The Blessed And The Beast

Chapter 146

Thirty-Nine: Joselin

Joselin’s P.O.V.

My legs were limp noodles beneath me, even hours after my punishment had ended. Tobias had been kind and loving. He drew me a bath, rubbed me down with lotion, carried me downstairs, and sat me at the dining room table with a glass of water.

I watched him closely. Every move he made as he worked around the kitchen to cook us some food was so fluid.

Tobias was so calm and relaxed. It was the most peaceful I had seen him in years, and it made me not want to tell him about my vision until I had to when Rona returned.

The doorbell rang, making Tobias tense, but he ignored it and began to plate our lunch. I had never thought he would enjoy cooking, let alone be so good at it. I also secretly enjoyed that he only cooked for me.

He hated Cyrus, but I had the feeling that even if they were best friends, he wouldn’t have cooked for Cyrus last night.

I smiled at him as he placed the bowl in front of me, the chicken and vegetable-covered rice steaming looked delicious, and by the thick sauce over it, I knew it would be sweet.

My eyes closed as he pressed his lips against my head. I couldn’t get enough of this man. His smell engulfed me, and I leaned back, enjoying the heat of his body so close.

The sound of the doorbell chiming again had him growling, storming toward the door. I would have sent them away, forced them off the porch with my magic if I thought it would be okay. But until I moved in, that felt like crossing a line.

He kept to himself, but that didn’t mean he didn’t have friends who may come over occasionally. There were still things I needed to learn about him and his life.

I leaned to the side, wanting to see who was at the door, but remained seated as I had been instructed when he carried me down here. Instead, his broad back blocked my view from the outside except for two neon pink ballet flats. They were so small; I was sure they were a child’s.

But then I heard her voice. It was not the voice of a child. While high-pitched, no kid would talk the way she was.

“Oh, good! You’re here! I knew you were because I smelled food, but when you didn’t answer the first time, I got a little worried that I missed you again.” She spoke in rushed excitement, and I shoved a large bite of my food into my mouth, trying to force it down behind my possessiveness.

could handle a child-sized woman if he wanted to. Then again, as she pushed past him and

her lips. She looked flushed, as if she were warm instead of aroused, but a small part of my mind was convinced that the color of her cheeks was because she had touched my mate. Her shoulder and

hips. Her breasts were so large that I was sure she was top- heavy and would

seen you smile since we were kids, but this

smile.

and I couldn’t help the smirk

my mate to determine that I didn’t just dislike her. I hated her. His jaw was clenched,

or two in her perfectly

smells so good

and I didn’t know what to do. I hated Tobias’s name rolling off her lips,

me, but I couldn’t mark him. The idea of walking right over to Tobias and biting him would have turned me on again if I hadn’t been completely

blouse made her impossible to miss but way too bright to

he wasn’t happy, he didn’t look as tense

briefcase loudly against the table and began pulling out color -coded folders. She continued to blabber about what she had eaten for her lunch, how her morning went, and everything else I couldn’t care less

snapped, no longer

sorry! I forgot to introduce myself!” My body tensed as she rushed around the

because it took everything in me not to react defensively and toss her out the window as she grabbed my hand and shook it

this point. I’m so excited! I really didn’t think my business would take off like this. Everyone always said I was just the runt of the litter,

open in surprise, and I was slightly disgusted as she kept talking. She released

seemed to pick up on my unease, and while he was uncomfortable, he wiped his fingers over his mouth as if he could hide the smile threatening his lips. ‘Eat, Sweetheart. You’re going to

mate link and centered me back to reality. My food lay abandoned in front of me but still hot as I took

why she was disrupting our day. It was the house he wanted to sell. His childhood home. All of my violent

had wanted and needed. He hated that house, and getting rid of it would

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