The Beast And The Blessed

Chapter 107

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 107

Two: Joselin

Joselin’s P.O.V. – Present Day

One had to be a special kind of stupid to let their ignorance feed their fear.

Yet, as I stepped into the pub, the room fell silent. Bodies shifted, and multiple people began collecting their belongings to make a quick escape. Only one person in the building should have been afraid of me, and he was sitting with his back to me at the bar, trying to enjoy his day off.

I was about to ruin that.

My chest warmed as my eyes ran across his broad back and shoulders. He didn’t bother turning to look at me as I approached him. I rested my elbows on the counter next to him as the bartender placed a beer in front of me and then rushed to the other end of the bar.

The sound of feet scurrying away as the room rapidly emptied made me grit my teeth, knowing I would have to leave a large tip to make up for the loss of his business. A quick scan of the room showed only a few castle guards, who were used to me, had chosen to stay and were enjoying their meals.

But that was how it worked. I used to let their reactions get to me. The people would take one look at my long white hair and colorless eyes, and they would leave. When I was first brought here, a few people protested King Amery from taking me in. They lost, but it still bothered me.

But now, even though most of them had grown used to me, I embraced it.

I loved that I instilled a deep-seated fear in people. Humans, Lycans, Wolves, Fae… you name it.

Except him.

He had never been afraid of me, not since day one. At least, that was what

I told myself. In reality, our past was a bit more complicated than that… more painful.

and I bit back a smile as I grabbed a fry before sliding the ceramic dish back toward him. I wasn’t hungry, but I wouldn’t turn his offer down. His glass of water sat untouched in front of him, and I watched as a drop of condensation ran

nudging me to grab my attention. The warmth of his body managed to make it through his jeans and into my skin. It was glorious, and I dropped my hands in my lap, hoping to hide

scanned my face, and I felt my breathing speed up when he briefly looked down at

he looked at me, his pupils dilated, and his lip pulled up ever

was a god, always just out of reach. If my family

The two didn’t mix.

afraid of

had to show up in a place like this to ask for help. “But you’ve

toss my reservations aside and go for it with Tobias. But there was no point to

even for a limited time, would have been worth the heartbreak of him eventually leaving

responded. He wasn’t like the others. Other men fell at my feet if I approached them. They loved to be

only ever felt that way for Tobias; for the one man

It wasn’t worth the pain if I never got the chance to be with him. But

the past two weeks. Now I was here, humiliating myself again in public

it a secret, not only because there were very few people he would ever talk to, but

he sipped his ice water. I watched as he swallowed, the tanned skin of his

took a large

placing both hands around my beer mug as it hit the wooden top of the bar, staring at the wall of liquors in front of us. “I’ll do this alone if

I had experienced as a child may have happened again to someone

But I stopped when Tobias placed his hand over mine on the bar top. Sparks erupted across my skin, and I felt my breathing halt

pocket and leave some money. My heart dropped when he let go of my hand, but I masked my emotions and did the same, leaving a couple hundred as

Tobias lifted his hand instinctively as if he were going to place

very clear over the past couple of months that he wasn’t interested in any

the humiliation

uneven breathing as I shoved my feelings

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