ROYCE.

I’m shaking, and it’s not from the injuries but the broken state of her wrists, legs and

ankles.

The darkness disappeared the moment she fell unconscious and Delsanra’s magic slams

through.

“Royce, you’re hurt!” She murmurs as she begins healing me, but can’t they see she’s

hurt more?

“Heal her,” I say quietly as I pick up her slender hand. She’s broken several bones, and her wrist is mangled. This is the result of her fighting it. “We can’t expect her to fight it on her own.”

My eyes sting, and the pain in my chest as I see her like this is killing me. I wish her pain was mine.

Why her?

There’s silence as Kiara and Scarlett rush in

and both women and Alejandro kneel beside

Skyla.

Kiara’s hands go to both of us as I gently snap my goddess’s bones back into place.

“She’s trying to fight it,” Alejandro says quietly, and I nod.

“At what cost?” I ask, looking into his eyes. It hurts too much seeing her like this.

“We need to do something else, we can’t let her carry on like this,” I whisper as Kiara finishes healing her and wipes her hands clean. 1

“I agree,” Scarlett says,

I see Leo already scooping some of the

poison up.

“It’s not touched her, has it?” He asks.

Kiara shakes her head. “Not internally, and

I’m assuming the way she tried to cut Alejandro first meant she needs to make

sure it touches the body internally.” She

says quietly.

That makes sense…

Leo’s already taken a sample of Skyla’s blood and tested the one I had, but I don’t

know what we will find, if anything, from

them.

“Let’s kill him.” I say quietly, “When Aleric dies… this will all end.”

Hearing a gasp, I turn sharply to see Mom standing in the doorway.

“Royce…”

“No. He’s a monster, Mom. It’s foolish to let him live.” I say coldly as I scoop Skyla’s fragile body into my arms. “He’s abusing and mentally controlling her. He is not the son you think he is.”

“Lock him up, make him see that he is on

the wrong path, but killing him… how can you say that, Royce?” Her eyes are filled

with pain, but I am standing by it. He

doesn’t deserve to live.

“How? Because he’s abusing his fated mate,

he is father’s son, nothing more than an

abusive, vile, pathetic excuse for a man. How

can anyone do that to some 100k a

her!”

Her eyes fill with guilt as she looks at Skyla,

uilt as she looks at Skyla,

and she nods

looking away.

I know

from, shands

where I’m coming

“Skyla will be the

t deal with it

one to defeat the evil billing

within him,” Kiara says quietly, her while packs

sounding a

e different.

Everyone turns sharply to her, and I frown. I had heard the queen has a kind of sixth sense. Her words hold a powerful weight and I stare down at the woman in my arms.

“I don’t see how that is possible without her

destroying herself in the process,” I say

quietly.

I know this was a test, ever since she had

been kept under surveillance they were trying to get proof that she is up to something. To prove to the council she is

under his control, but she’s my woman, not a fucking experiment to observe.

that they want to help, but I can’t do it anymore. I can’t put her

anymore.

Plan

down at her,

body. Her clothes are

over her.

running

her blood

and there.

St

her,” Alejandro

fine, I’ll take

around her…” Mom reminds

know. Just give me some time.” I

and leaving the

carry her up the stairs

staying in.

stay strong,

Aleric

even

that perhaps Sky is meant

makes

yet

adamant about the laws of the

because of me.

me. Right now,

of

the helpomm family, but I don’t care what din

her to be

me,

needs to be a way to bring his truth before the people…

place Skyla down

to clean the blood away

undressing her.

and pull it over her

the bed. It’s

L

open,” I blazing

ay, my eyes

the key

The door is opened

Alejandro, by r

than

him are Kiara and

use this,” Kiara says. holding up a tray that holds

her.” Alejandro frowns as

“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.

brow. I’ve seen her

worried about her to check her out,” I say, making

sighs as he sits on the bed

for the night?” I ask

but I just want to at least give

down she wants.

should she be with you… I mean, I understand that there’s something going on … but seeing a

What if makes her more

and I know him too. He

over to me and gives my shoulder a squeeze. She looks tired

polite, I take a brownie, thanking her as I look down at Sky’s hand, caressing the rose tattoo along her

as hard as she could…

saw what it did to her,”

image of her struggling against herself reminded me

won’t deny it was disturbing. Seeing

what her

like what Aleric’s aim for

is not something I want

“She’s strong, and-”

to calm my emotions as

in her eyes, but I can’t justify my

deserve this kind of pain,” I say. “I know that everyone is trying to clear my name here, but

with that position, you need to think carefully.” Leo’s

shit gets better, I don’t want my

Alejandro says pointedly.

talk to Aleric,”

says suddenly.

that no one here

faith in him,

he is

I can get him to see

wrong and make him see that this is

I don’t think that will work.” I

“Allow me to try.”

if he tries something?”

not?” Mom asks. “I refuse to give up on him. I want to know

know she’s stubborn and she won’t rest until she gets what

that until she saw what went down in that office tonight,

did want her mate. Her trust in Aleric is far stronger than

she had

a blind judgement on

A mother’s hope…

show Mom the video of the conversation between him and Skyla that she had luckily managed to record. We

is portraying and with memories being manipulated and magic being of no help; we have to fall back

at this, Mom,”

voice fills

“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”

voice is full of

were fucking pretending to be him. He

a snake his

lied to me! I

didn’t lie, Royce is

“”

Royce is my Reign and you, you’re a fucking snake!”

holding out seems

on her cloud,” I

snarls. His hand grabs her throat tight. My

rumbles in my chest.

before… but that

she stares

Skyla grabs his throat.

at me!” she snarls.

wwwhot fucking bark

“Do not disrespect me.

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