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

head. “It doesn’t matter. I’m going to

snaking one arm around her waist, the other tangling in her hair, and

pleasure course through me and I’m satisfied when she slowly begins to kiss me back, a

not to tell me what’s wrong. Whatever he

taste of her mouth makes me

side that she hides from

out on

that she

kiss passionately, and after a few moments, she gasps for air, and

claws have retracted and her eyes are back to their gorgeous green, but she’s still not

before she pulls

The fact she isn’t sharing makes me wonder

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

since I shook hands with her brother, it almost felt like a wall was brought down, almost like a car battery

powers have never been weak or dull,

in my mind

me uneasy is the way his eyes had shifted to Skyla before he had said

when the darkness tries to destroy you, remember

do I get the feeling he was

far from darkness …. But it could mean a lot more… I know not to take

the room.

room. There is champagne colour bedding with a

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

are several toys as well

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

of make-up there’s nothing much there and I move

I may not find the time as much as I would hope to, finding

time with, to

beautiful that may sound, it’s also intense. To know that I have given my

from the world, from disappointment, betrayal and lies, but with her, I began to bring down those walls until

Motorcycle Club, Mafia… Disney Villain tales… and then there are

been read and I can’t help but smile. Jane Eyre, Anne

collection, remembering how Anne was the feistiest little badass and probably my

book when the

I can’t

and I stand up, looking down at the clothbound book in my

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