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.

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

have attained recently.

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

as Aleric

as he diverts the lightning away,

stand in front of Aleric

his hair back

shocked.

he says, a glint

eyes. “What are you

he closes the gap between

back…” I whisper, as

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

Please take me away.

sending a few killer sharp shards of ice at

I scream, as Aleric raises a barrier of fire

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

wish you

tilts his head,

of pain

He isn’t your mate,” He says,

down.

is a sick

done to her!?”

only fate has sided with me.

guess I’ll settle. She may have made you the Solaris

call me

him.

us. Strands of his hair fall

crackling dangerously.

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

snake.

chose me.” Royce says with such confidence that it makes my core

Always.

you and

only one

don’t.” I

squeezes and I feel angry at

can I do

eyes widen slightly

about fated

can compare.” I say,

eyes of the man I

you see

hear my plea

Where is my strength?

I

in his eyes.

from

how, but I know he is. Tell me the

I will fix it.”

“Please Royce, there is no

and Royce’s eyes

blast of wind pushes

I know, he has

around Aleric’s neck.

to her, Royce. She’s telling you the truth.” He is so relaxed

Goddess…

Rossi, reject

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

Royce.

is the pain of

clutch my chest.

him off him, his eyes glinting with hatred, and I rush

was programmed to

wanting

rip my heart

don’t want him

to his feet. His heartbeat is irregular as he

so fucking

Please Royce go.

Let’s return to

the good news.” I say, looking into Aleric’s

to me,” Royce whispers softly

The stabbing pain from my rejection is stabbing

to hear.

I

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