The Beast And The Blessed

Fourteen: Killian

Killian’s P.O.V.

“I just heard the most interesting thing,” Joselin said as she entered my office with the collection of crystals and candles that she insisted she needed. I had given her a tower of her own to practice her magic and keep all of her belongings, yet she still insisted on bringing them everywhere else and leaving them all around the castle like a toddler.

“I am really not in the mood, Josie,” I muttered as I focused on the task before me. It seemed like an impossible endeavor. Every few seconds, I would see a flash of Natalie’s hurt expression and all of my focus would go right out the window.

I had almost lost control last night. It wasn’t just my beast who wanted to claim his mate.

I wanted her. Her display of power and strength had me ready to bend her over the bed and *her until she couldn’t walk. Perhaps I would even let her climb on top and show me what it felt like when she took control in the bedroom.

But it wasn’t as mates. I wanted to *her as just a man and a woman.

Knowing she was my mate was the only thing stopping me. If I gave in and had *with her, I had no doubt my beast would come forward and place our mark upon her, claiming the beautiful woman as ours forever. That was the exact thing I wanted to avoid.

Once the mark was placed, the pull I felt to her would multiply and she would have the ability to completely destroy me.

Holding her at night and having that contact with her was the only thing I found that could satisfy my beast to keep him at bay.

had just been in a few minutes prior, once again causing my mind to move to the hypnotizing woman and away from the important matters at hand. “A servant seemed to overhear you. yelling at Natalie to leave you alone and that she was annoying you. Really

wasn’t wrong. According to her vision, Natalie would save my life, but it wasn’t set in stone. Things could still happen before then that

down her life for me, but I also couldn’t let her in. Every time she was near me, it would scare me just how much I actually

she still had a

up around the map, wanting

flames. “This may take a while anyway. If you wanted to go

incredulity. “I am the

her hands in surrender, but quietly laughed to herself. “When you finally give in and have a happy relationship with a loving mate,

had already gone too far for my comfort, and I felt my short temper getting the better of me. Ever since Natalie was brought here, my fuse seemed to shorten with each passing day. “What do you know about it? You’ve been in

as she shook her head in disbelief. “You’re really going to turn. this on me? You’re just trying to pick a fight now! Stop acting like a grumpy baby, and go make

and how long he had been in love with Joselin but could never have her because she wouldn’t settle down. These *women had too much power over the men.” You’ve never been in love in your life. I bet you don’t even know how to let someone in for a

find their fated a year or a decade from now and walk away from me without ever looking back. I would be left with nothing! You at least know Natalie is it for you, and yet, you’re still treating her like *.” Joselin shook in anger as she gathered her belongings back up, blowing the candles out aggressively before

that all of the women

here, and don’t worry, I won’t expect an apology from you, Your Majesty.” Her disgust was clear in her

the other side of the castle in her private tower, but my fury was controlling me.

paws at a sprint. I had too much on my plate and was too tired from not sleeping last night

not calm until we marked Natalie, or at the

followed my mate’s scent back to our