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.

few of them mumble as I gaze at the TV

“Shit, we missed it!”

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

He overexerted himself straight

him.” I say. There’s

now. I pick up a plate for Royce. “What would

just to see if there is anything there or not.”

to say much more in front of these

the break is over.” I say, before jerking my head at the door and lead the way

the

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

into it, placing the bag he was carrying

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

take the blood

“I trust you, Royce.”

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

I trust you, so you got something you can put

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

want blood. I might have

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 empty vials

body.

I need to make

cleared

to the kitchen and take a

appreciate that ass before

vial out

say smoothly, “Open it, I’ll

some blood into it.

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

my hand and pressing his

busy, lost in that gorgeous face,

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tugging my hand to his lips before he removes his thumb

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

light as he

his tongue flicking along the cut,

my

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

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

finish

of my hand and grabbing the lid for

if there is, in fact, something in your

my blood?” I

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

you eat or drink

to say that to Royce, not until I know if there is in fact anything in

Kenneth is on the council, I won’t forget the fact that he did

the apple does not fall far from

need to be

suddenly feel uneasy?

at the blood that covers his big hand. I

Focus Sky.

rid of the horrible thoughts that have now