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.

as I gaze at the TV in

“Shit, we missed it!”

won the round.” Jayce offers broodily. “But I don’t think he

He overexerted himself straight

underestimate him.” I say. There’s

a plate for Royce. “What

As for the test, it’s just to

it’s obvious he doesn’t want to say much more in front of

guys, we’ll be right back, holler at me when the break is over.” I say, before jerking my head

the kitchen, and

blood is dangerous.” I say lightly, placing the

it, placing the bag he was

with a faint smirk, which makes me wonder if he’s serious or joking. “But I

take the blood and you can keep it until tomorrow. We can do the test in your

“I trust you, Royce.”

of

know, but I trust you, so you got something you

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

blood. I might have

takes me a few minutes to find what I’m looking for, and I take out one of the empty vials that I would use for my

body.

to make some more

Dad cleared that shit

return to the kitchen and take a

to appreciate that ass before

vial out

I say smoothly, “Open it,

some blood into it.

I meant to, and quickly step back to save

and pressing his thumb over my cut firmly,

busy, lost in that gorgeous face, although

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it’s not.” He says, tugging my hand to

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

feels light as

the cut,

my

hand back, and my thumb slips from his mouth, brushing his

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

I finish

and grabbing the lid for the vial. “I’ll

is, in fact, something

how would anything get in my blood?”

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

you eat

do that, and I’m not about to say that to Royce, not until I know if there

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

the apple does not

need to be careful… Why

suddenly feel uneasy?

comes over and I glance at him, looking at the blood that covers his big hand. I like a man

Focus Sky.

the horrible thoughts that have now crossed my mind. I do need to be