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.

find myself pushing Royce away with full force.

have attained recently.

I wish I hadn’t… but it’s obvious Royce wasn’t expecting me to intervene. He gets to his feet within seconds sending a

as

widen as he diverts the lightning away, missing me by

stand in front of Aleric protectively, my heart

brushes his hair back slowly,

shocked.

he says, a glint

gorgeous eyes.

thudding as he closes the gap between us,

back…” I whisper, as Aleric

around me when Royce grabs my arm with lightning speed and

Please take me away.

sending a few killer sharp shards

barrier of fire and I rip out of Royce’s

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

wish

tilts his head,

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

That’s a fucking lie. He isn’t your

down.

is a sick game…

her!?”

done nothing… only fate has sided with me.

be king… oh I guess I’ll settle. She may have made you the Solaris king, but she gave

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

him.

snap between us. Strands of his hair fall in front

crackling dangerously.

me, but for

snake.

She chose me.” Royce says with such confidence

Always.

choose you and you

you’re the only

I don’t.” I

I feel angry at

I do this to

widen slightly as

about fated mates… it’s

compare.” I say, looking

of the man I

see my

my plea

Where is my strength?

doesn’t move, but I see the flash

in his eyes.

away from me,

blackmailing you. I don’t know how, but I know he

I will fix it.”

Royce, there is no blackmail. I want him,

Royce’s

wind

thing I know, he

around Aleric’s neck.

is so relaxed that I wonder exactly how much

Goddess…

Silara Rossi, reject

I whisper. I gasp as pain tears through me. For a moment

Royce.

this is the pain of rejection. I

clutch my chest.

with hatred, and I rush to his side despite

was programmed to

wanting to

rip my heart

don’t want him to hurt Royce

gets to his feet. His heartbeat is irregular as he tries to compose himself. I rejected him… the pain he must be feeling…

fucking

Please Royce go.

return

I

to me,” Royce whispers softly as he gets to his

pain from my rejection is stabbing me

nothing to hear. Accept my

I know he’s searching

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