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.

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 romantic stuff. It’s the talk of the castle, right now. I think the only thing that could top it is if you were

According to her vision, Natalie would save my life, but it

string her along just to have her lay down her life for me, but I also couldn’t let her in. Every time she was near me, it would scare

she still

started to set up around the map, wanting to try for the fifth time to trace the magic that was hiding the vampires. But this time, she was using what she claimed were more powerful

to her now, or later?” She asked as the wicks of the candles burst into flames. “This may take a while anyway. If you wanted

opened my eyes, staring at her with incredulity. “I am the

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

of me. Ever since Natalie was brought here, my fuse seemed to shorten

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

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

mate. If I chose to be with Tobias or anyone else, they could find their fated a year or a decade

asked, frustrated that all of

Your Majesty.” Her disgust was clear

all the way at the other side of the castle in her private tower, but my fury was controlling me. I knew if

themselves scarce as I stormed from the castle, shredding my clothes as I shifted into my full beast, landing on all four paws at a sprint. I had too much on my plate and was too tired from not sleeping last night to deal with the upset women surrounding

was several hours before I was ready to go back, but my beast was still on edge. I knew he would not calm until we marked Natalie, or at the very least, had

as I followed my mate’s scent back to our bedroom, I finally felt somewhat at peace. Her smell was enough to help clear my