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.

I gaze at the

“Shit, we missed it!”

Jayce offers broodily. “But I don’t think he

He overexerted himself straight

him.” I say.

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

As for the test, it’s just to see if there is anything there or not.”

doesn’t want to say much

be right back, holler at me when the break is over.” I say, before jerking my head at the door and lead the way

the

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

a slice and bites into it, placing the bag he was carrying

which makes 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. We can do the test in your

“I trust you, Royce.”

replies quietly, taking another bite of his pizza. Why the hell does

so you got something you can put

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

might have something.”

find what I’m looking for, and I take out one of the empty vials that I would use

body.

to make some

Dad cleared

the kitchen and take

that ass before

vial out

say smoothly,

some blood into it.

step back to save my

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

say lightly, too busy, lost in that gorgeous face, although blood continues to spill

6/12

He says, tugging my hand to his lips before

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

head feels light as he

his tongue flicking along the cut,

my

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

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

I finish

says, letting go of my hand and grabbing the lid for the vial. “I’ll

is, in fact,

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

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

you eat

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

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 and

apple does not

do need to

suddenly feel uneasy?

at the blood

Focus Sky.

thoughts that have now crossed my mind. I do