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

Aleric ask you to do this?” Royce asks, forcing

hands.

YOU?!” I snarl, shoving him. hard. He’s knocked back, but Dad wraps his arms around me from behind, pinning me down as I

He’s fucking strong!

fought it. You are stronger than it!” He says, his deep gravelly voice is comforting, yet at the same time, it’s cutting

or anything of anyone going

Rayhan says to Leo.

knew what she was looking for,” Delsanra adds

talking about the

care… pretending to treat me normally! Yet you were watching me like I’m

all

He’s the fucking brains!

doesn’t react to me,

voice is like

of me that I hate is screaming for me

back.

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

now, that strength and evil within me is terrifying

at me,

tingle that always makes me crazy every time he touches

eyes blaze as he

mine.

steps back. I

try to do something.

to fight!” I

already played innocent with Dad. It

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

to push him back, but he spins me around, pinning my arm behind me, and I

other hand rests low on my stomach, yanking me against him, sending a jolt of pleasure through me as I try to break free. I keep struggling until his

pounding

emotions course through me.

is where I

feels, I’m thrown back down memory

that moment in the

heart thuds as his lips trail kisses up my neck. There’s nothing innocent

promise

more.

making my breath hitch. “No one

Fuck,

through me as I try to calm myself down, but just when I think I might just be able to break

the speed that

with or maybe cursed

into his chest.

shouts, but

Kill him.

Kill him.

Kill him now!

shove him to the floor, his eyes wide with surprise as I plunge my hand into his stomach, he tries to pull free, his aura

a dark smoke

room.

“Del now!” Dad shouts.

“Wait!” Royce shouts,

chanting something, but the

unbothered that his torso is an ugly mess of

Royce shouts as he grabs my wrist and flips

he straddles me.

It’s weighing down on me and with it, it’s giving me the

Soon the sound of the rest of them is drowned out as they try to figure out how to penetrate this dark

encircles us.