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 the car

I’m getting fucking soft.

head to the hall 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

to Rayhan and his Beta, Uncle Dustbin as I like to call him. You got to love him, but

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

Sad life.

towards our

silent

just sat down, that he plays a large

how calm and relaxed he appears

us, at the same table

seat is right next to the snake, who’s

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

I’ve just been around Royce a little too much, but his skin looks

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

to my neck and a small smile crosses his lips. But there’s nothing pleasant

He knows.

I feel a ripple of energy rush through

be darkening around us and all I can hear is the steady, strong heartbeat of his thudding loudly

and I can feel it around

stays on Dad, her

time to

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

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

do I feel like

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

ultimate question: are we

even

on, Bastet, show me

her, ever since the

The place is alight

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