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.

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

against my chair as Joselin scolded me. She wasn’t wrong. According to her vision, Natalie would save my life,

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 me just how

and she

You know that. She was just driving me crazy.” The groan that left Joselin was full of frustration as she 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,

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 to go make things right, I’ll still be here when you

at her with incredulity. “I am the

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

thus far 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

turn. this on me? You’re just trying to pick a fight now! Stop acting like a grumpy baby, and go make things

scoffed at her, as I rose to my feet. I couldn’t help thinking about one of my best friends, the only man I trusted to protect my mate except myself, and how long he had been in love with Joselin but could never have her because she wouldn’t settle down. These *women had

Tobias or anyone else, they could find their fated a year or a decade from now and walk away from me

are you going?” I asked, frustrated that all of the women in my life were being

disgust was clear in her tone as she

from my office. I knew she would be all the way at the other side of the castle in her private tower, but my fury was controlling me. I knew if I didn’t * off some

servants made 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.

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 her in our arms. Having the beautiful creature mad at us or feeling hurt because of how I treated her sat heavily on

my way back home. The halls were empty, and as I followed my mate’s scent back to our bedroom, I finally felt