The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 73

More Than My Expectations

ROYCE.

I don’t know exactly what happened between the siblings, but when Skyla’s face lost all colour, and I saw the guilt and regret in her eyes, I had had enough. Standing up, I had excused us and led her out of the room.

She refused to speak and instead had led the way upstairs to her bedroom where Kiara had told us, she had placed some fresh items of clothes for me.

The moment the door shut behind us, I locked it and then turned to Skyla, who walked over to her walk-in closet and began rummaging for something. Her movements are rushed, and she’s knocking things as she does.

“I’ll shower first if that’s ok.” She says, as I hear something fall and break. I walk to the closet, sensing her aura rising fast.

Her claws have come out and I can see the white hair beginning to sprout from her arms, and the hair on her head is beginning to turn white.

“Sky.”

She ignores me as she bends down, cursing as she picks up the ceramic box she has broken.

“Fuck.” She mutters as it cuts into her finger. Instantly I’m by her side, removing her hands from the box.

“Skyla.” I repeat gently, but she stands up and turns away.

She’s avoiding me.

I pick up the broken pieces, placing them aside, not wanting her to hurt herself.

She turns, holding a towel and some blue lingerie, which I notice a little too much. She grabs something denim, something that looks like a jacket before she bundles it up and I cock a brow. She’s not paying attention to what she’s doing.

“Love.” I say, grabbing hold of her elbow as she tries to walk past me and I spin her around to face me. “What happened?”

I look down at her. Her eyes are blazing plum, her heart thudding as she looks at me with such pain, I can almost feel it. Almost as if her pain is mine.

“I just… need a moment. Please.” She whispers, almost pleadingly.

“Alright…” I say, but before I give her what she wants, I have to tell her it’s going to be alright. “Whatever he said, Love… don’t let it get to you.”

She looks away and I know she doesn’t believe me. I let go of her elbow, cupping her face and tilt it up.

Our eyes meet and I hide my surprise when I notice the glistening of tears in them.

A sliver of irritation rushes through me.

he say?” I ask, trying to keep my voice even and

doesn’t matter. I’m going to go

away, but I pull her close, snaking one arm around her waist, the other tangling in her hair, and I kiss

me and I’m satisfied when she slowly begins to kiss me back, a soft moan leaving her

like her not to tell me what’s

taste of her mouth

that she hides from the world, but

to call him out on it, and I probably will before I leave tomorrow…

she isn’t alone. That I’m here, I’ll always be

she gasps for air, and I slowly pull

her claws have retracted and her eyes are back to their

before she pulls away and heads to

her, and I sigh. The fact she isn’t sharing makes me wonder

the shower turn on. I can still hear her thumping heart, something that shouldn’t be possible through the

her brother, it almost felt like a wall was brought down, almost

never been weak or dull, but now

in my mind and

me uneasy is the way his eyes had shifted to Skyla

darkness tries to destroy you, remember that you stand

I get the feeling he

grates on my nerves, because even if her Lycan has rage, she is far from darkness …. But it could mean a lot more…

away and walk around the room. It’s modern yet

see Skyla in this room. There is champagne colour bedding with a few

room, which is an entire cat kingdom and it’s

are several toys as well as a magnificent scratch

bed, which looks like a miniature four-poster bed. That’s truly fit for a Cat

lot of make-up there’s

we both read and although I may not find the time as much as I would hope to, finding a good book to get lost in was my favourite pastime

my free time with,

and despite how beautiful that may sound, it’s also intense. To know that I

I began to bring down

and then there are the classics that she accidentally slipped out

crouch down. They may be at the bottom, but the books have been read and I

Anne of Green Gables collection, remembering how Anne was the

the book when the

invades my senses and I can’t help but take a

obvious and I stand up, looking