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

“Shit, we missed it!”

broodily. “But

overexerted himself

him.” I

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

to see if there is anything there or not.”

obvious he doesn’t want to say much more

the break is over.” I say, before

to the kitchen,

company a sample of my blood is

slice and bites into it, placing the bag

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

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

“I trust you, Royce.”

taking another bite of his pizza. Why the hell does

so you got

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

blood. I might have something.”

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 out one of the empty vials that I would use for my poisons. Glad

body.

to make

or Dad cleared

the kitchen

to appreciate that ass before I

out to

say smoothly, “Open

some blood into it.

step back to save my clothes. Holding my finger out, I

your skin too deep,” He murmurs, taking hold of my hand and pressing his thumb over my cut firmly, stopping

a cut.” I say lightly, too busy, lost in that gorgeous face, although

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

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

feels light as he

flicking along the cut, making

my

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

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

finish

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

there is, in fact, something in your

how would anything get in my blood?” I ask, walking over to the

not to focus on the fact my stomach is just

you eat or

but Aleric would not do that, and I’m not about to say that to Royce, not until I

the council, I won’t forget the fact that he did try to poison Rafael once.’ Grandad

say the apple does not fall far from

to be

suddenly feel uneasy?

glance at him, looking at the blood that covers his

Focus Sky.

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