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!”

broodily. “But I don’t think he will

overexerted himself

I say.

up a plate for Royce. “What would you

to

doesn’t want to say

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

to the kitchen, and

is dangerous.” I say lightly, placing the plate down. “Eat before it

bites into it, placing the bag he

me wonder if he’s serious or joking. “But I promise, I’ll do

the rest will be disposed of, or if you want, I can take the blood and you can keep it until tomorrow.

“I trust you, Royce.”

shouldn’t trust anyone so easily.” He replies quietly, taking another bite of his pizza. Why

you got something you can put some blood in?”

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

want blood. I might have something.”

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 out one of the

body.

to make some more

Dad cleared

kitchen and take a

that

vial out to

I say smoothly, “Open

some blood into it.

I let my fangs out, piercing my thumb deeper 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

deep,” He murmurs, taking hold of my hand and pressing his thumb over my

it’s just a cut.” I say lightly, too busy, lost in that gorgeous face, although blood continues to spill from

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

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

light as he simply

along the cut, making my pussy

my

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

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

finish

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

is, in fact, something in

get in my blood?” I ask,

trying not to focus on

you eat or

chocolate… but Aleric would not do that, and I’m not about to say that to Royce, not until I know if there is

are shady, and although Kenneth is on the council, I won’t forget the fact that he did try to poison Rafael once.’ Grandad Elijah’s words from years ago replay in my mind

apple does not fall far

do need to be

suddenly feel uneasy?

comes over and I glance at him, looking at the blood that covers

Focus Sky.

have now