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 at the TV

“Shit, we missed it!”

Jayce offers broodily. “But I

He overexerted

I say.

up a plate for Royce. “What would you

it’s just to see if there is anything

to say much more in

over.” I say, before jerking my head at

the kitchen, and Royce

of my blood is dangerous.” I say lightly, placing the plate down. “Eat

into it, placing the bag

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

the blood and you can keep it until

“I trust you, Royce.”

another bite of his pizza. Why the hell does

you got something you can put some blood in?”

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

you suddenly want blood. I might

the kitchen, going to my bedroom, and rummage in one of the lower drawers. It takes me a few minutes to find what I’m looking for, and I take

body.

I need to make some more

cleared that shit

kitchen and take a

that

vial out

smoothly, “Open it, I’ll

some blood into it.

piercing my thumb deeper than I meant to, and quickly step back to save my clothes. Holding my finger

and pressing his thumb over my cut firmly, stopping the bottle from filling to

lightly, too busy, lost in

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Don’t treat it like it’s not.” He says, tugging my hand to his lips before

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

feels light as

along the cut, making my

my

hand back, and my thumb slips from his mouth, brushing his lips, and he tenses, realising what he has just

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

finish

He says, letting go of my hand and grabbing the lid for the vial.

in fact,

would anything get in my blood?” I

on the fact my stomach is just a mess of

eat

and I’m not about to say that to Royce,

did try to poison Rafael once.’ Grandad

say the apple does not fall far from

do need to

suddenly feel uneasy?

at him, looking at the blood that covers his big hand. I like

Focus Sky.

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