The Beast And The Blessed

Epilogue: Joselin

Joselin's P.O.V.

Traveling to a place where everyone let their ignorance run their fear was genius. I used to think one had to be a special kind of stupid to let that happen.

Yet, as I sat back on the lounge chair on a deserted beach oasis in the human town, I enjoyed every second of it.

Every time someone was brave enough to join us, I simply turned to them and flashed my innocent, pearly white eyes, and they spooked like a horse seeing a snake.

It helped that my blindingly pale skin had my signature runes and knots vibrating away. I knew I looked like something from a horror movie, but Goddess, it was good.

It wasn't even a human-only resort. Creatures of all kinds would vacation here, but they still ran from me.

They knew who I was. The look on their face when they realized I was among them, was so worth it. It practically screamed that their asshole just puckered with fear, and then they booked it back into the resort, packed their shit, and rushed home to be as far away from me as possible.

If seeing me didn't work, the giant Lycan walking toward me out of the water did the trick.

A few humans had ventured down the beach from the other hotels and stared at him longer than I had liked as his swim trunks hung low on his hips. At first, he enjoyed seeing me jealous. But when I stood up and charged toward them, he started shifting into his Lycan form, and they ran.

We were a good team and a terrifying combination. The only people who had the nerve to approach us were the staff, but it wasn't to ask us to leave since we were disrupting their business. No. They were waiting on us hand and foot to keep up happy. Only one had been so terrified that they peed themselves and were immediately sent home.

We had been here for two weeks, and I was in no rush to leave. After everything we had dealt with over the past year, we had earned this vacation, and I would enjoy every last second of it.

The sound of glass rattling gave away the human as soon as he stepped out onto the sandy beach and made his way to us from the resort.

It was no wonder the humans lost the Great War so easily, I could hear him coming a mile away, and I didn't have super hearing like Tobias did. Killian had tried to convince me to bring our own staff from the castle, who knew would ensure our food wasn't tampered with, but I wanted to get away from everyone and everything for a while.

my sense of smell had been out of this world, and I could name every ingredient and

His skin was tanner than usual from being in the water for the past two weeks, and I loved watching him move

put Greek Gods to

like I couldn't shut my hormones off. I wanted Tobias

staff at the resort got

table after we got subpar massages from the terrified and sweating masseuse, and the way he not-so-subtly fingered

"Mrs. Jones."

never tire of hearing someone refer to

on the small table between the two lounge chairs. Tobias enjoyed drinking and eating to his heart's

toward my mate as I mindlessly spouted off a food order. The server practically sprinted back to the resort after I had

or more relaxed than he had been over the past two weeks. After Cora

new witches from promising families with good histories were selected to join the council, bringing us back to seven so Aisha could stop bitching about making us an even number and messing up votes. I went back as far as I could in their lineage, researched every generation, investigated

thorough and tedious process, but I would not

soon as they had settled into their roles, we took off with no return date. Just the plan to relax and enjoy our much-earned vacation, or as we

often we were going

I loved it.

rounded stomach, rubbing it gently before leaning in for a kiss. His teeth nibbled on my bottom lip before he soothed it with a devastatingly delicious swipe of his tongue. My hands grabbed

back, his fingers pulling at the blue string of my bikini before letting it snap back against my skin. The fabric was minimal, barely covering my growing breasts, but it hadn't been my intention. It fit just fine before we left.

I flicked the tip of my tongue against his lips. The groan he let out

been nice to you all day, giving you a break to let you heal." He grabbed his drink and

in the elevator... I'm not sure that constitutes a break. You're the one who got me knocked up and worked up. Now, you must take care of my needs. As my mate, it's your job. You take care of me, and I take

my towel was down to prevent my legs and back from sticking to the

his lips, set his drink down, and grabbed my hips. ’ Sweetheart, I'll take care of every last one of your needs. Tell me what you

rolled my hips against his rapidly hardening cock. "I want you inside