Beauty in the beast world
Chapter 166: His only treasure

Chapter 166: His only treasure

Blake just returned to the castle and his eyes narrowed. There was a lingering smell of blood all over the entrance.

His heart stopped for a second when he sensed his mate’s scent mixed with it.

"Lilly?" His legs moved faster than his mind and he quickly started to search for his mate.

Blake’s breathing became ragged when he didn’t see her inside her room.

"She is sleeping in my room" a deep baritone voice interrupted Blake.

He turned around and started to throw questions at Killian, "What happened? Why is there a blood stench at the entrance? Did something happend to Lilly?"

"At least take a breath snake" Killian taunted, "I have already healed her injury and she is fine now"

As soon as those words left his mouth, Blake moved toward him and held his black robe’s collar, "How did she get injured!? I swear Killian if you did...."

"Shut it!" Killian bellowed not at all liking Blake’s words. This snake was speaking as though it was him that harmed his mate and that didn’t sit well with Killian, "She is also my mate as much as she is yours! Watch your tongue while you speak to me"

"Oh yeah?" Blake chuckled, "She got injured when you were with her, and you want me to watch my words?" Then he shook his head and mumbled, "I shouldn’t have let you or any other bastards near her. It’s my mistake"

That sealed the deal for Killian. He couldn’t control it anymore and punched Blake across his face.

"Who do you think you are!?" Killian yelled as fury started to take over his mind, "You imbecile just got lucky and met ’MY’ soulmate before me. Who do you think she would have chosen if I met her first? A cold-blooded bastard like you or ’Me’ her soulmate?"

Blake wiped the blood trickling down his mouth and smirked at Killian, "Even when I’m a cold-blooded beastman, I didn’t kill my own tribe for a trivial matter like you"

Killian saw red after that remark. He launched himself at Blake and both of them exchanged punches, "Don’t talk about the matters that you are unaware of! Do you even know why I did that!?"

Talking about his tribe was always a sore spot for Killian. He never regretted annihilating his tribe. They took everything from him. His parents, sister and everything! He was barely alive until he met his mate. She was the reason for him to live and this snake bastard was accusing him of hurting her. It was his fault! He should have taken her away from this place when he had a chance.

Blake knew that his words were wrong. He shouldn’t have talked about Killian’s tribe but his mind was clouded with worry for his mate and anger towards Killian. His only reason for accepting other males in her life was because of her safety. He wanted someone powerful to always stay with her when he was not present.

And when Killian mentioned her getting hurt and him healing casually, Blake couldn’t control his anger.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Lyra jolted awoke hearing the loud commotion that their fight caused. She got down from the bed and went out of the room.

Her eyes went wide when she saw Killian and Blake fighting in the living room. She quickly searched for the cubs and sighed in relief when she confirmed that they were not in that place.

"Blake! Killian!" She cried out while rushing down the stairs, "What is wrong with you guys? Why are you fighting?"

Blake’s fisted hand came to halt as soon as he heard her voice but due to that distraction, he was not able to avoid Killian’s fist and fell to the ground.

"Blake!" Lyra was shocked when he suddenly fell and hurried towards him before cupping his face between her palms. There was a red bruise on his lower jaw which was turning purple and his lips were bleeding.

"I’m fine, Lilly," he said while turning his face from her before wiping his mouth from the back of his hand.

Tears brimmed in Lyra’s eyes and she turned while glaring at Killian but her eyes softened seeing his hurt face, "Killian...?" She started but stopped when he cut her words before saying.

"Don’t give me those eyes, Treasure" Killian warned, "I stopped myself from killing him so don’t make me do something that I would regret later"

Saying his words, Killian stormed off to his room and closed the door. He tightly clenched his hands until his nails started to dig into his palm. Blood trickled down his palm but he remained unaffected. This pain meant nothing to him compared to the blaming eyes that she gave him back in the living room. It was only for a second but Killian noticed every change in her expression. She clearly blamed him for starting the fight and was worried for that snake. She ran to Blake first before even casting a glance at him.

Then his mind started to swirl with so many pathetic thoughts. Was that snake her favorite? She only loved that snake and not him right? That’s why she ran to that snake first instead of coming to me!

"Killian?" A sweet voice and a knock on the door brought him out of his thoughts. He wanted to complain to her about how that Blake brought up his past. Killian wanted to whine about everything and demand her to love him as much as she loved that snake. He wanted to confess that this fight was not his fault but everything remained only in his mind and he didn’t open the door or voice out his thoughts.

Outside the door, Lyra traced the door and said, "Sweetheart please open the door. I want to talk to you..."

Blake briefly informed her about their fight and went to his room. Just by seeing Blake’s guilt-filled eyes, she understood that he must be the one to start the fight. She didn’t scold him, he was already feeling quite sad about it so she decided to let him be.

At first, she wanted to leave Killian alone too for some time but soon changed her mind. His anguish-filled eyes a few minutes ago troubled her. She felt that he had something to say to her but was not able to do that. So here she was in front of her stubborn black panther’ room.

He was not an easy one. No matter how much she coaxed, he didn’t open the door or utter a word. And as a last resort, she let out, "Ah! My shoulder hurts! Oh my God, why is it bleeding again?"

As soon as those words left her mouth, the door whisked opened. Lyra involuntarily took a step back from the sudden movement and caught a glimpse of trouble-looking, Killian.

He took a step towards her with worry-filled eyes, "What’s wrong Treasure? I made sure to heal....." He stopped talking when he noticed her playful gaze.

Lyra tried hard to suppress her laughter and went toward him before burying her face in his chest.

"My dear naive panther...what am I gonna do with you?" He was so cute! She giggled while kissing all over his face.

Killian narrowed his eyes at her smiling face, "You tricked me...."

"And you fell for it," she said in a sing-song voice and laughed when his face darkened.

"I’m sorry..." She whined and looked up at him with sparkling eyes, "Forgive me?"

How was he even supposed to say no to that face? Killian once again acknowledged that she had him wrapped around her little finger. And he loved that fact. He wanted to act on all of her whims without restraint.

He cupped her face and deeply kissed her luscious lips, "I love you my only treasure"