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 clear
on, she needs…. You.
She trails off as I look
head on
she’s forced, why would
“Royce?” Charlotte whispers.
I can’t reply.
me along, a look of hurt and sadness in her
her when my own
a storm of
reach the hall soon enough, and my
and they will realise that something is
take a deep breath, trying to tame my emotions, wanting to try
reach out for
she
“Love-”
touch me!” She
away. “Stay the fuck away!” she snarls with such hatred in her eyes that
for a second, not expecting
first explain
mate! I
to tell you!” She
as the doors are pulled open by a pissed
going on?”
back.”
us, and I wonder if
Delsanra were the
accompany Skyla to
hope they are
voice is
and Aleric
a wreck, and I know it’s
it is, is
stopped working too…
–
growl of rage as his aura fills the
THE FUCK
Aleric, his eyes blazing red.
as Alejandro’s gaze flits
working but we can all see clearly enough without.
on much. My gaze returns to Skyla, the
mind are drowning me.
Fuck…
twist my fingers into my hair, trying to clear my head as I watch Aleric wrap
urge to break that fucking
intense.
should know what
nonchalant tone.
mates,” he
watch in slow motion
Confusion, shock, and
clear on it. 1
“Sky… you don’t need-”
I should wait for my fated mate,”
to see Azura walking
women
clothes torn and hair a
have their arms around
they’re unharmed,
at Aleric, seeing a glimmer of surprise in his eyes at
me, or is
Sky and it’s almost like
linking… but I guess she
him now.
as if someone
gut.
as she pulls away
Leo.
at her before a smirk
” Yeah sucks. Now get away from the
Alejandro says, reaching
when Skyla pulls
“Don’t!”
ask what you have against me, King Alejandro? Aleric’s speaking clearly, enough for the commotion that has already begun
He planned this.
like
the shit you pulled on
shocked as he
scent and left before whatever happened…
one’s hurt and I am sorry I wasn’t
a witch, nor do I have such powers to do whatever
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
growls, from where she stands a few
takes me a moment
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