The Beast And The Blessed

Twenty-Nine: Killian

Killian’s P.O.V.

What is your favorite color?

That is what I went with. I could have asked her anything, anything at all, and I went with what her favorite color was. I wanted to shift into my beast just so I could chew my own foot off for my *question.

Blue.

The small detail seemed so big to me, and I couldn’t help but smile widely to myself as I remembered the way her eyes had lit up when I had asked her. She liked that I had taken an interest and had broken the silence.

I liked the silence normally. I loved it even. It was the only way I could keep the hundreds of thoughts in my head straight as I managed an entire kingdom. But sitting with her in silence, knowing she was mad at me, made me itch with discomfort. I wanted to hear her voice and feel her touch.

So I broke it, and the bright smile she sent me in response was worth it.

I sent a quick message to Natalie’s personal maid, telling her to make sure there were plenty of blue dress options for her tonight. She acknowledged my request, and I sat back in my desk chair, trying to picture Natalie in a blue dress.

Every curve of her body was made to be shown off, and I found myself closing my eyes as I pictured my mate

“Don’t tell me I’m interrupting something.” Joselin’s voice called out from the entrance to my office. I opened my eyes to see her standing by the open door as she smirked at me. “You look happy. I’m assuming you two worked things out?”

I tried to push down my smile, but I couldn’t. I just kept picturing how Natalie had lit up when I spoke to her this morning. “We came to an understanding.”

“How romantic,” She said deadpanned as she entered my office, pausing with her hand on the doorknob as if questioning if she wanted it open or closed, before giving in with a sigh and swinging it *behind her. “And Natalie, how is she?”

The eyes gave away more information than most people knew and not being able to see her irises made it very difficult to read her sometimes. It was her body language that gave her away. The black lines on her

the palm she rubbed against

biting back my amusement at the annoyed look she sent me. I knew she was asking if things would be okay between her and Natalie. She had been excited to bring Natalie home. Not many women in the castle enjoyed talking to Joselin. She didn’t know how to interact with people and came

she dropped her head back against the chair as she sat down, and I

go ask her.” I looked down, masking.

her hair blew back from her face, and the

my head. Baby steps. That

to worry about, should you?”

women at all!” She snapped before

here. Where are you going? We have work to do.” I ground my teeth as she turned her back to me and kept on

your mate, what do you think?” She

the day

locking her back in the room with me as her head fell forward. Charlie and Joselin loved each other like sisters, but Joselin hated all the girlie

you need me to

past hour, far more than had actually been invited, but I would never turn my people away. If they wished to welcome their princess home, they were more than welcome to. Maybe it would make Charlie feel loved enough to want to come back and forget the nightmare of a childhood we

these events, I was calm and collected, but as I waited for Natalie, I was ready to pull my hair out. Never before had I cared about women’s clothing, but I couldn’t help but wonder if she had picked out

her head as she was let into the ball. She didn’t bother to wait for her introduction, and I knew I would find her going directly to the food table,

woman standing before me. Her eyes glanced from me to the back of Joselin as the doors were closed behind her with. uncertainty, and

I glanced

She had

resisted lifting my hand up to

behind her by only a few inches. I knew she was wearing heels