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.

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

I shout as

diverts the lightning away, missing me by

of Aleric protectively,

his hair back slowly,

shocked.

he says, a glint

those gorgeous eyes.

is thudding as he closes the gap between us,

back…” I whisper,

Royce grabs my arm with lightning speed and pulls

Please take me away.

snarls, sending a few killer sharp shards of ice at

barrier of fire and I

back off, he’s my mate Royce…. We’re

I wish you

his head,

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

He isn’t your

down.

a

to her!?” he

nothing… only fate has sided

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

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

him.

his hair fall in front

crackling dangerously.

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

snake.

or not … She chose me.” Royce says with such confidence that it makes

Always.

you and you

you’re the only

I don’t.”

heart squeezes and I feel angry at

I do this

eyes widen slightly as I slowly

about

I

of the man I

see my

my plea

Where is my strength?

move, but I see the flash of

in his eyes.

from me,

how, but I know he is. Tell

I will fix it.”

scoff. “Please Royce, there is no blackmail. I want

Royce’s eyes flash.

blast of wind pushes

know,

around Aleric’s neck.

She’s telling you the truth.” He is so relaxed that I

Goddess…

Rossi, reject you,”

my mate, Alpha, and King,” I whisper. I gasp as pain

Royce.

the pain of rejection.

clutch my chest.

glinting with hatred, and I rush to his side despite

programmed to serve him

despite wanting

rip my

him to hurt Royce

him as he gets to his feet. His heartbeat is irregular as he tries to compose himself. I rejected

fucking

Please Royce go.

Let’s return to the hall

I say, looking into Aleric’s

softly

my rejection is stabbing me in

to hear. Accept my

I know he’s searching

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