The Beast And The Blessed

Seventy-Five: Natalie

Natalie's P.O.V.

"I'm very curious about you," The strong female voice said from behind me, and I tried not to flinch as I continued to eat my breakfast in the private dining room.

I had learned my lesson the last time I ate alone in the main dining room and didn't want to put myself under that scrutiny after what happened last night. I also wasn't ready to be back in that room quite yet. The nightmares I had without Killian by my side only a few hours ago were horrendous.

He was my heart and soul. Without him there, I was tossing and turning all night. It was amazing that I was ever able to sleep before him.

The short and curly-haired redhead flicked her finger a few millimeters by her thigh, and the chair beside me slid away from the table as she sat down. I had sat in Killian's chair as he was out for work. It felt wrong to leave the head of the table empty for someone to swoop in and claim...like Rona.

I didn't know her yet, but it seemed like something she would do.

A servant quickly brought her a glass of water before going to the kitchen to gather Rona a plate of food.

vampires and witches even more than before as I was left with the snake. "It is

me over like she was dissecting me in her mind. ’ When I first heard about you, they

and did my best to keep my face void of all emotions. Killian would have been

heard that you were crowned the queen and marked. After that, news of you being a white wolf started to spread... that's something that hasn't been around for a long time, but I have yet to see it for myself to validate that rumor." Rona eyed me from the seat to my left, where I would typically sit when Killian was here. I hated that she was in my chair, getting her smell on it. "But now I've experienced for myself that you have magic. There are so many different stories about

down. "I heard that you murdered your mother for her seat on the council

was only reinforced for me when I heard that Rona had been looking for Killian earlier in the day, not realizing that

her nails into,

Rona smirked, seeming to enjoy our bickering, but I was annoyed by the whole thing. Killian had asked me to play nice, but I didn't know how. Not when she was intentionally antagonizing me. "I will tell you that I feel

warm with anger. Everyone knew I could shift into a wolf, but only a few knew I had any ties to magic. The fact that she was one of the few who

piggyback curse. Maybe it would have been useful if you had helped her cast it." Rona's words made me

Joselin should have been here to talk to Rona about this instead

events of last night would have known it was a piggyback

their purpose. With a piggyback curse, they hold on and don't activate until the caster needs to use it. It is primarily to take

nose was slightly pink as if she had been