The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 54

Fifty-Four: Natalie

Natalie's P.O.V.

The sun seemed brighter, and I let my hand run across the stained glass design as I left Killian's empty office. I was disappointed that he wasn't there when I tried to stop by for a quick hello...and other things.

But I was too happy to let it bother me. His mark on my neck made me feel like I could do anything in the world.

I also knew that I couldn't steal all of his time. He did have work he needed to do, especially with the additional stress of the council heading this way.

"Natalie, my favorite sister! I need backup. I need you to talk to your mate!" Charlie exclaimed as she walked down the hallway toward me, disrupting my daydream as I stared at the glass mural.

She looked infuriatingly beautiful for a woman who Killian had informed me was sleeping in the woods with a bear. Her steps were light and quiet as she stopped in front of me, the anger melting away from her face as her eyes landed on my neck.

Her emerald eyes widened as she glanced up at my face and then down to my neck once more.

"Holy Hell! That fucking hypocrite!" She pressed her lips together before looking up and down the hallway to make sure no one heard her. Tobias groaned in annoyance as Charlie grabbed my hand and pulled me down the hall and toward a room I hadn't entered before.

knew he was hoping I would go check on Joselin again since Killian wasn't available. He was on

was a grand room, similar in layout to my room, but was designed specifically for a princess. While Killian had a mature beige color palette in his sitting room, Charlie's was decorated with two bright blue couches facing each other and a modern black coffee table between them. The

on the couch and glanced over her shoulder to her bedroom. The untouched bed and spotless room let me know that she had indeed spent the evening in the woods instead of here. My heart hurt for her knowing that she cared that much about the bear shifter and that Killian disapproved of the man that she was willing to sleep

all the chaos downstairs. I almost thought I forgot Killian's birthday!" She stopped in front of the couch, and I sat down

Her fingers moved up to tap against

"The chaos?"

timing really. The full moon is in two

tone she had toward my mate when he had done nothing unjustly... yet. It seemed pretty obvious

it is I need to talk to my mate about?" I leaned forward, kicking off my shoes before pulling my

whore in front of so many people!" She raised her hands into the air in frustration as she yelled before tilting her head from side to side as she contemplated her words. "Okay, so maybe not a whore, but he compared me to a mistress, which is just

call the bear hiding in the woods a coward,

sarcastically as she glanced back at me with a knowing look. "Oh, I'm sure he was. If that stubborn ass, of all people, gets

walked over, slumping into the couch next to me with her eyes closed and her head back as she

Hell, I wasn't a Lycan, but Killian was still mine. But I never thought a female Lycan would be mated to a bear shifter. "I didn't realize that he's your

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