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.

think that emotional moment in

I’m getting fucking soft.

and soon we are seated in our seats, around one of the many large circular tables. The tables are covered with maroon tablecloths and in the centre are ice buckets

his Beta, Uncle Dustbin as I like to call him. You got to love him, but still he’s an A class snitch, always keeping an eye on us when we were growing up.

grudge because fifty percent of the time, he would catch me

Sad life.

back and heads towards our table, adjusting the earpiece in

anything but it’s like a silent

down, that he plays a large

I can tell that despite how calm and relaxed

table as Uncle Liam, Mama Red, and Grandad

seat is right next to the snake,

sure what it is… his hair looks a little longer too… but there’s something else

been around Royce a little too

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

dip to my neck and a small smile crosses his lips. But there’s

He knows.

I feel a ripple of energy rush through me. Aleric’s eyes flash as they meet mine

and all I can hear

darkness… and I can

gaze stays

the time to face

that. Maybe not now… but it comes down to him and

me. Dad was adamant they’ll handle it but I’m with Leo. I don’t think defeating

feel like he’ll

there’s a god involved… But the question is, would it be escaping or somehow slithering out of the corner we plan to

question: are we equipped to defeat

that even

Bastet, show me the

far, it’s been radio silence from her, ever since the day Royce marked me.

glance around the hall. The place is alight with dozens

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