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.

of them mumble as I gaze at

“Shit, we missed it!”

won the round.” Jayce offers broodily. “But I

overexerted himself straight

I say.

break now. I pick up a

for the test, it’s just to see

to say

the break is over.” I say, before jerking my head at the

the kitchen, and Royce

company a sample of my blood is dangerous.” I say lightly,

it, placing the bag he was

if he’s serious

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

“I trust you, Royce.”

quietly, taking another bite of his pizza. Why the

you got something you can put

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

you suddenly want blood. I might have something.” I say,

few minutes to find 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

body.

I need to make some more

or Dad cleared that shit

to the kitchen and take

appreciate that ass

vial out

I say smoothly, “Open it, I’ll

some blood into it.

lid off and I let my fangs out, piercing my thumb deeper than I meant to, and quickly step

my hand and pressing his thumb over my cut firmly, stopping

busy, lost in that

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

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

light as he simply

flicking along the cut, making my

my

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

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

finish for

go of my hand and grabbing the lid for the

in fact, something in your

anything get in my blood?” I ask,

hands, trying not to focus on the fact my stomach is just a mess of

eat or

chocolate… but Aleric would not do that, and I’m not about to say

won’t forget the fact that he did try to poison Rafael once.’ Grandad Elijah’s words from years ago

the apple does not fall far

to be careful… Why do

suddenly feel uneasy?

glance at him, looking at the blood that covers his big

Focus Sky.

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