The Beast And The Blessed

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 65

Sixty-Five: Natalie

Natalie’s P.O.V.

Killian shifted back to his Lycan, his joints popping loudly at the sudden change as he stood tall in front of me.

“Come out!” He demanded. The Alpha command was thick, and even I felt the need to step toward him at his order. His body shook with anger, and while I was excited to have shifted, I was in no way ready for a fight in this form. I had no training in my fur… I had barely learned how to walk.

My gaze moved to the mouth of the cave, wondering if our guards would come to assist, but there was only silence.

The magic in the air grew thicker.

I shifted, not worried about my lack of clothing. My training had all been in my human form, and I wanted to be ready to fight.

My fingertips touched Killian’s back, and his fur bristled as a female peaked her head around the corner of the cave above us before transporting down to stand only twenty feet away.

We both took a step back at the action. The only person that we had known who was strong enough to do that was Joselin. Even then, her ability wasn’t as clear. She flickered in and out, while the stranger before us popped from one place to the other.

The power she must have had to master that skill was terrifying.

She was breathtaking. Her long ebony hair was curly and wild. Her eyes were a pale, sea-green. I shivered when I met them and found them locked on me. “You have grown so beautiful, my dear.”

the hair on Killian’s hackles rose. For me to have grown meant that she had seen me when I was little. But I had no memory of her.

me anxious. While he had been doing better to control his anger and reactions, pissing off a witch with no backup, especially one

is not the first time.” She laughed as she pulled her gaze away from me and landed on my mate. “You

we didn’t have very much in common. There was little to no resemblance in our coloring. While she had black hair,

narrowed my eyes at her in disbelief as I failed to find a matching feature, anything that would confirm that she was my

of hurt to go over her face, but she quickly masked

I birthed you myself. Right here in this very cave, as a matter of fact.” She lifted her arms, palms up, to gesture toward her surroundings. But I refused to take my eyes off

feeling my confidence fade. I felt desperate to know if she was a threat to our safety or just a threat to my mind and heart. Either way, I would come

told me herself before she died that they had found me and taken me in. If the wrong person learned that fact, they could use it against

me step to Killian’s side, not bothered by my being nude. “We are connected by our blood. If you try, you can feel it. You may have shifted, but the other part of you hasn’t gone

other part of me?” I whispered, my hand staying on Killian’s side as he eyed her with distrust. He shifted to place his shoulder ahead of mine to shield

air with every ounce of my being. Having her here, someone to connect it

that she was not lying. But knowing she had been here this whole time, only a few hours

will ever be able to mute or turn that part of

as I turned to look at my mate. Killian growled as the woman took a step closer, and my head shot back up to glare

and hair, I figured that your wolf would be the same. I’m glad that you share at

me as Aurora walked around us to take a

voice cracked as she gestured for us to join

was here.” She smiled sadly as