The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 57

These Limits

ROYCE.

The alarm goes off. Hitting snooze, I place my arm over my eyes. For once, I didn’t want to get out of bed.

It had been a long night…

A dull ache from overthinking has formed at the front of my head, but I still had no answers.

We had gotten back late. I was able to get Charlotte to her room without anyone stopping us and told her to shower, so no one’s scent remained on us.

I couldn’t risk Dad finding out who we had run into. After showering, I had tested Skyla’s blood before turning in. Something about the entire thing has me on edge and that had ended up taking far longer than I had thought it would.

The Arden’s have a variety of unique drugs at our disposal, mainly created by Dad, and several don’t even show in the blood if tested, and the only way to bring these out was if we used specific antigens that work against the initial drug.

After three hours of testing and scrutinising her blood, I was almost ready to give up and put it down to my paranoia. Then I tried for Solara XI 5, something that Aleric had been working on a few years back.

It’s the only Arden drug I didn’t test it for. I didn’t have the latest formula, but I knew enough of the components since I had helped him with it, and to my surprise, it had shown positive.

Why Aleric would give Skyla this drug baffled me. The Solara XI 5 was harmless and held no real reasoning. Aleric was adamant that it will help open the doors to so much more in the future, but it did nothing.

Nothing that I know of anyway, and it had just been a last resort just to ease my mind, but I had not expected it to show positive.

It was a project that I had thought he had scrapped, but for him to still be working on it…

What exactly is the purpose of it and by giving it to her, what was he trying to achieve? It does nothing, aside from the slight side-effect of feeling tired. You don’t forget anything, and you stay aware, so there is nothing…

So, what exactly is he up to, or does the drug serve a purpose I don’t know of?

I need to see if I can get a hand on the new version of the serum. Does it now have another purpose?

Aleric wouldn’t do something for no reason… but the fact it was in her system showed he was up to something.

The beeping of the alarm going off again makes me growl.

“Alright, I’m up!” I sigh as I reach over and slam it off.

Groaning, I swing my legs onto the floor and rest my elbows on my knees, running my hand through my hair.

Never has waking up felt so hard… I glance at the time. It’s 7:05 AM.

No wonder… forty minutes is far from enough.

I’ll take the day off today and I’ll stop by to visit Sky too…

The memory of that kiss we shared returns and a wave of pleasure rushes through me as I replay it in my mind. I want a taste of that again, of her…

And then there’s her dad, whose decision I would wait on.

pants, a white T-shirt, and a long black cardigan. I wash up and get dressed quickly, tying my hair back

my reflection for a second before I grab my phone, keys and wallet. I’ll check up on Charlotte

phone, unlocking it, I go into my settings and change the wallpaper to my unlock screen, smiling faintly

on the bed, showing off her sexy tattoo. Damn, she was an entirely next level of sizzling hot. The doll knows how to turn the heat

curve of her waist and hips before I lock

Charlotte’s room, knocking on the door that is half open,

lies in bed in her pink satin pyjamas, her

upset

doesn’t reply as Mom

She responds, looking

Mom’s forehead before planting a

a diva?” I ask, raising my eyebrows

says bitterly, “He

For what?

I frown and look at Mom. “Did you try to speak to him? It was I who took Charlotte

try to talk to him, Royce. You know

for someone who lives with him day and night, does

sounds hurt and

I have had enough.” I say. “I’m heading out, I’ll pick up some books for you.” I

going to

Dad prefers her to read nonfiction and educational books, she is a fan of fantasy

“Perfect!” She says.

but she’s trying to hide the fact that my words hurt her and as much as I wanted to walk out of these places for

Mom’s hands in mine, caressing her knuckles gently as I look up into her

he treats Charlotte… and… deep down you know that things do need to change around here…’ I say through the mind

when it comes to etiquette and rules, but

the veil will be lifted from her eyes and she will see Dad for

for years, I’ve put up with everything he has done. Things you know of and far more things that you don’t, but when it begins to affect those that I love… that’s my

harsh, but this is where I draw

you mean by things he has done that I don’t

stay silent for a moment before standing up. ‘When the time is right, I will tell you

“Alright, I’m leaving. I’ll be back late.”

to work today?”

a brow. “None of your business.” I say with a

know where you’re going… check

head perks

“What does she mean?”

say, giving Charlotte a pointed

the way you two

to my lips, and she glances at the open

and neither of them says

to learn more.’ She

I nod.

anything from the shops?

“My books!” Charlotte says.