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…
touch my neck, trying to clear
come on, she needs….
She…” She trails off as I look
resting her head on his
why would she
“Royce?” Charlotte whispers.
I can’t reply.
and
or reassure her when my own
a storm of
hall soon enough, and
is here, and they
to tame my emotions, wanting to try
reach out for her,
is she covered in
“Love-”
She hisses, her
as she pulls my hand away. “Stay
a second, not expecting so
explain to
I want him! What
you want me to tell you!”
chuckles as the doors are pulled open by a pissed off Leo
on?” Leo asks. “I’ll
back.”
us, and I wonder if
and Delsanra were the
to accompany Skyla to
hope they
voice is full of
and Aleric walk
I know
more… and I think whatever it is,
stopped working too…
–
the room makes my gaze
THE FUCK AWAY
snarls at Aleric, his eyes blazing red.
shouts as
aren’t working but we can all see clearly enough without. There’s shattered glass
on much. My gaze returns
mind are drowning me.
Fuck…
my fingers into my hair, trying to clear my head as I watch Aleric wrap his arms
urge to break that fucking hand
intense.
should know what happened,” Aleric says,
nonchalant tone.
mates, fated mates,” he says
in slow
shock, and
clear on it. 1
“Sky… you don’t need-”
I should wait
see Azura
Delsanra. Both women are a mess
clothes torn and hair a
have their
that they’re unharmed,
of surprise in his eyes at the sight of
or is
Sky and it’s almost
I
him now.
if someone just punched me
gut.
as she pulls away
Leo.
at her before a smirk crosses
not impressed. ” Yeah sucks. Now get away from the
second that,” Alejandro says,
Skyla
“Don’t!”
enough for the commotion that has already begun calming down to silence, completely listening to the conversation
He planned this.
like you weren’t
you pulled on this entire fucking place,”
as
a scent and left
and I am
I’m not a witch, nor do I have such powers to do whatever happened here,”
going to play
“His brother is alive…”
“Isn’t that Royce Arden?”
“His aura…”
the question is, why did my brother fake his death? I’m the innocent
lie, you attacked us!” `Azura growls, from where she stands a few
it takes me
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