The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

SKYLA.

STOP!

I scream internally as I try to stop myself from tilting my hand to spill the poison. I can feel my body becoming tense as I fight against myself.

I won’t kill my father!

I won’t!

It’s like I’m possessed. My body has a mind of its own and it’s terrifying.

A part of me is trying to keep my arm straight and the other part of me is hell-

bent on spilling the poison into the incisions. my nails have made on Dad’s back.

No. I will never hurt anyone.

No!

I’m not a monster!

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I’m stronger than this! Fuck!

A sickening crunch fills the room and Dad instantly pulls me back as a scream leaves my lips.

I broke my wrist. 2

The power that is holding my body captive, clearly ready to go to any lengths to succeed, agony rips up my arm as the door flies open.

“What the…” Dad says as Royce and Leo

stand there in the doorway, ice encases the poison vial that I hold in my hand as I stare at my wrist.

“Sky!” Royce says, and he’s by my side

instantly as Dad gently snaps my wrist back into place.

I gasp, the pain vanishing but it’s no victory

… even if I delayed it… even if I tried.

The hold he has on me is strong enough to go to any lengths. Even if that means

breaking me to accomplish what Aleric wants of me…

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My eyes blaze plum as I feel the hold growing, and I glare at them.

“Unfreeze me!” I scream as it clicks that

they have thwarted my plan.

I need the potion! What have I done! I failed!

“She fought it.” Leo murmurs and I realise it was all a setup. They were trying to see what

I’d do… 3

Not one of the three looks shocked.

“You are strong, Sky,” Dad says as my eyes. snap to the mirror behind me, a full-body mirror… did he see me slip the potion out of my pocket? 1

My heart is pounding as I glare at Leo, him. leaving, the way he was acting. It was all an act! My eyes snap to the doorway where Delsanra and Rayhan are standing.

knew! They knew

do this?” Royce asks, forcing the frozen bottle of potion

hands.

knocked back, but Dad wraps his

He’s fucking strong!

his deep gravelly voice is

no recording, no sighting or anything of anyone going

Rayhan says to Leo.

she knew what she was

about

me normally! Yet you were watching me like I’m a criminal!” I say, glaring

behind all of

He’s the fucking brains!

react to me, as

like a soothing river that I

poison and that part of me that I hate is screaming for me to

back.

think of a plan as I struggle in Dad’s hold. He’s finding it hard to contain me, but ever since Royce marked me, I’ve become stronger,

strength and evil within me

at me,

face. The tingle that always makes me

he

mine.

he whispers as Dad steps back. I can feel Delsanra’s power swirling around the

try to do something.

to fight!”

already played innocent with Dad.

me to do that again. Not this time… this time I

back, but he spins me around, pinning my arm behind

through me as I try to break free. I keep struggling until his lips touch my neck and I

pounding as

emotions course through me.

is where

the way his touch feels, I’m thrown back

that moment

lips trail kisses up my neck. There’s nothing innocent about

underlying promise of

more.

my ear, making my breath hitch. “No one can control you, no one has the fucking right to control you and above

want to! Fuck,

just when I think I might just be able to

with the speed that

maybe

into his chest.

Someone shouts, but

Kill him.

Kill him.

Kill him now!

wide with surprise as I plunge my hand into his stomach, he tries to pull free, his aura raging

smoke begins

room.

“Del now!” Dad shouts.

“Wait!” Royce shouts,

something, but the

me time!” Royce shouts, unbothered that his torso is an

shouts as he grabs my wrist and flips me onto

he straddles me.

down on me and with it, it’s giving me the strength I

of the rest of them is drowned out as they

encircles us.