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.

that emotional moment in the car

I’m getting fucking soft.

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

already on 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 snitch, always keeping an eye on us

fifty percent of the

Sad life.

steps back and heads towards our table, adjusting the

glances at Leo, neither says anything but it’s like a silent exchange before Leo takes his seat,

from the way he just sat down, that he

despite how calm and relaxed he appears to be, he’s

next to us, at the same table as Uncle Liam, Mama

to the snake,

me or does he look different? I’m not sure what it is… his hair looks a little

little too much, but his skin looks off

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

small smile crosses his lips. But there’s nothing

He knows.

through me. Aleric’s eyes flash as they meet mine and everything seems to phase

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

a darkness… and I

stays on Dad, her touch is calming and

not the time to face

that. Maybe not now… but

they’ll handle it but I’m with

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 plan to

there’s the ultimate question: are

that even

show

her, ever since the day Royce marked

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

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