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.

I find myself pushing Royce away with full force. He’s thrown against the

have attained recently.

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

as Aleric chuckles.

widen as he diverts the

front of Aleric protectively, my

hair

shocked.

he says,

eyes.

as he closes the gap between us, but I raise my

I whisper,

when Royce grabs my arm with lightning speed and pulls me

Please take me away.

sending a few killer sharp shards of ice

of fire and I rip out

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

I wish you

his

is the violent thudding of Royce’s heart and the snippets of pain and hurt

a fucking lie. He isn’t your

down.

a sick

have you done to her!?”

have done nothing… only fate has sided with me. Even

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

worthy of Royce… and call me selfish, but I want him, want

him.

us. Strands of his hair fall in front

crackling dangerously.

he came running to find me, but for what? For me, to protect

snake.

… She chose me.” Royce says with such confidence

Always.

you

the only

don’t.”

and I feel angry at

do this to

eyes widen slightly as I

about fated mates…

I say,

eyes of the

see

hear my plea

Where is my strength?

doesn’t move, but I see

in his eyes.

away from

know how, but I know he is.

I will fix it.”

Royce, there is no blackmail.

and Royce’s eyes flash.

of wind

next thing I know, he

around Aleric’s neck.

her, Royce. She’s telling you the truth.” He is so relaxed that I wonder exactly how much confidence he has

Goddess…

Skyla Silara Rossi, reject

and King,” I whisper. I gasp as pain tears through me.

Royce.

is the pain of rejection. I gasp

clutch my chest.

him off him, his eyes glinting with hatred, and I rush to his side despite

body was programmed to serve

alone, despite wanting to break

my

him to hurt Royce

at him as he gets to his feet. His heartbeat is irregular as

fucking sorry,

Please Royce go.

return to the hall

news.” I say, looking into Aleric’s

whispers softly as he

stabbing pain from my rejection is stabbing me in

to hear. Accept

eyes meet and I know

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