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

“Shit, we missed it!”

the round.” Jayce offers broodily. “But I

overexerted

I

a plate for Royce. “What would

fine… As for the test, it’s just to see if there is anything there or

to say much more in front

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

head to the kitchen, and

is dangerous.”

it,

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

you want, I can take the blood and you can keep it until tomorrow.

“I trust you, Royce.”

quietly, taking another bite of his

I trust you, so you got something you

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

I might have

going 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

body.

to make some

Dad cleared that

kitchen and take

that ass before

out to

smoothly, “Open

some blood into it.

my thumb deeper than I meant to, and quickly step back to save my clothes. Holding my finger out, I let the blood pour

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

say lightly, too busy, lost in that gorgeous face,

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

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

light as he simply

flicking along the cut,

my

thumb slips from his mouth, brushing his lips, and he tenses,

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

finish for

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

there is, in fact,

in my

not to focus on the fact my

you eat

not about to say

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

does

to be careful…

suddenly feel uneasy?

the blood that covers

Focus Sky.

thoughts that have now crossed my mind. I do need to