The Beast And The Blessed

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 56

Fifty-Six: Natalie

Natalie’s P.O.V.

I was mortified.

Killian laughed it off, but I could see that even he was uneasy with what had just happened. Having him talk about someone catching us had been a huge turn-on… until it actually happened. Then, I just wanted the ground to swallow me up whole and never let me see the light of day again.

Joselin was gone in the blink of an eye, and Killian and I rushed to our room to get ready for dinner. I couldn’t look him in the eye and rudely blocked him from entering the bathroom and showering with me.

My plan to talk to him about Charlie and Damien went right out the window as we got dressed and walked down to the private dining room. I knew that we were still okay. Killian let the back of his hand rub against mine while we walked to meet the others for our meal, but I was too embarrassed to face him and didn’t know how to respond.

We were the first ones to arrive.

Killian pulled out my seat, placing a gentle kiss on my temple before sitting at the head of the table to my right. The ice water in front of me was quickly downed as I nervously waited for the tense dinner to come.

This would be the perfect time to talk to him about Damien before they got here, and I glanced around the room, confirming there were no servants or guards inside before opening my mouth to speak.

“Killian…” My jaw snapped shut as the door to the dining room was pushed open, and the witch walked in. I instantly felt my cheeks burn from the intensity of my blush, and she slowed with a pained look on her face. I hadn’t been expecting her. I had just assumed that it would be a family dinner. Although they had all grown up together, so I should have known better.

It was like there was a silent agreement between the three of us not to speak, not even about what had just happened, but at all.

to the table and pulled out the chair to my side, leaving the two chairs across from us open for

inability to blink as I tried to think of a way to escape this dinner or maybe even the castle itself.

throat, and I felt myself tense even more. My legs moved to be angled

of the time it’s hot, and I’ll stop to watch if they seem to be into it, but I didn’t.

snapped up at the same

he gaped at her. “You? Are you kidding me? Maybe you’ll at least learn

at Killian. “You were in the hallway, not a private room. And having sex is different than walking in on the two of you going at it! That was

pursed my lips in irritation as Killian snapped back, placing a defensive hand on my knee as if he could shield me

they wanted her to watch, then that was on them, and she was free to do as she pleased. But I knew Killian and I had amazing, mind-blowing sex. To hear anyone say it was anything less than that was annoying. Joselin

had my head snapping back in shock, and I turned to look at Killian who looked green. The idea of seeing his little sister having sex made all the

That’s disgusting!” He said, clearly taken aback

grabbing her glass of water and taking a sip. The single eyebrow that she raised toward me as she drank her

his normal self before Charlie and her mate showed up. But my mortification

“Mine!”

her seat as she turned her head to see a disgusted Charlie standing in the doorway with a giant behind her. “Just

pale-yellow knee-length summer dress, her curls perfectly

a pair of jeans with a black button-up shirt that didn’t fit him quite right and appeared to be

as wide as

from the road. While the vampire’s eyes were completely black, on Damien I could still see the whites of his eyes

to scratch his cheek as he shifted with discomfort, stopping before looking down at his hand and letting it drop quickly as if he had forgotten that he