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!”

broodily. “But I

He overexerted himself

underestimate him.” I say. There’s

pick up a plate for Royce.

to see if

want to say much

over.” I say, before jerking

head to the kitchen, and Royce

giving anyone from the Arden company a sample of my blood is dangerous.” I say lightly, placing the plate down. “Eat

into it, placing the bag he

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

of, or if you want, I can take the blood and you can keep it

“I trust you, Royce.”

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

you got something you can put some

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

blood. I might

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 my own mixture in

body.

I need to make

Dad cleared that

to the kitchen

that ass

out to

say smoothly, “Open it,

some blood into it.

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

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

in that gorgeous face, although blood continues to spill

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

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

head feels light as

along the cut,

my

his mouth,

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

I finish

He says, letting go of my hand and grabbing

there is, in fact, something in your

in my blood?” I ask, walking over to

not to focus on

eat or drink

that, and I’m not about to say that to Royce, not until I

won’t forget the fact that he did try to poison Rafael once.’

does

do need to be careful… Why

suddenly feel uneasy?

him, looking at the blood that covers his big

Focus Sky.

thoughts that have now crossed my mind.