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.

away with full force. He’s thrown against the far wall and I remember the

have attained recently.

me to intervene. He gets to his

as Aleric chuckles.

as he diverts the lightning away, missing me

front of Aleric

his hair back slowly,

shocked.

he says,

eyes. “What are you

is thudding as he closes the gap between

back…” I whisper,

my arm with lightning speed and pulls me away from him before Aleric can even touch

Please take me away.

snarls, sending a few

I scream, as Aleric raises a barrier of fire and I

Royce…. We’re mates!” I growl as

wish

his

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 in. He looks at me as if he

your mate,” He says, making me

down.

is a

to her!?” he snarls,

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

may have made you the Solaris king, but she gave me the Lycan Princess as

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

him.

snap between us. Strands of his

crackling dangerously.

but for what? For me, to protect

snake.

of whether you are fated or not … She chose me.” Royce says with

Always.

always choose you and you

only one

don’t.” I

heart squeezes and I feel angry at

I do this to

slightly as I

say about fated mates… it’s

I say, looking

of the man I

see

my plea

Where is my strength?

I see the flash

in his eyes.

away from

you. I don’t know how, but I know he is. Tell me the

I will fix it.”

Royce, there is no blackmail.

and Royce’s

of wind pushes us back

know, he has

around Aleric’s neck.

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

Goddess…

Rossi, reject you,”

King,” I whisper. I gasp as pain

Royce.

this is the pain of rejection.

clutch my chest.

his eyes glinting with hatred, and I rush to his side despite the pain in my

was programmed

wanting to break

my heart

him to hurt

feet. His heartbeat is irregular as he tries to compose himself. I

fucking sorry,

Please Royce go.

him. Let’s return to

news.” I say, looking into

to me,” Royce whispers softly as he gets to

my rejection is stabbing

to hear. Accept my

and I know he’s searching

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