The beast and the blessed novel by Ashley Breanne novel Chapter 29

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?”

Joselin didn’t show very many emotions. It was kind of hard to with her looks and upbringing. 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 ghostly-pale skin moved in different rhythms when she was excited, anxious, or angry.

From the way that they moved now, and the palm she rubbed against her thigh, she was nervous.

“She is well,” I said, 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 across as a bit dark and evil to most. It was humorous to watch her interact with others.

“Will all do respect, sometimes when we talk, I want to hurt you,” Joselin said as she dropped her head back against the chair as she sat down, and I chuckled at the action.

“If you want to know if she still *you for sleeping with me, just go ask her.” I looked down, masking. my emotions as I began to look through the new stack of papers on my desk.

“I have never slept with you!” She shouted as her hair blew back from her face, and the lines on her skin danced faster than before.

I glanced up at the clock behind her, wondering what Natalie was doing at the moment, but pushed the thought from my head. Baby steps. That was what I had decided and what I needed to stick to. I couldn’t spend all of my time thinking about her.

“Then, you shouldn’t have anything to worry about, should you?” I snapped back, and she groaned in annoyance.

“You don’t understand women at all!” She snapped before turning to walk out of the room.

“You just got here. Where are you going? We have work to do.” I ground my teeth as she turned her back to me and kept on toward the door.

“To speak with your mate, what do you think?” She argued as she pulled open the door.