The Beast And The Blessed

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 102

One Hundred Two: Killian

Killian’s P.O.V.

Natalie smiled brightly as we walked down the hallway hand in hand. I had yet to determine if she had ever explored this part of the castle before, but it would soon become her favorite place.

I glanced down at my beautiful mate. My lips pulled into a prideful smile as she walked gracefully, covered in my scent. Never had I imagined that I would be able to feel this level of happiness.

Before her, it was just anger, frustration, and stress. My life was hollow. I kept going because there was always something that I was needed for. Something for me to do, but nothing I enjoyed.

I had a kingdom of people depending on me to keep their lifestyle, safety, and future up to their expectations.

Now I had Natalie depending on me too, and somehow that additional pressure only encouraged me to work harder to give her the life that she deserved, that our kids deserved. This surprise was the first step in providing her what she needed for her mental well-being.

The large white doors were decorated with a golden accent of swirls and markings. Only someone who knew what to look for would see the incantations in the wood. Joselin had worked miracles, and I had complete faith in the result.

“Where are we going?” Natalie asked, tugging on my hand lightly as I stopped walking. She turned to face me, with excitement bubbling beneath the surface.

me in. I stole a quick kiss, pulling back before she could compose herself, and watched

the golden design. She had voiced her admiration for

Joselin before… well, she had agreed that you needed a place of your own to practice freely instead of using the library. She worked hard to complete this for you, but we can make any changes

open only made me love her more. She held her breath as she entered, and her hand

did a great job, and I was a bit frustrated that she refused to show her hard work to Natalie herself. After everything the women have been through, I thought they would have bonded more. Yet,

more time for herself. But she needed to fix the runes burned into

my people, myself, and my

be kept large and open for her to practice, but she had rows of shelves against the walls filled with everything any witch could ever need

until recently when Charlie was digging into our family tree after the battle, that we had a witch in the family four generations ago. It finally made sense how I

here.” I picked up a glass jar, grimacing when I saw it was filled with siren fangs. “Joselin, put up a protective barrier to contain your magic. When you’re in this room, your powers should not leave it. You don’t have to worry about losing control here. Once you feel more confident in your abilities, she said

open window overlooking the city. When she turned, tears were streaming down her pink cheeks. The choked laugh she let out warmed my heart, and I

hold her up. She wrapped her legs around my waist to

should have waited and christened your new study instead of fucking

would fuck her again right now if I hadn’t heard her stomach growling during the first time. I moved forward until we were only a foot away from the

my grumble of protest and my hard-on as she moved to take a

I thought about Joselin. Whatever was going on with her was something our friendship hadn’t experienced yet. We had kept things from each other, sure. But never before had we shut the

that we could get through it, but she made it clear that she would need time, so I would give it