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

“Shit, we missed it!”

offers broodily.

He overexerted himself

I say.

pick up a plate for Royce. “What

for the test, it’s just to see

it’s obvious he doesn’t want to say much more in front of these

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

head to the kitchen,

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

bites into it, placing the bag

faint smirk, which makes me wonder if he’s serious or joking.

can take the blood and

“I trust you, Royce.”

trust anyone so easily.” He replies quietly, taking another bite of his pizza. Why the hell does he look

but I trust you, so you got something you

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

want blood. I might have something.” I say, “Wait

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 I haven’t had a

body.

need to make some more

Dad cleared that

to the kitchen

to appreciate that

out

say smoothly, “Open it,

some blood into it.

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

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

too busy, lost in that

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like it’s not.” He says, tugging my hand

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

light as

tongue flicking along the cut, making my pussy

my

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

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

finish for

hand and grabbing the lid

if there is, in fact, something

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

hands, trying not to focus on the fact my stomach is

eat or drink

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

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

say the apple does not fall far from

to be careful… Why do

suddenly feel uneasy?

and I glance at him, looking at the blood that covers his big hand.

Focus Sky.

get rid of the horrible thoughts that have now crossed my mind.