Ninety-Seven: Killian

Killian’s P.O.V.

My world stopped spinning momentarily as I felt her body collapse on top of mine, shielding me from the inevitable blow that would end my life. I expected it to be cold and dark as I entered the veil, but there was a sudden heat instead.

I opened my eyes and watched a large blue flame leave Natalie’s body, rolling off her like a wave. There was a loud collection of hissing and screams as the vampires stumbled to the ground, trying to extinguish the flames, but it was useless.

I felt the warmth and the heat, but it didn't hurt me. The flames that would end the lives of so many were almost comforting and calming to me.

Joselin had seen Natalie saving me in her vision months ago, but so many things had happened since then. There was no certainty of it coming to fruition. I had been encouraging Natalie to study and practice her magic. Still, she had only had a couple weeks between getting her powers and using them in battle.

So, I fought. I fought tooth and nail, prepared to fight to my death to save my people and my mate. I knew I was going down, and I made it my mission to take down as many of them as possible.

Natalie shouldn't have had to see it. I hated that she did.

I had hoped she would be strong enough to save herself, but I hadn't expected her to save me... to save everyone.

It took several minutes until the screaming stopped, and the field went silent.

I could only see the blue. The blue of her flames. The blue of the sky above me.

The poison was pumping through my veins rapidly, and I struggled to pull in my next breath.

’Your Majesty, we need to tend to the king!" A soft voice hesitantly whispered. Natalie was lifted from my body an inch before she scrambled to cover me again, holding me tighter than before.

face

make sure she was safe. It was only a few dozen bites and cuts. I had experienced worse. If I hadn't been outnumbered and held down, I could have easily taken a hundred more bites

or two, but I had given better than I got. Undoubtedly, I had taken down a minimum of a

me again, and my head felt ready to explode from the movement as I tried to sit myself up too quickly. We weren't safe

and risking their lives for mine when their kind was already on the edge of extinction, and I did not

situation looked like. How many were left? Was my

myself to sit up again. She tried to pull away, staring at

they injured...dead? They had a powerful force against us, but we

see my people dead around me. It was the outcome

were on us, and as I looked over the familiar faces, I met my mother's eyes. She stood in chains with the remaining standing council members

and I ignored them as I felt a slight pressure on my neck. I knew it was the antidote to help me heal from the vampire venom. The entire pack would need it, and we brought a few trucks of

was healing slowly but surely, and I didn’t need to take any more of her time than I already had when

held out a hand to me. I raised an eyebrow at her before getting to my feet and pulling Natalie up.

I dropped my arm, Charlie reached up and touched Natalie's, who was staring

no idea you could do something like that." Charlie stated, but

my chest, dropping her blood- covered hands as she stared at them. I grabbed both of her hands in mine and stared at her until she looked

My mate.

from being harmless, never having killed a day in her life, to

light and a

dropped to their knees, dipping their heads in submission. As she noticed, she fell

I couldn't tell if she was scared

it wasn't for me. I had

their queen. My

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