The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 90

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 90

Ninety: Natalie

Natalie’s P.O.V.

The grass was stained red.

Bodies were strewn across the yard as the dark clouds overhead opened up, letting down a sheet of rain that limited visibility.

With each exhale, I could see my breath coming out in a thick fog, but I didn’t feel cold. My body was burning hot as I sprinted down the front steps of the castle. My breathing was rapid and panicked as my head twisted from side to side, trying to locate Killian.

He was out here. I could feel it, the anger and the pain coming from him.

He was out here, and he was hurt.

A large figure raced forward through the rain, and I squinted as I tried to see if he was a friend or foe. But he was moving too fast, and the rain was too heavy. His broad shoulders were smaller than Killian’s but were relatively close.

The dark hair made me think it was Tobias or perhaps Damien. But when he was finally close enough for me to identify him, my body froze with fear. The pitch-black eyes were locked on me as he snarled and lunged forward.

I lifted my arms to shield myself as the stranger crashed into my body, but instead of an impact, I felt a sickly chill, and he passed right through me. The sound of a struggle made me turn, and I watched as Heath fought the creature, i

My stomach turned at the sight of him. His skin was even paler than the vampires, and dark circles were under his eyes. His cheeks were sunken in, and his skin was pulled tight to the little muscle he had left.

But it was the open wound across his neck than made me queasy. I knew he was dead. Yet, he stood before me as he fought to protect me.

his back, barely holding the vampire back as it snapped and

the vampire was able to sink its teeth into Heath’s neck. The scream he let out seemed to follow me as I turned and

and looking to the side to see a hand. The tanned skin pulled at my heart, and my wide eyes followed it up with horror to its owner, seeing the first man I had ever cared for lying on

Jake.

the rain began to lighten, seeing the piles of bodies surrounding me. This wasn’t how it was supposed

of pain ripped through me, and my hand flew to my side. I looked up and away from the corpses. I would worry about

my right, swaying back and forth. I didn’t need

bodies, sprinting toward him as he stumbled to the side,

into the wet Earth as he held himself up. His uneven gasps for air sounded rough and painful. My hands hovered over him as I fell to my knees,

fears. The few people standing were moving toward the castle. Their black eyes passed over me as they

the black-eyed demons unleashed on the people. The screaming and growling were quickly cut

wasn’t a healer, but I could at least try

teeth, and my stomach dropped when I realized he wasn’t looking at me. His eyes were straight ahead, staring toward the castle that was

my hand on his back, trying to tell him I was here, but it went right through him. “Killian, I’m going to get you to safety. I’m going

could he not see me when Heath

pulled up one knee, trying to push off it to stand. He tumbled forward

But as he lay with mud splattered over his face and his cheek against the ground, I

sending a chill down my spine and goosebumps across

It was mine.

back into the mud

past me as I watched him in horror. His eyes lost focus,

came out in short pants, and I laid down next to him as each breath seemed shallower

said, placing my hand over his even

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