The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 46

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 46

Forty-Six: Natalie

Natalie’s P.O.V.

I felt like a coward as I ran from his office.

“I’ll give you some time to think about it “I had muttered at his shocked expression before taking off like a bat out of hell. It was clear that I had taken him by surprise. We had just started a real relationship, and I was pushing for him to take the next step.

For most mates, they marked each other right away. With Killian’s history, I wasn’t expecting him to just jump on the bandwagon and throw away his hesitations. But I was hoping he would consider it.

It would be a huge step in our relationship, but it would also be a big deal for our people and kingdom. To mark me would be to name me as his mate to the world, as his queen. The people would have something to be happy about… or I would hope they would be happy about it. In dark times like this, it was a good idea to give them something positive to think about instead of just the bad of the war and attacks.

At the same time, it might not be a good idea to distract anyone.

I was torn.

What was pushing me over the edge was how badly I wanted to shift. I could feel it, my wolf, laying under the surface in wait. Every time I got angry, I would shake, and my mind would feel so full as if I wasn’t alone. Then… nothing.

It was gone, and I had to continue to go about my life as a human among wolves.. among Lycans. Something in me was telling me that his mark would be the thing that would push me over the edge. It would force my beast forward, and I would be able to shift. I would be able to walk out onto that battlefield feeling like an opponent and not a snack.

have a better chance of walking back

in the work for him, for Killian. Any hesitation I had about us was gone now.

new guards, George, called out, and I turned

I had not spoken to them yet. Beyond now they seemed determined to keep their answers short and to the point. I knew them to be Thomas and George, but just like Tobias, they were seen and not heard.

had to say, but my mind was still traveling down the path

would be odd to hear it directed at me, but with

His words

see him! “I said, pausing a moment when I felt the familiar

I had received during my first visit. “If either of them so much as looks at you wrong, I will rip out

to respond before turning and walking

hand brushed against mine at my side, and I

it, and I had expected my request to cause him to withdraw from me for a few days. That had become the normal practice. I did something

he wasn’t as opposed to it as I had thought he would Butterflies swarmed in my stomach as I looked up at him. He remained void of emotion as he walked, guiding me down the hallway. While he didn’t look at me, the comforting squeeze of my hand told me that he knew I was staring up

and his eyes. His dark brown hair was calling out, begging for me to run my fingers through it. His broad shoulders and muscular arms made my knees weak, and I adored the way he

turned down the hallway toward the infirmary. A flush of heat ran up my chest and neck as I tripped over my own feet and stumbled before correcting

to steady me, smirking as he looked down at me knowingly. I looked away as my blush got worse, only for my smile to fall when Joselin appeared in the doorway of

could only imagine what horror and panic

took that as a good sign.

darkness I had felt last time was still coming from his mother’s room, and I glanced at the door as we walked by. But then

death was no longer hanging thickly in the room from the curse. Both men were still

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