The Beast And The Blessed
Chapter 23
Twenty-Three: Natalie
Natalie’s P.O.V.
Their low talking could be heard as I rounded the corner, and I felt my stomach tie into a knot as Killian and Princess Charlotte stood waiting for me. I was late, and it was not welcomed based on Killian’s look of disappointment.
My nerves about meeting his sister somehow managed to surpass my anxiety about meeting the king himself. While I was terrified of him for his well-known history of murder and aggression, the stories of her made her all the more fearsome. When her brother took the throne, she took to mercenary work.
The stories of her slaying dragons, sirens, and banshees were known across the world. She was a warrior.
“Here she is now,” Killian said, but the way his eyes narrowed told me that I would be hearing about my late arrival later. “Natalie, this is my sister, Charlotte.”
The young woman turned to face me, and my jaw dropped at the stunning princess. Her hair was a light. brown that fell into perfectly styled ringlets. The bright green of her eyes made what portraits I had seen. of her mother seem dull.
“Please, call me Charlie.” She said as she extended her arm toward me. I moved forward, expecting a dainty shake suitable for a member of the royal family. Instead, I was met with a slightly calloused palm and a firm shake as if we were conducting a business transaction. “I’m really happy Killian found you! He needs someone to knock some sense into him every now and then.”
Oh, I wanted to knock some sense into him alright. But I would start with the long overdue fight we
needed to have.
to meet you, Your Highness,” I said, curtseying to the princess with respect. When I looked up, she was staring at me with her eyebrows
hummed in response before looking to her brother with a raised eyebrow, but he
before taking a seat, making sure to tuck it back in before he could get a single finger on it. He had never pulled my
first course in front of us. It was not lost on me that the guards had been stationed
the pack with your training. From what I’ve gathered you are a quick study.” Charlie said as she took a
reached for my glass of water and took a sip as I swallowed my bite before responding, placing my hands back in my lap. “Thank you, your highness. I have heard the stories of your adventures
me as if I were a side attraction at a circus, but I refused to look his way. He wanted me to act as if I were his mate, but he did not want me to actually fill the
new stories before we leave here. Rumor has it that there has been an attack, and we have come to join the guard.” Her declaration of wanting to fight against
before he could protest. “No need to
someone was contacting him through their pack link, and I rolled my eyes as I returned back to my food. That was one good thing about not shifting. I
as Killian placed his fork back down.
it should only take a minute.” He said as he rose to his feet. I did the same out of respect for
watched as her interest peaked even further. As soon as the door *behind Killian, I took my seat, aware of the scrutinizing gaze
silent as the servants entered the room again with the next course. She gestured with her finger for them to place Killian’s food down before swiping one of the
to cut into my steak. If Killian wanted me to be good,
She insisted as she
I said, placing another bite of my dinner in my *and chewing slowly. No matter
She said as she dipped her roll in the juice from her steak. “You have no idea how good this is after living off of jerky and berries for
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