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.

black cardigan. I wash up

in the mirror at my reflection for a second before I grab my phone, keys and wallet. I’ll check up on Charlotte before I head to the shop

it, I go into my settings and change the wallpaper to my unlock screen, smiling faintly as I admire the sizzling image. An image I had removed shortly

her sexy tattoo. Damn, she was an entirely next level

rake over the curve of her waist and hips before I lock the phone and slip it into my

to Charlotte’s room, knocking

lies in bed in her pink satin pyjamas, her eye mask is on her forehead as Mom sits

clearly upset

doesn’t reply as Mom smiles at

Royce!” She responds, looking back

Mom’s forehead before planting a kiss on top of

behind you acting like a diva?”

“He

For what?

Mom. “Did you try to speak to him? It was I who took Charlotte out. If he

“I did try to talk to him, Royce. You know how

saying that, but for someone who lives with him day and night, does she not see

Mom sounds hurt

but he does get away with doing whatever he wants all the bloody time, and frankly, I have

get worse, I’m going to

to read nonfiction and

“Perfect!” She says.

smiles slightly, but she’s trying to hide the fact that my words hurt her and as much as I wanted to walk out of

take Mom’s hands in mine,

his dictatorship Mom, I’m tired of the way he treats Charlotte… and… deep down you know that things do need to change around

harsh when it comes to etiquette and rules, but try to not be so hard on him.’ She

be lifted from her eyes and she will

with it mom, 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 limit.’ I say. I kiss her

harsh, but this is where I draw

by things he has done that

before standing up. ‘When the time is right, I will

frowns, but nods. “Alright, I’m leaving. I’ll be back late.” I say, glancing

to work today?” Charlotte

brow. “None of your business.” I say

you’re going… check you out, lover boy!”

head perks up in

“What does she mean?”

say, giving Charlotte a pointed

right, the way you two looked

a finger to my lips, and she glances at the open door, realising it

understand, and

more.’

I nod.

anything from the shops? I’ll

“My books!” Charlotte says.