The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 98

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 98

Ninety-Eight: Natalie

Natalie’s P.O.V.

I could hear Her melodic voice on repeat, telling me to let go. She wanted me to lose control, control I had tried so hard to maintain. But she had been right.

I had lost control. I had let my emotions rule my magic, and now thousands were dead. It didn’t bother me that they were. They needed to die to save the lives of my people. I would do it again in a heartbeat if I needed to.

But that was the problem. That was what I was scared of. What if I accidentally did it again?

How many of my own people would die because I got too angry, too scared, or too sad?

I wanted to celebrate with my pack as the city was alive with excitement. Bonfires were lit throughout the city, and people ate and drank to their hearts’ content.

What we had anticipated being a long and drawn-out war, had ended in a matter of hours. We had lost so few that while they would be mourned and missed, the joy of so many returning home was something to celebrate.

Yet, I had difficulty enjoying myself when I felt like a ticking time bomb. I was too exhausted to think it would happen tonight, but what about tomorrow or next week?

My hands gripped the cold stone as I sat on the front steps of the castle, watching as Killian laughed and cheered with a drink in his hands. I had never seen him so carefree. It took almost an hour of me encouraging him to enjoy himself before he agreed to one celebratory drink.

He would be back at my side in a few minutes once his drink was gone, caring for me.

He understood that I needed a minute alone, and he respected that. Still, his eyes never strayed from me for more than a few minutes as he watched me with concern.

came through

as Tobias moved to sit on the step below me, close enough to reach out and touch him if I wanted to but far enough away that I still

asked before biting my tongue as I felt the lump in

you may hurt those you love.’ His quiet admission felt more personal than I had expected, and I glanced

were lines of bonfires through the streets, with children running wild and adults drinking and

were slumped slightly forward, and his hand was clenching and unclenching as it hung over the front of his

to know that the loved ones he was worried about hurting

still recovering with several other wounded warriors in the infirmary. I knew it was her choice because

yet. Agatha had been lost to her injuries and

wasn’t sure what Joselin had witnessed in those mountains or what it was like to be stabbed, but she was

to me?’ I wondered, looking back

he stared at my guard. I knew he was deciding if Tobias was bothering me. But

had him saying more than I had expected him to say. Yet, I was still

sip of his drink, raising one eyebrow at me again as he impatiently waited for me to be ready for him to come back. I winked with a small smile, and he immediately started back

his knees on either side of me. I

to go back to our room and sleep?’ Concern was laced in his voice. I

to return home. With her here, I would get answers about my father, we could continue our training, and she could tell me about

had worked out in our favor this time. What if the next time

fact that she was with the man I suspected to be my father would make meeting him easier, or I would be in trouble for sending him after she said she hadn’t wanted to

at him as my head fell back

against the side of my head before we both looked

and moved to stand guard to the side, and I felt guilty that he was here and

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