The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 133

Twenty-Seven: Joselin

Joselin's P.O.V.

He jumped down. His dirty-blonde hair appeared brown in the shadows of the trees until he stepped into the sunlight and illuminated the gold strands. He was of average height but still a head shorter than Tobias. He was lanky and thin, almost like he had been starving for months in the woods.

But what fascinated me the most was the subtle pale yellow eyes. Even the powerful aura coming from him didn't bother me. His eyes, though, they did.

They bothered me greatly as they bore into me like he could read my mind and see my soul.

I didn't need confirmation for me to know that it was him. He was the toy the nymphs wanted. He was what everyone on the mountain was hunting.

He was who Aurora and Killian sent me to convince to come back with me.

"Why have you brought me here?" A crooked smile met my question, and he began to circle me with curiosity.

I kept my blade up, turning with him as he examined me how a predator would its prey. "You brought yourself here."

His low snort as he laughed made me pause, and my eyebrows pressed together in confusion. The geekiness of this man made me think there was no way he could be a threat, but then again, most villains got their start the same way.

They were dismissed or looked down upon and became angry or power- hungry.

I wouldn't underestimate a man who had blown up half of a mountain and convinced a descendant of the moon goddess and the king to send me out without backup or magic.

now. I was sent here to convince you to come back with me. So what will it take?" The tension in my shoulders lowered when I realized I was possibly only a day away from returning to Tobias and

some food?" He asked, nudging a crushed granola

teeth. This man had taken me away from my home

I demanded to speak with the person in charge." He said with a shrug, looking back up at me and away from the scattered

explosion erupted, shaking the trees and making the

tree he had been standing in earlier.

dragon shifter. Please be

not? We can't wait around here all day." He

in my backpack quickly and

broke his stride until he was inside the mountain and out of my

as I tilted my head from side to side, moving my body until I found the perfect angle to see the almost unnoticeable glimmer

to build him the sanctuary, and it made my mind go back to the mountain. The real question was which side she

easily as I straightened my back and trailed after him through

the man gave me a sheepish look as he scratched the thick

mountain without having his witch cast a border. His witch

black hair that I wanted to talk to the person in charge, she warned me about you. A few people did, actually." He walked over, picked up a large stick, and poked at the fire pit in

smoke going up two feet before being sucked into a flat

that I take time out of my schedule to come here, so speak." My demand made him smile, and I looked away to examine the rest of his cave. There wasn't much around, but I had to imagine that he was pretty comfortable if he had a witch

He said, stepping forward with his hand out, and I spun to face him, lifting my dagger between us, making him stop several feet away. He had seen how much damage

not ask your name. I asked what you

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