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.

a man who had blown up half of a mountain and convinced a descendant of the moon goddess and the king to send me out without

mood for jokes right now. I was sent here to convince you to come back with me. So what will it take?” The tension in my shoulders lowered when I realized I was

Do you want some food?” He asked, nudging a crushed

from my home during the best thing that had ever happened to me, and I was not happy about

at me and away from the scattered food and supplies on the ground. He should have spoken with Killian or even Natalie if he wanted the person in charge. Not

shot to the side as another explosion erupted, shaking the trees and making the Earth

to get moving.* He said before walking back toward the tree he had been standing in earlier. I didn’t move more than to turn and watch his

shifter. Please be a dragon

coming or not? We can’t wait around here all day.” He shouted over his shoulder

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 crumbling dirt that I assumed was the aftermath

broke his stride until he

curiosity as I tilted my head from side to side, moving my body until I found the perfect angle to see the almost unnoticeable glimmer of magic. This would be a good place for it if it were an ambush

and it made my mind

from the sheath on my thigh easily as I straightened my back

the man gave me a sheepish look as he scratched the thick strawberry­blonde

protection spell around the mountain without having

she warned me about you. A few people did, actually.” He walked over, picked up a large stick, and poked at the fire pit in

smoke going up two feet before being sucked into a flat

me, and 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 face him, lifting my dagger between us, making him stop several feet away. He had seen

name. I asked