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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