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.

he learned I slept with Aleric… His words, on

watched me fuck it all up like

his

fucking

concern

move and he tries to reach for me, but I take another step further back. My heart is pounding, and I wish I could turn back time and change what

I ask hoarsely. “Why did you change your

hadn’t stood me up, I wouldn’t have

“Sky…”

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

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

did Luciferess even mean shit to him, if he randomly picked up a girl at a

me… I fuck stuff up… Tell me, Royce, did Luciferess ever mean anything to you? Because after

frowns slightly and

tried to get you to talk, you ignored me. I realised you must have gotten cold feet and in a lapse of judgement… I saw you at the club and

meet mine, almost as if he’s searching

We both made mistakes…

both there… you were the one who said to me you needed to

want…” He trails off, and a frown creases his

out, his heart thudding as he unlocks

or we have been

it’s kinda obvious

Aleric.

at me that he

was Reign, but nothing about him reminded me of Reign, and then especially since I felt exhausted

my blood?” I ask

and the slight change in his

it serves, I’m uncertain, but I will get to the bottom of it… Why did you ask me that?” He asks me as he holds his

it. Our fingers brush and

Aleric…

mix it into my hot

skimming over our conversation… The theme of the chat is the same as the one he had sent a screenshot from once or twice… On Aleric’s device, it was

messages. There is not one

want to meet

Hey, what’s wrong? We can meet somewhere else if you

Did I do

heart thumping as

If you change

I don’t want to force you. That’s never

anymore, and I look up, I

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

frowning deeply, his eyes

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