Chapter 62

This Storm Inside of Me

SKYLA.

First… Reign wants to ask his Luciferess out…

On a date long overdue, don’t you think? Let’s make that dream a reality, Lil Lucifer, come with me…

To the game that we first bonded over…

Be my date to the Game of the Century.

Those words ring in my head. My heart is pounding as I try to comprehend what he has just said, what he’s insinuating.

I’m unable to speak as I stare at him.

What is he going on about?

How? How is this even possible?

I’m trying to understand.

He’s claiming he’s Reign, although isn’t Aleric Reign?

But… Why does this just make so much sense?

Aleric…

“Reign needs his Lil Lucifer.” He murmurs before he claims my lips in a kiss that makes me go weak at the knees… or is it those words that got me melting?

My mind is spinning and I’m unable to kiss him back, despite the intensity of this toe-curling kiss.

A thousand thoughts going through my head…

Royce at the club, saying he was stood up…

The way he often reminded me of Reign…

I know it’s not just me wanting to believe he is Reign.

I know Royce, and I know he wouldn’t lie to me.

The way he talks acts and everything about him just… clicks…

Suddenly, a wave of guilt, regret, and disgust hits me hard and I pull away from him, stepping back.

after he learned I slept with Aleric… His words,

fuck it all up like

with his

to fucking go,

says, concern flashing in

but I take another step further back. My heart is pounding, and I wish I

I ask hoarsely.

me up,

“Sky…”

feet? Why?” My voice is calmer and quiet, but inside of me, the storm that is brewing

I realised who you were, and the fact that I was supposed to be your teacher… plus being with me, would have made things complicated in other aspects… I honestly had no idea what I should do so I stayed silent. You were the King’s daughter who I was supposed to help, but you turned out to be Luciferess so I just…” He trails off and my mind returns to that moment in

shit to him, if he randomly picked up a girl at a

ever mean anything to you?

and shakes

how much I tried to get you to talk, you ignored me. I realised you must have gotten cold feet and in a lapse of

eyes meet mine, almost as if he’s searching for something, but

We both made mistakes…

you were the one who said to me you needed to cancel, remember?” I remind him, my heart is pounding, and I feel

You said you didn’t want…” He trails off, and a frown creases his

his phone out, his heart thudding as he unlocks

or we have been

it’s kinda obvious

Aleric.

at me that he had a hand

Reign, but nothing about him reminded me of Reign, and then especially since I felt exhausted after that drink he gave

my blood?”

phone, and the slight change

substance of which purpose it serves, I’m uncertain, but I will get to the bottom of it… Why did you

it. Our fingers brush and our

Aleric…

mix it into

the chat is the same as the one he had sent a screenshot from once or twice… On

thumps loudly as I look at the messages. There is not one message saying he thinks it’s a bad idea, but there’s

I didn’t really want

We can meet somewhere else if

me. Did

heart thumping as

there. If you change your

never been my

can’t read anymore, and I look up, I never received

was wearing that black dress that covered my tattoo completely…” I trail off. Oh,

he’s frowning deeply, his eyes

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