The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 76

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 76

Seventy-Six: Natalie

Natalie’s P.O.V.

Not knowing who I could trust was hard, but being without Killian was even more challenging. I had tried to reach out to him several times, but there was no answer. Either our pack link was broken, or I wasn’t doing it right.

Since I could talk to other people through the link, neither option seemed viable. But I had to trust that Killian was okay. I knew deep inside that he was okay and that I would feel it if he wasn’t.

Charlie had been pleasant around other people, but I hadn’t gotten to talk to her one-on-one in the week that Killian had been gone. A week of worry and anger.

It made me lethal in my training, and I had improved more in the past week than in the few months I had been here. If Killian insisted on being in as many of the battles before the war, fighting with his men, then I wanted to be strong enough to fight beside him as his mate and queen.

Rona had been spending time ‘tuning up’ Joselin’s spells, as she had referred to it. After she walked in and saw me training in my fur, I had lost hope in keeping my secret, but she became a different person. While she was still openly a bitch, she was more respectful and willing to talk and help than I had imagined.

It was the other council members that should have been arriving any moment that had me biting my nails.

The worst of the best… that was how Joselin had described them, and it was a unanimous agreement between the Amery siblings and Joselin that there wasn’t a single pleasant member of the council.

with, I couldn’t imagine what the others were like. I didn’t even know how many more to expect, and I

friendly gesture. Yet, the petty woman in me was still angry that she had been treating me differently and was clearly talking about me to the women who hated me. I wanted to ask her what she said, but I didn’t want to let her

they beat and bullied me. They only did it more if I let them know how much they had hurt me. It brought them more pleasure when they

grand entrance to the foyer. “He might have a few new

fight back the tears that wanted to be free. The thought of him being injured and in pain made my chest

wish

to battle, he shuts himself off. I wasn’t even

I rubbed it over my left eye and cheek. “He could at least tell

at the doorway as if he were going to

I have only ever seen him that way once, but it was something I will never forget.” Charlie’s voice wavered slightly, just enough for me to hear

to be around was almost amusing. But he was closing himself down for a reason, and none of the possibilities I could think of to explain why were

stupid not to be. I pray to the Goddess that you never see him that way because if you do, you would be scared too.” Her voice was low and steady, as if she had suppressed her emotions like Killian

than Killian and what he was doing right now. I didn’t know if he was still searching for our missing people, fighting our enemies, or being captured by them. “Are you sure it’s safe to talk to me right now?

I looked around, but that didn’t mean there weren’t people within earshot near the banisters on the floors above

arms on her knees in a very manly position. For a woman with a royal upbringing, I assumed she picked that up from her time away when she was off on her adventures with her group of mercenaries

to talk to you yet. Whenever you looked at me, I could see the wheels spinning in your head and the pity in your eyes. I know you know what Killian did, and I hope you agree it wasn’t right.” Charlie pleaded, and I couldn’t look away. It was like I was being

it is a hard situation

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