The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 41. Doubts

SKYLA.

He looks away first and places his jacket

aside, cocking a brow at me.

“Are you alright?” He asks.

“Yeah…” I say, shaking my head.

He had reminded me of Reign, it threw me. I guess he and Aleric are twins but…

Running my fingers through my hair, I clear my head. I’m about to close the door when Royce reaches over, his arm brushing mine as he closes the door.

Focus Sky…

“So, what was wrong earlier?” He asks, looking me over before he looks away.

So cute.

“I just felt suddenly sick and sluggish. I don’t know.” I frown, it does sound weird… ”

It was strange.”

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don’t know.” I frown, it does sound weird… ” It was strange.”

“Yeah… You’re a werewolf, unless there was

something in your system you wouldn’t have fell ill so suddenly.” He says, and I

can’t help but appreciate the slight pause

before he said the word werewolf.

He is still being careful around my own family. He has a point, even if we get ill,

there’s a reason and we recover far faster

than normal.

“Yeah… but everything was fine. Classes finished, then I ran into Rivers and then went to Aleric’s office for detention. Nothing weird even happened.”

“Right… I actually came down to check up on you, since you said you weren’t well, but since I’m here, mind if I take a bit of blood to run it through some tests? Because that doesn’t sound normal.”

“What kind of tests?” I say as we enter the

lounge and all eyes turn to us.

Ahren tilts his head, munching slowly on a chip, whilst the quintuplets instantly shift to

hostile mode. (1)

Jayce’s eyes are calculating, Theo and Ares are frowning, Carter has his eyebrows raised, and even Renji’s smile has faltered.

“Guys, he’s my trainer. Stop staring at him, even if he is pretty handsome.”

Carter nods his agreement, and Royce raises an eyebrow.

“Nice to meet you guys.” He says, just as the TV signals the end of round one.

them mumble as I gaze

“Shit, we missed it!”

offers broodily. “But I

He overexerted

him.” I say. There’s

a plate for Royce. “What would

the test, it’s just to

to say much more in front of these

guys, we’ll be right back, holler at me when the break is over.” I

to the kitchen,

know, giving anyone from the Arden company a sample of my blood is dangerous.” I say lightly, placing the

takes a slice and bites into it,

He says with a faint smirk, which makes me wonder if he’s

want, I can take the blood and you can keep it until tomorrow. We

“I trust you, Royce.”

so easily.” He replies quietly, taking another bite of his pizza.

you, so you got

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

blood. I might

what I’m looking for, and I take out one of the empty vials that I would use for my poisons. Glad I haven’t had a dose of my own mixture in

body.

I need to make some more

or Dad cleared that shit

to the kitchen and take a

to appreciate that ass

out

smoothly, “Open

some blood into it.

than I meant to, and quickly step back to save my clothes. Holding my finger out, I let the blood pour into the vial that is filling up

pierced your skin too deep,” He murmurs, taking hold of my hand and pressing his thumb over my cut firmly, stopping the bottle from filling to

say lightly, too busy, lost in that gorgeous face, although blood continues to

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it’s not.” He says, tugging my hand to his lips before he removes his

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

head feels light as

the

my

thumb slips from his mouth, brushing his

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

I finish

hand and grabbing

is, in fact, something in your

would anything get in my blood?” I ask,

quickly rinse off my hands, trying not to focus on the fact my

eat

not about to say that to Royce, not until I know

he did try to poison Rafael once.’ Grandad Elijah’s words from years ago replay in my mind

say the apple does not fall

I do need to be

suddenly feel uneasy?

blood that covers his big hand. I like a man with big

Focus Sky.

thoughts that have now crossed my mind. I do