignorant

offense to his father's statement of being a stupid

brought my mind back to my mate, and I grew angrier that I