The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

66. Her Misunderstanding

SKYLA.

My heart clenches wondering why she didn’t come forward. Her friends died, and she didn’t care to even speak up or even pretend to care?

Like why?

I wonder what their families are going through.

“Is that her?” Royce asks, leaning down, his shoulder brushing the back of my shoulder.

He can see from afar, but having him move closer is comforting. Something I need…

I nod, glancing at him, as he crouches down beside the chair I’m sitting on.

“Can you call for her, Headmaster?” He says, his eyes cold as he looks at Rivers.

Rivers nods as he glances at the girl’s image before he turns.

“Ah, of course… I will… she has been in school… for her not to say anything is troubling….” He mutters.

“Maybe yeah… but we’ll fucking find out why.” Dad says, completely ignoring the no-smoking policy of the school as he lights up a cigarette.

Rivers excuses himself from the room. The door shuts behind him and I sigh, running my fingers through my hair.

“I’m assuming you shifted, and she saw you?” Dad remarks.

I nod.

“Obviously, I had to give it my all.” I mutter, closing my eyes as the pressure in my mind increases.

“That’s fucking understandable.” Dad says, smoking his cigarette.

Royce cups the back of my neck, his thumb caressing my cheek, and I lean into his touch.

“I just don’t get why she didn’t come forward. I specifically told her to call for help. To make a call, I told them both, but…” I close my eyes, taking a deep breath. “I just don’t get how anyone can leave anyone else behind. Wouldn’t you give your all to help others?”

“Not everyone thinks the same way. Survival instincts… Can make one selfish… She probably thought saving herself would guarantee her life more than if she saved the other girl.” Dad says quietly.

I can hear the guilt in his voice, and I know it’s because of what happened when we were children.

A long time ago, we were attacked, and Kataleya was kidnapped… to save Dante and me, Dad had to let her go and until this day he feels guilty about it… He had to turn his back on her so me and Dante could live, a choice no father should have to face.

“Yes… but this was just about herself… I don’t know, I’ll never get not putting others first.” I mutter. “And I’m not even a nice person.”

to say that.

eyes meet, my heart pounding as I try to squash the turmoil of emotions

a deep breath and inhaling his intoxicating scent. His hand wraps around mine before he kisses my

risked your life for them, and

before I hear footsteps and

but despite him watching us with

go of me smoothly just as the door opens and

scans the room, looking a little fidgety before she pales upon seeing Dad and me and

you about the attack in the woods… Why didn’t you

heart is thundering as she stares at us, all staying glued

did it! She killed

eyes fly open in

he and Royce look

how she even put

one who

you? The fuck?” I ask, my gaze snaps to Rivers who, to my fucking irritation, looks

and me, almost as

hurt you for

he

She

backs out the door, her heart

Alejandro, if

lies! My daughter is not a killer?” Dad

she is capable of,

there, and I can vouch that she had nothing to do with it. She was fighting that thing. I’m the one who killed that thing, and it’s no secret that we have been facing monster attacks.” Royce says, his voice

to know you were involved…and he will if you fucking vouch for

she had no hand in. Heather, think clearly, or you know there is magic that can be used to probe your

at Dad. Their eyes meet, red against blue and I feel like

have thought Dad would approve of

saw it?”

saw that

hospital if she was the attacker? Think the facts through before jumping to assumptions. I think it’s high

without that serpent’s body, will anyone believe it or even fucking appreciate being told after it’s dead and no longer a threat to us?” Dad

have known of the attacks; we just need to make it clear the thing was caught and killed.” Royce says, “We’ve had samples of

was behind all those attacks, Alpha… I am not trying to cause problems

my mind, too.” I say,

I look up at him,

if that’s how badly everything thinks

to control my emotions… because of my temper, people have been

of footsteps approaching from the open door reaches my ear, and I look up. Aleric’s familiar scent, along with another scent I don’t

moves away, putting extra space between us, just before two men enter through the open door, giving Rivers a nod