The Beast And The Blessed

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 84

Eighty-Four: Natalie

Natalie’s P.O.V.

It was time.

The war was here… or rather, we were going to it.

There were a lot of people depending on me not to fail. I couldn’t stay in that room. If I did, I would want to touch Killian, to know that I was safe and hadn’t been transported back to the darkness.

I needed to fight through it, to stand on my own as a powerful descendant and not as someone who couldn’t go more than a few minutes without touching someone to ground me to their realm. It was humiliating that our people had to see me that way, and I refused to let them witness me acting so weak.

If Killian’s father was trying to send me a message, then maybe instead of resisting, I needed to listen.

Killian wanted to ignore what happened and tackle one issue at a time, but I knew in my heart that they were connected.

My pace increased as I stormed down the hall, and Tobias shot me a worried look when he realized exactly where I was heading.

The infirmary doors were still open at the end of the hallway, but there was no movement inside.

I paused just outside Lillian’s room.

I didn’t know what I was looking for, but my eyes scanned the hallway anyway.

have a message for me. I’m listening.” I said as firmly as I could. But I still swallowed hard as I waited for

my arm. For only a

the people needed a strong queen. I wasn’t going to hide away, scared of the boogie monster. I was

don’t like this. The king will not be pleased.” George said as he stepped

But it was pointless as I knew the biggest threat was

three men tense at my command.” We both have our parts to play in this war. This is

than they already believed. The air wrapped around us violently, and I felt the darkness threatening to

and I could see the debate on his face as he tried to decide whether to shift. We could see no enemies,

I knew without him speaking that he was telling me that no matter what happened, he would stick by my side. He understood that I needed to do this… even if he didn’t like it. We were a team, and I nodded back

to pull them into that realm with me. I didn’t want to go at all. But I

listening!” I called out again as the faint whisper reached my ears. My

“Darkness runs free.”

on Killian’s lap, I heard the phrase repeatedly. Bound in the blood, darkness runs free. He was saying nothing new, but I didn’t know what he

“Darkness runs free.”

spinning to see Thomas’s back to me as he stood protectively behind me, but there was nothing else here with us. The shadow men were absent, and the hallway stayed brightly lit in

What does that mean?” I turned once more, prepared to

“It’s too late.”

my arms. They had come with me, and now we were all going

shadow figure appeared before us, letting out a piercing screech that made my hands fly up to

I could hear a stampede of people running toward us,

demanded, stepping

“Darkness runs free!”

come from the creature. It echoed around us from all angles, and I gritted my teeth as I pushed down my terror. “You’ve already said that! What does it