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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