The Beast And The Blessed

The Beast And The Blessed Chapter 133

Twenty-Seven: Joselin

Joselin’s P.O.V.

He jumped down. His dirty-blonde hair appeared brown in the shadows of the trees until he stepped into the sunlight and illuminated the gold strands. He was of average height but still a head shorter than Tobias. He was lanky and thin, almost like he had been starving for months in the woods.

But what fascinated me the most was the subtle pale yellow eyes. Even the powerful aura coming from him didn’t bother me. His eyes, though, they did.

They bothered me greatly as they bore into me like he could read my mind and see my soul.

I didn’t need confirmation for me to know that it was him. He was the toy the nymphs wanted. He was what everyone on the mountain was hunting.

He was who Aurora and Killian sent me to convince to come back with me.

“Why have you brought me here?” A crooked smile met my question, and he began to circle me with curiosity.

I kept my blade up, turning with him as he examined me how a predator would its prey. “You brought yourself here.”

His low snort as he laughed made me pause, and my eyebrows pressed together in confusion. The geekiness of this man made me think there was no way he could be a threat, but then again, most villains got their start the same way.

They were dismissed or looked down upon and became angry or power- hungry.

and convinced a descendant

jokes right now. I was sent here to convince you to come back with me. So what will it take?” The

some food?” He asked, nudging a crushed granola bar with his toe by my

asked again through gritted teeth. This man had taken me away from my home during the best thing that had ever happened

and away from the scattered food and supplies on the ground. He should have spoken with Killian or even Natalie if he wanted the

erupted, shaking the trees and making the Earth

queue to get moving.* He said before walking back toward the tree he had been standing in earlier. I didn’t

a dragon shifter. Please be a

We can’t wait around here all day.” He shouted over his

fading rapidly as I stared after the geeky-looking man, trying to decide if it was my curiosity or my duty to my king that made me decide to shove everything back in my backpack quickly and follow him without arguing. He walked briskly before reaching a stone wall, uneven with loose rocks and tiny bits of

right through it. His body morphed as he never broke his stride until he was inside the mountain

side to side, moving my body until I found the perfect angle to see the almost unnoticeable glimmer of magic. This would

working for him to build him the sanctuary, and it made my mind

from the sheath on my thigh easily as I straightened my

cave, almost damp. I wrinkled my nose at the smell, and the man

if it was safe to use magic now that I was with him. It didn’t make sense that he would have a protection spell around the mountain without having his witch

I wanted to talk to the person in charge, she warned me about you. A few people did, actually.” He walked over, picked up a large stick, and poked at

into flames, the smoke going up two feet before being sucked into a

yet you still requested that I take time out of my schedule to come here, so speak.” My demand made him smile, and I looked away to examine the rest of his cave. There wasn’t much around, but I had to

to meet you. I’m Cyrus.” He said, stepping forward with his hand out, and I spun to face him, lifting my dagger between us, making him stop several feet away. He had seen how much damage I could

did not ask your name.