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 off

the work for him, for Killian. Any hesitation I had about us was gone now. He was mine, and whether he marked

guards, George, called out, and I turned

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

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

to Your Majesty. It would be odd to hear it directed at me, but with each passing day, I was looking forward to being Killian’s queen

is awake and lucid.” His words made my thoughts

see him! “I said, pausing a moment

an underlying firmness behind I knew he was still on edge after the death threats I had received during my first visit. “If either of them so much as looks at you wrong, I will rip

to respond before turning and walking down the

heart fluttered at his protective ways, and I jogged after him. His hand brushed against mine at my side, and I pushed my hand out further and intertwined

I had pushed him too far by asking him to mark me. He didn’t quite seem ready for it, and I had expected my request to cause him to withdraw from me for a few days.

looked up at him. He remained void

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

hallway toward the infirmary. A flush of heat ran up my chest and neck as I

he looked down at me knowingly. I looked away as my blush got worse, only for my

could only imagine what horror and panic she had

took that as a

had felt last time was still coming from his mother’s room, and I glanced at the

infirmary was light and airy. The cloud of death was no longer hanging thickly in the room from the curse. Both men were still chained with the reinforced metal, but

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