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.

want to help, but I can’t do it

anymore.

Plan B,” I say

at

body. Her clothes are

over her. My

running

her blood

and there.

St

take her,” Alejandro

take

around her…”

know. Just give me

before turning and leaving

up the stairs and to

staying in.

stay strong, but I’m

plan, Aleric

die, even

something that perhaps Sky is

it makes no

want her yet

hi adamant about

because of me.

the allegations against me. Right now, half the people

of

appreciate the helpomm family,

her to

me,

needs to be a way to bring his truth

place Skyla down as I summon

clean the blood away that she’s

undressing her.

and pull it over

her into the bed. It’s barely

a L

blazing as

ay, my eyes

to turn the key in

The door is opened

Alejandro, by r

than

him are

a tray that holds a steaming mug of hot chocolate and

changed her.” Alejandro frowns as he

“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.

cock a brow. I’ve seen her

to check her out,” I say,

on the bed and

her for the

I just want to at least give her

down she wants.

mean, I understand that there’s something going on … but seeing a woman scream

someone. What if makes her more

know him

shoulder a squeeze. She looks

appetite, but to be polite, I take a brownie, thanking her as I look down at Sky’s hand,

hard as she could… but

saw what it did to her,” I said

of her struggling against herself reminded me of

and I won’t deny it was

what her

Aleric’s aim for her to

something I

“She’s strong, and-”

as I look up at Kiara. I

but I can’t justify my girl getting

know that everyone is trying to clear my name here, but if the cost is

the Solaris king, and with that position, you need to think carefully.” Leo’s cold

better,

Alejandro says pointedly.

me talk to

says suddenly.

know that no

faith in him,

he is

I can get

wrong and make him see that this is

don’t think that will work.” I

“Allow me to try.”

tries something?” Kiara asks,

locked up and spelled, is he not?” Mom asks. “I refuse

won’t rest until she gets

down in that office tonight, a small part

did want her mate. Her trust

had in

a blind judgement on

A mother’s hope…

bed and pick up her phone, wanting to show Mom the video of the conversation between him

proof to show he isn’t what he is portraying and with memories being manipulated and magic being of no help; we have to fall

Mom,” I

voice fills

“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”

voice is

No, he never knew you were

snake his fucking brother is.

me! I hate

didn’t lie, Royce is

“”

the fucking wrong?! Royce is my Reign and you,

at the phone that I’m holding out seems to intensify, so

this on her

her throat tight. My eyes flash as

rumbles in my chest.

watched it before… but that fucking

gasps, as she

Skyla grabs his throat.

at me!” she snarls.

wwwhot fucking bark

“Do not disrespect me.

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