The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 84

Eighty-Four: Natalie

Natalie's P.O.V.

It was time.

The war was here... or rather, we were going to it.

There were a lot of people depending on me not to fail. I couldn't stay in that room. If I did, I would want to touch Killian, to know that I was safe and hadn't been transported back to the darkness.

I needed to fight through it, to stand on my own as a powerful descendant and not as someone who couldn't go more than a few minutes without touching someone to ground me to their realm. It was humiliating that our people had to see me that way, and I refused to let them witness me acting so weak.

If Killian's father was trying to send me a message, then maybe instead of resisting, I needed to listen.

Killian wanted to ignore what happened and tackle one issue at a time, but I knew in my heart that they were connected.

My pace increased as I stormed down the hall, and Tobias shot me a worried look when he realized exactly where I was heading.

The infirmary doors were still open at the end of the hallway, but there was no movement inside.

I paused just outside Lillian's room.

I didn't know what I was looking for, but my eyes scanned the hallway anyway.

"You have a message for me. I'm listening." I said as firmly as I could. But I still swallowed hard as I waited for a response, terrified that I was making the wrong decision.

up as Tobias placed his hand on my arm. For only a moment, I allowed the physical contact to calm

I wasn't going to hide away, scared of the boogie monster. I was going to tame that bitch

not be pleased." George

it was

three men tense at my command." We both have our parts to play in this war. This is mine, and

than they already believed. The air

see the debate on his face as he tried to decide whether to shift. We could

ignored him, pulling my arm away when he went to touch me. He dropped his hand to his side, and I could see Tobias resisting the same urge. He nodded his head once, and I knew without him speaking that he was telling me that no matter what happened,

want to pull them into that realm with me. I didn't want to go at all. But I

I called out again as the faint whisper reached my ears. My guards stiffened, and

"Darkness runs free."

Bound in the blood, darkness runs free. He was saying nothing new, but I

"Darkness runs free.”

me, but there was nothing else here with us. The shadow men were absent, and the hallway stayed brightly lit in

more, prepared to push open

"It's too late."

with me, and now we were all going to face my demons together. Somehow

dark shadow figure appeared before us, letting out a piercing screech that made my hands fly up to

a stampede of people running toward us, but my glare stayed

is it too late?" I demanded, stepping toward the

"Darkness runs free!"

didn't seem to come from the creature. It echoed around us from all angles, and I gritted my teeth as I pushed down my terror. "You've already said that! What does it

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