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.

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 down the glass onto

his body managed to make it through his jeans and into my

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

here and ask him a favor. But seeing how he looked at me, his pupils dilated, and his lip pulled up ever so slightly on one side, always made my body feel warm and my mouth

was a god, always just out of reach. If

The two didn’t mix.

I was afraid of him

in a place like this to ask for help. “But you’ve been avoiding me. Should I even

there was no point to it. He had a soulmate somewhere out there,

anyway. Getting to be loved by Tobias, even for a limited time, would have been worth the heartbreak

the others. Other men fell at my feet if I approached them. They loved to be able to say they fucked me, The King’s Royal Advisor, but

Tobias; for the one

wasn’t worth the pain if I never got the chance to be with him. But that didn’t mean it didn’t still hurt every time I saw him or was reminded that I

to avoid me over the past two weeks. Now I was here, humiliating myself again in public

the only one I trusted to keep it a secret, not only because there were very few people he

catching my attention. His eyes were open, holding steady on me as he sipped his ice water. I watched as he swallowed, the tanned skin of his neck moving slightly as he

mouth dried, and I took a large gulp of my beer, forcing my eyes

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 have to, but please don’t

his eyebrow, silently asking me to explain. But even thinking the words make a ball form in my throat. How did I tell him that the horror I had experienced as a child may

and I felt my breathing halt as I stared

He nodded once before standing to fish his wallet out of his pocket and leave some money. My heart dropped when he let go of my hand,

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

have known he wouldn’t want to. He had made it very clear over the past couple of months that he wasn’t

to touch me was overshadowed by the humiliation when

my uneven breathing as I shoved my feelings down. If he didn’t want to touch me or want me touching him anymore, I would do my best to avoid it at

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