SKYLA.

He smiles as he pulls back. “You were born to be darkness, to be by my side in this

vision of the future. Do you understand?” he

hums.

No! I don’t care if there’s darkness in me. I

am not evil.

I will

ever kill them. I will never hurt them.

I won’t.

Royce… please…

“Of course, I understand.” I scoff, surprising

even myself at how normal I sound.

Royce!

Fuck! Dad! Mama!

Bastet! Where are you?

Dante… please…

‘Avoid him…’ Bastet’s words from earlier

make my stomach flip.

‘You will destroy him.’ Dante’s chilling

words also return with vengeance, and it

suddenly feels hard to breathe.

What have I done?

Please help me, someone… anybody…

“Sky!”

My heart leaps as Royce’s voice reaches my

ear and I turn far slower than my mind

wants me to.

He’s here!

“Remember what you need to do,” Aleric whispers, caressing my cheek before he

slides his arm around my waist and, to my horror, I place my hand on his chest.

Don’t touch me!

Fuck, I don’t want to touch you!

I feel sick before Royce’s scent hits me, and with it, not only does my heart skip a beat, but I feel a ray of hope flit into the dark place that I’m pulled into.

Please don’t misunderstand this.

Royce…

He’ll know, right?

“I’m afraid we are going to have to tell him the truth,” Aleric says, this time much

louder.

He wants him to hear.

Royce comes into view. He’s a blur until he

comes to a stop right in front of us, taking us both by surprise, lightning crackling

around his hands.

“How dare you hurt her!” He snarls, his eyes are blazing and the temperature drops. A blinding bolt of lightning spreads from his hand as he rips me from Aleric, slamming him against the wall.

away with full force. He’s thrown against the far wall and I remember the extra strength

have attained recently.

wasn’t expecting me to intervene. He gets to his feet within seconds sending a bolt of

I shout as Aleric chuckles.

the lightning away, missing

of Aleric

hair back

shocked.

step aside,” he says, a glint

eyes.

is thudding as he closes the gap

back…” I whisper, as Aleric

arm around me when Royce grabs my arm with lightning speed and pulls me away from him before Aleric can

Please take me away.

Royce snarls, sending a few killer sharp shards of

Aleric raises a barrier of fire

back off, he’s my mate Royce…. We’re mates!” I growl as I

wish you

his head,

He says cockily, but all I can focus on is the violent thudding of Royce’s heart and the snippets of pain and hurt that he’s trying so hard to reign in. He looks at me as

He isn’t your mate,”

down.

is a sick game…

have you done to her!?” he snarls, advancing

done nothing… only fate has sided with me. Even

give you. You wanted Skyla… I wanted to be king… oh I guess I’ll settle. She may have made you the Solaris

not worthy of Royce… and call me selfish, but I want him, want him,

him.

of his hair fall

crackling dangerously.

running to find me, but for

snake.

me.” Royce says with such confidence that it

Always.

always choose you and

you’re the only one

don’t.” I

and I

do this to

slightly as I

say about

I say,

the man I

you see

you hear my plea for

Where is my strength?

I see

in his eyes.

from

how, but I know

I will fix it.”

Royce, there is no blackmail. I want him,

Royce’s eyes flash.

wind pushes us back

thing I know, he has

around Aleric’s neck.

is so relaxed that I wonder exactly how much confidence

Goddess…

Skyla Silara Rossi, reject you,”

king… “Royce Jonathan Arden as my mate, Alpha, and King,” I whisper. I gasp as pain tears through me. For a moment I can’t

Royce.

the pain of rejection. I gasp as

clutch my chest.

and

body was programmed to serve

despite wanting to

my heart

want him to hurt

His heartbeat is irregular as he tries

fucking sorry,

Please Royce go.

return

I say, looking into Aleric’s

softly as he gets to

pain from my

to hear. Accept

I

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