The Beast And The Blessed

Thirty-Two: Joselin

Joselin's P.O.V.

The morning air was warmer than I would have liked, and I regretted leaving the house as soon as we stepped outside. Unfortunately, I didn't have a choice.

It wasn't just because I had work to do, a panicked spell caster to take care of, and an unknown witch draining the life and magic out of others to deal with. It was also because Tobias pulled me out of the house like his tail was on fire.

As soon as the L word left his mouth, my heart felt like it had lodged itself inside my throat, desperate to get to him. I couldn't help but stare at Tobias, basking in the happiness that came with him saying that one little word.

Love.

Apparently, I had waited too long to respond in my stunned excitement because he let out a loud, deep laugh, throwing his head back before climbing off the bed and striding confidently to the closet. I could hear him grabbing his clothes before he threw a shirt and shorts at me.

They landed on the bed, but I was too giddy to even think about putting them on.

Tobias enjoyed seeing my reaction and seemed so sure of himself, so sure of us, that I couldn't help but jump out of the bed butt naked and race to the open closet door.

"You love me?' My question was redundant. He had just told me he did, but I needed to hear it again. I had been waiting years for this moment. Tobias had marked me, entwining our souls for the rest of our lives, so I knew he loved me. He had just never said it, just as I had never told him how I felt. Tobias finished pulling his shirt over his head, hiding his delicious broad chest and sculpted abs that had my mouth watering. The one raised eyebrow he sent me with a sinful smirk made me want to tear his clothes right back off and ride him on the closet floor.

We had a lot of rooms and positions we still needed to explore each other in.

The silent message from his expression was almost as loud as if he had spoken it. He thought the question was ridiculous. To be fair, it was.

"You need to ask?" He questioned as his eyes dropped to roam my body before landing on his mark on my neck.

I shook my head, biting my lip as I tried to bite back the giddy smile that stretched across my face. "No, I love you too. Always have. But say it again, n

He chuckled darkly before responding, 'I love you." Tobias took in a deep breath, his nostril flaring. "You're turned on again. Have I not sated you, sweetheart?"

of his laugh was deep and seductive. I subtly widened my stance an inch, hoping the wetness the sound

shoved me into his clothes and out the front door with the promise of, "Let's get this over with quickly, so I can drag you

quickly as he moved through the city, I was pulled along. His eyes were black as he looked over his shoulder, but it wasn't the same dull color that would signal someone using the pack link

just

now I had a direct connection to my man, my mate. Being

some

how turned on I was and tried to send

fade. If anything, last

him, I did my best to clean myself up in the bathroom. That didn't mean I didn't grow wet again immediately

it was why he wanted

picturing how it felt when he held my arms above my head in the shower while he

but he kept

hallway and into one of the sitting rooms. He

I wanted, or at least I would have

the two forms on the couch. The spell caster sat with a horrified look on his face as he met my glare, but

purred, nipping his earlobe as I tried to suppress my anger and resisted the urge to set her on fire. I was so sick of her games,

my glare on Cyrus as the she-devil walked by. As soon as she left the room, I felt my anger take control. "What the fuck is wrong

close the door behind me, and as much as that action would have excited me only moments ago when I thought we would be alone, I was

me. She didn't believe the story that we're related." He shrugged, his cheeks and ears a bright pink

her!" My voice

stupid. I'm not trying to get myself killed anytime soon by telling everyone my secret. She wanted to seduce me to get me to talk, and I didn't mind the attention. That's all there was to it. I let her do what she wanted to me, and in return, I only told her that you and I were cousins." Cyrus stood up, stepping toward me as he tried to get me to see his way, but he stopped when Tobias

me during the

won't be her last." I pinched the bridge of my nose. "Look, we agreed that I would offer you additional protection. But that doesn't mean I will be your bodyguard, following you around to save your ass when you go out of your way to do

he wanted me to offer him my protection, guaranteeing that nothing terrible would

the castle for the time being, surrounded by a handful of trustworthy witches and hundreds of Lycans who could offer him security. He needed to do his part. He wasn't out of the figurative woods just because I dragged his ass

hands in surrender, and I took a deep breath to release my anger. "So,

the plan I had in mind. He also might try