ROYCE.
I don’t know what to think or make out of it.
There’s no sign that she’s in distress… aside from the severe pain I had felt earlier for a few moments. Other than that, she’s herself… she’s calm… she’s…
No.
I don’t believe that. I don’t know how, but there’s something really damn wrong.
The moment she rejected me, the pain that I felt in my heart was far more excruciating than the pain from the bond breaking.
She can’t leave me. I don’t believe she
would. Willingly.
I won’t believe it.
He’s fucking done something to make her say that. 4
Maybe it’s blackmail, maybe it’s something
else, but if he’s fucking dead, he won’t be able to do anything… or so I thought until she jumped in front of him…
My head is now spinning as I stand there helplessly as he shields them with fire as she
marks him.
She fucking marked him.
I touch my neck, wishing this is nothing more than a trick of my mind.
This cannot be real.
“Sky…”
I call her again, but she doesn’t even bat an
eyelid.
No…. she…
The bond it’s….
She’s broken it… It’s hanging by a thread,
but I refuse to accept her rejection.
Aleric hisses and he pulls away, making me look at him sharply.
He’s clutching his neck, which is bleeding profusely. 5
“I hope she ripped through his neck,”
Charlotte whispers as she holds onto my
arm.
“Are you alright?” Skyla asks him, concern
clear in her voice.
He gives a curt nod as he fixes his collar,
hiding the mark, but there’s something
wrong.
“Babe, are you alright?”
Those words grate on my fucking nerves, and my eyes flash as I look at her.
“I’m fine.” He says, his eyes blazing, but he
isn’t.
What do I do?
“Let’s return to the hall.” He says, turning and taking Skyla’s wrist. “Come, Royce, I’m sure everyone will love to know you’re
alive.”
He doesn’t even glance back at me as he
leads the way to the hall.
“Sure, let’s tell the world how you tried to
kill me.” I counter icily.
Aleric simply looks over his shoulder and smiles confidently.
He’s going to pull something, I just know it
I don’t move, unable to process everything
that’s before me.
She marked him…
my neck, trying to
she needs…. You.
off as I
resting her head on
she’s forced, why would she do
“Royce?” Charlotte whispers.
I can’t reply.
a look of hurt and sadness in
reassure her when
a storm
soon enough,
family is here, and they will realise
to tame
reach out for her,
she covered in
“Love-”
She hisses,
away. “Stay the fuck away!” she
a second,
first explain to me
I want him!
you want me to tell you!” She
the doors are pulled open by
going on?” Leo
back.”
and I wonder
were the ones who
accompany
hope
Alejandro’s voice is
Aleric walk
and I know it’s not just my outburst that did
it is, is thanks
stopped working too…
–
as his aura fills the room makes my gaze
FUCK
eyes blazing red. He’s
shouts as Alejandro’s gaze flits
run my hand through my hair, unable to focus. The lights aren’t working but we can all see clearly
returns to Skyla,
mind are drowning me.
Fuck…
to clear my head as
break
intense.
you should know what happened,” Aleric
nonchalant tone.
mates,” he says
in slow
shock, and denial
clear on it. 1
“Sky… you don’t need-”
I should wait for my fated mate,”
to see Azura walking
women are a mess
and hair a
have their
relieved that they’re unharmed, and
seeing a glimmer of surprise in his eyes at the sight of
just me, or is he surprised
looks at Sky and it’s
I guess
him now.
someone just punched me in
gut.
Azura says as
Leo.
at her before a smirk crosses her face.
impressed. ” Yeah sucks. Now
second that,” Alejandro says, reaching
Skyla pulls
“Don’t!”
the commotion that has already begun calming down
He planned this.
pretend like
for the shit you pulled on this
looks shocked as
I picked up a scent and left before whatever happened…
I am sorry I wasn’t
do I have such powers to do whatever happened here,”
going to
“His brother is alive…”
“Isn’t that Royce Arden?”
“His aura…”
think the question is, why did my brother fake his death?
us!” `Azura growls, from where she stands a few feet away
and it takes me a moment to
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