The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 92

Ninety-Two: Natalie

Natalie's P.O.V.

'You seem disturbed." Aurora's soft voice called out, and I glanced over at her with a forced smile.

I trained for hours with Tobias, exhausting myself as I learned new ways to fight against vampires and avoid getting bitten. He still wouldn't talk to me, and I refused to pressure him into it. Whatever his reasons were, they were none of my business.

His silence only seemed to make him all the more terrifying.

I closed the book I was studying as she approached me. She sat in the armchair to my left, staring into the fire.

"My people are about to go to war tomorrow. Many will die. That should disturb anyone." My eyes raked over her features as I still failed to locate any apparent similarities between us. Even though Joslin never had the chance to test my blood with the council arriving, I knew Aurora was being truthful about our connection, but it was still unsettling.

"Yes, I suppose you are correct." She sounded distracted, and I waited patiently for her to tell me why she had sought me out. I had my own questions, but I wasn't in a hurry. I would be getting my answers from her sooner or later. "I'm afraid that I won't be much help tomorrow."

My eyes narrowed when the sudden fear of her leaving settled into my gut. Was this it? Was she going to abandon me again? "What makes you say that?"

She smiled sadly as she turned to face me, leaning her head against the chair. 'You’re growing stronger every day."

'You've said that already, repeatedly.’ My annoyance must have been evident in my tone because her smile fell. Her look reminded me of when the mother who raised me would scold me for something.

I wasn't going to apologize for my irritation when she crashed into my life and refused to give me anything other than vague statements that didn't answer any of my questions.

'We share in the Goddess's gift." She stated as she pulled her eyes away from me, looking dejected. "But yours is unlike anything I have ever seen before. My mother and every woman before her had it. We are at our strongest in The Sanctum. The longer we are away from it, the weaker we get. We didn't know if the gift would die if we were away too long, so we were never gone for more than a few weeks. It is how we recharge.

Eventually, we stayed there, hiding from the people who wanted us dead. We were invincible there. No one could get to us."

been reading. No matter how big and beautiful, I couldn't imagine living in

seen anything like it in our family." She cleared her throat, adjusting in her seat. It was the first time she had seemed uncomfortable since arriving here, instead of her usual elegant and confident self. "When I had the vision of you as a baby, I thought the Goddess was telling me you needed to be raised away from The Sanctum and among wolves. I left you right where she told me. I watched as they found

cracked as she continued to stare into

raised away from The Sanctum. I know I was wrong now, but I am still so

Would I have met Killian when he was playing there with Joselin as kids, or would I have been hidden in one of the caves and never experienced the true love

on

great man." She smiled, discretely trying to

Is.

must still be

was the next in line to become Alpha when I met him,

the time. They thought he would produce stronger heirs with his fated mate than he would if he marked

breath and composed herself as she sat up straighter and turned

his elders had set up their own Offering with a few allied packs where he found his mate. He had already claimed her by the time I got there. So, I went home and never went back. From what I have heard, he

watched as her fingernail dug into

stated as I

the city as we speak. He came with the packs to fight

curious about the man, but I felt no urgency to run off before a war to meet him. I needed to continue to study so I could be as prepared as possible. "And you don't want

I never will. I can't face the woman he chose over me." She looked young and heartbroken. If I didn't look closely to see the wrinkles around her eyes, I would have thought she was no more

at the idea of facing my

for your mate?" My curiosity got the better of me, and I regretted asking immediately

I wanted to move on from your father but never found my one. He is either hidden very well, further away from

Dead.

nodded in understanding as I adjusted in

can tell you where he is staying if you want... your father, or I can keep his identity to myself." Her offer was thoughtful, but

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