SKYLA.

I don’t know what it is… but the moment when he looks over his shoulder, something inside of me makes my heart clench.

The distance between us suddenly feels terrifyingly huge and for the first time I ask myself, what are we without the one we love?

“Sky…” Azura tugs me inside and the door slam shuts behind me, making my head jerk My breath hitches, and I stop in my tracks. I suddenly feel… I don’t know, I’m unable to explain it.

I glance back at the door.

“Hey… what’s wrong?” Azura asks softly, as both look at me intently.

I shake my head. I don’t know… I don’t know what’s wrong with me… I just…

“He’ll be fine. He’s one of the strongest people I have come across.” Leo says quietly.

“Yeah… I know… I just… it’s fine.”

It isn’t. I just feel… fuck, it’s weird. I can’t even explain it.

Is it because I know he’s finding this hard?

Is it because I know he’ll feel guilty for tearing down the veil from his mother’s eyes?

I swear, I’m going to make sure we are all there for her, too. Royce and his family will never be alone.

They have and will always have all of us, and we will be that support system for them.

“Come on, let’s get inside. It’s going to be fine,” Leo says as he leads the way.

Azura looks at me with concern as she guides me down the hall, holding my hand.

“Are you sure you’re ok?” she repeats softly.

I shake my head, unable to explain this emotion that is tearing me up inside.

in the car just made me

I’m getting fucking soft.

of the many large circular tables.

the podium talking quietly to Rayhan and his Beta, Uncle Dustbin as I like to call him. You got to love him, but still he’s an A class

grudge because fifty percent of the

Sad life.

heads towards our table,

says anything but it’s like a silent

just sat down, that he plays a large hand in

how calm and relaxed he appears

table as Uncle Liam, Mama Red, and Grandad Elijah as well

the snake, who’s dressed in a

different? I’m not sure what it is… his hair looks a little longer too… but there’s something else about

a little too much, but his skin looks off

isn’t hiding behind the fakeness that he usually does. Instead, he’s watching me intently. Gone is the

a small smile crosses his lips. But there’s nothing pleasant about

He knows.

and I feel a ripple of energy rush through me. Aleric’s eyes flash as they meet mine and everything seems to phase

to be darkening around us and all I can hear is the steady, strong

a darkness… and I can feel it

of that oddness. Although her gaze stays on Dad, her touch is calming and I force my

the time

him, it’s on me… I know that. Maybe

adamant they’ll handle it but I’m with Leo.

do I feel

of him escaping are high, especially if there’s a god involved… But the question is, would it be escaping or somehow slithering out of

there’s the ultimate question: are we equipped to defeat

answer that even I

on, Bastet, show me the

her, ever since the day Royce

glance around the hall. The place is alight with dozens of huge-ass

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