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
come on, she needs…. You.
off
her head on
if she’s forced, why would
“Royce?” Charlotte whispers.
I can’t reply.
and sadness in
reassure her when my own
a storm of
the hall soon enough, and
family is here, and they will
a deep breath, trying to tame my emotions,
out for her,
is she covered
“Love-”
me!” She hisses,
as she pulls my hand away. “Stay the fuck away!”
a second,
first explain to me
my mate! I want
to tell you!”
are pulled open by a pissed off
on?” Leo asks.
back.”
us, and I wonder if
and Delsanra were
accompany
I hope they are
voice is
and Aleric walk
the hall. It’s a wreck, and I
think whatever it is, is thanks to Aleric
stopped working too…
–
as his aura fills the room makes my
FUCK AWAY FROM
eyes blazing red. He’s in front of them
as Alejandro’s
through my hair, unable to focus. The lights aren’t working but we can all see clearly enough without.
on much. My gaze returns to Skyla,
mind are drowning me.
Fuck…
into my hair, trying to clear my head as I
to break that
intense.
Alejandro, you should know what happened,” Aleric says, in a
nonchalant tone.
fated mates,” he says
slow motion as Alejandro’s
Confusion, shock,
clear on it. 1
“Sky… you don’t need-”
should wait
see Azura walking
women are a
and
have their arms around
that they’re unharmed,
Aleric, seeing a glimmer of surprise in his
it just me, or is he
at Sky and it’s almost
I
him now.
someone just
gut.
Azura says as she pulls
Leo.
says, glancing at her before a smirk crosses her
brow, clearly not impressed. ” Yeah sucks. Now get away from
that,” Alejandro
Skyla
“Don’t!”
Aleric’s speaking clearly, enough for the commotion that has already begun calming down to silence, completely listening to the
He planned this.
not pretend like you
pulled on this entire fucking place,”
as he
picked up a scent and left before whatever
and I am
witch, nor do I have such powers to do whatever happened here,” he
going to
“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 party
attacked us!” `Azura growls, from
and it takes me a
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