The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

ROYCE.

“Fine by me,” I reply.

Just then, Mom and Winona enter the hall. There’s no sign of Marcel or Dad but the

blood on Mom’s clothes makes me scan her

over. She looks ok.

What happened?

“Then what do the people say?” Aleric says scanning the crowd.

“I don’t give a fuck what people say. I know my daughter and you are not the fucking

one for her.”

“But I am her mate! Fated mate! You have

no right to stop me from being with my mate, Alpha King Alejandro.” Aleric says.

“Because I-” Alejandro begins.

“Dad, stop it!” Sky shouts.

I don’t want her doing that to her father… they’ve only recently come to an

understanding.

“Fated mate or not, she’ll always be mine. She chose me, and as much as I belong to her, she belongs to the Solaris King.” I say confidently, not caring how arrogant I

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“How dare you!” Aleric snarls. “I demand you accept her rejection and back the fuck off, or I won’t hold back from killing you

either.”

I smirk coldly. “If you will succeed.”

“Try me!”

“But she is choosing Aleric Arden… we need to do what’s right, your majesty.” Another Alpha from the council says seriously.

I glance at Alejandro, who still seems to be struggling with the truth, as he stares at Skyla.

“Aleric.” Mom’s voice comes, but she

sounds exhausted.

“Mom… look, I found my mate,” he says,

smiling at her.

Mom looks between us, “Tell me Aleric, tell me the truth,” she says, looking between the three of us. “Did you have anything to do with Quade’s death?”

“No! How can you believe that? I have done

nothing wrong!” He says with false sincerity

as he takes Mom’s hands. Concern in his

eyes as he looks at the blood on her clothes. ”

What happened?”

She shakes her head, and I glance at her

hands, stained with blood…

But she’s observing him. Can she see through his façade?

My heart thunders as she slowly pulls away and looks at Skyla, who is standing silently. Mom goes over to her and takes her hands,

“Skyla Rossi, I wish our first meeting wasn’t like this… but please don’t pitch two

brothers against one another… isn’t Royce the one you want?”

“No,” Skyla replies. “It’s Aleric. Royce has committed far more crimes than you can

imagine. If I were you, I’d stay away from

him.”

My eyes flash and I’m about to speak when

Leo places his hand on my arm.

“Enough. With the allegations that are presented here. I vote that for now, Aleric

and Royce Arden are both taken into custody for questioning and held in confinement. until we have done our investigations. As for Skyla Rossi, I think she too should be kept apart from-”

“No! Aleric has done nothing wrong. Isn’t the law that everyone is innocent until proven guilty? Probe their minds, and you will get your answers! How can you hold someone innocent in prison? I’m telling you that he has done nothing to me! I want to be with him! And if anyone will make this difficult, then I demand that the council

defend me! isn’t that what it’s for?!”

A murmur crosses the crowd, but it’s clear without the facts and proof everyone is

debating it.

If Dad could see the state of the Arden name,

he tried so hard to protect….

“All in favour of Leo’s suggestion!”

Alejandro growls.

“Dad!” Skyla says, shocked.

but I’m not

chances.”

just want you to think if you truly think this is the right thing to do… why am I being

suggest a mind probe and until there is proof against me, I will not settle

seriously, as he scans the crowd. But this was not part of his plan. I can see it from the look on his face, the way he paled

ok with the mind

coldly.

looks at him,

want is to

Aleric says.

Mom begins. “The truth,

too late to atone-”

truth!

He got

woman I love!”

Bastard…

and the Solaris King, Royce Arden, in

and I know it’s going to be

hand, followed by

Westwoods.

looks at me

and mouths, ‘I’m sorry’.

everyone begins

hand.

me forever.

will only cause my

Aleric shouts.

it won’t,” Raihana says

a time limit?” Someone

true. We can’t

goes against what we have been

days no proof is brought forward, then he’ll be released,” Liam

him sharply as Skyla

Three days?

“That’s not fair!”

send a ripple

crowd.

in favour,” Alejandro says

go up

Three days.

Fuck.

three days

anything?

around

I need to find the answers in three fucking days… but I’m not opposed to getting rid

we will hold Aleric

After all, this

something happen if they are under your watch,”

will find out

watch,” Raihana says, her eyes glimmering

Aleric.

trust her despite the

she’s a Rossi…

frown crosses Aleric’s

Skyla shakes her head.

“This isn’t fair!”

sweetheart… we’ll be together

days, they won’t find anything,” he says with confidence

me then,”

my gaze

we confirm what is right and wrong, there will be no

Aleric!” Skyla says, glaring at her

I hear

say.

and realise I can see the pain and

on… can you hear me?’ I

Nothing.

heart thuds as Azura runs over to her, shouting at her not to do this. Flames engulf them both and my own

No.

inside of me, blistering cold ice that is ready to destroy the

it,” I whisper, my voice so cold and dangerous I barely recognise

Time

a powerful bolt of lightning at it,

them from my

shouts as I slam my fists into

strong.

shouts, but it’s obvious

are torn.

I see Aleric

neck. A blast

Skyla, but it’s not my

back by this barrier,

he hits the wall

his, destroying the

in seconds.

spreads around us, encasing the

Aleric murmurs,

work,” Skyla says as

her neck.

it did nothing to

bond.

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are not

but the mark of a Solaris king cannot be overruled,” Janaina says

says as

he was holding Mom, and Winona

supporting her.

happened, but my mind

to focus