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.

can’t do it anymore. I can’t

anymore.

move to Plan B,”

look down at

body. Her clothes are

her. My

running

her blood

and there.

St

her,”

I’ll take her,”

around her…”

Just give me some

and

her up the stairs and

staying in.

strong, but I’m done

Aleric

die, even if

perhaps Sky

it makes no sense

her yet they are

adamant about the laws

because of me.

Right now, half the people don’t trust me, and

of

care. I appreciate the helpomm family,

her to

me,

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

place Skyla down

blood away that she’s got all over her

undressing her.

shirt and pull

into the bed. It’s

L on the

open,” I blazing as I

ay, my eyes

turn the key in

The door is opened

Alejandro, by r

than

are Kiara

up a tray that holds

her.” Alejandro frowns as he looks

“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.

a brow. I’ve seen her

her to check her out,” I say, making

as he sits on

I keep her for the night?” I

want to at least give her the

down she wants.

I understand that there’s something going on … but seeing

her more distraught?

know him too. He would

my shoulder a squeeze. She looks tired as

brownie, thanking her as I look down at Sky’s hand, caressing the rose

as

what it did to her,” I said

struggling against herself reminded me of

deny it was disturbing. Seeing

succeed in what her aim was

Aleric’s aim for her

not something I want to

“She’s strong, and-”

calm my emotions as I look up at Kiara.

in her eyes, but I

doesn’t deserve this kind of pain,” I say. “I know that everyone is trying to clear my name here, but if the cost is at

with that position, you need to

better, I don’t want my girl

Alejandro says pointedly.

me talk to

says suddenly.

know that no one here

faith in him,

he is

I can get

and make him see

don’t think that will work.” I

“Allow me to try.”

he tries something?” Kiara asks,

He’s locked up and spelled, is he not?” Mom asks. “I refuse to give up

won’t rest until

until she saw what went down in that office tonight, a small part

her mate. Her trust in Aleric is far stronger

she had in

judgement on her

A mother’s hope…

up her phone, wanting to show Mom the video of the conversation between him and Skyla that she had luckily managed

are gathering 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 back onto

at this, Mom,” I say

voice fills

“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”

Aleric’s voice is

No, he never knew you were fucking pretending to be

his fucking

lied to me! I hate

lie, Royce is manipulating

“”

pretend that you aren’t in the fucking wrong?! Royce is my

phone that I’m holding out seems to intensify, so far only Leo and I have seen

this on her cloud,” I

hand grabs her throat tight. My

rumbles in my chest.

it before… but

she stares at the

Skyla grabs his throat.

at me!” she snarls.

wwwhot fucking bark

“Do not disrespect me.

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