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.
get that they want to help, but I can’t do it anymore.
anymore.
move to Plan B,” I say
look down at her,
body. Her clothes are
over her.
running
her blood
and there.
St
her,” Alejandro
I’ll take her,” I
be around her…” Mom
know. Just give me
and leaving
stairs and to the
staying in.
strong, but I’m done
Aleric
die, even
perhaps Sky
it makes no
yet they
about the
because of me.
it’s the allegations against me. Right now, half the people don’t trust
of
appreciate the helpomm family, but I don’t
just want her
me,
be a way to bring his truth
Skyla down as I
clean the blood away that she’s got all over
undressing her.
grab a shirt and pull it
her into the bed. It’s barely been ten minutes
a L on
blazing
ay, my eyes
the key in
The door is opened
Alejandro, by r
than
are
up a tray that holds a
Alejandro frowns
“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.
I’ve seen her
about her to check her out,”
he sits on the bed and strokes
her for
at
down she wants.
with you… I mean, I understand that there’s something
What if makes her more
son Luna Catherine, and I know him too. He would never
shoulder a squeeze. She looks tired as Kiara offers me
her as
hard as she
what it did
of her struggling against herself reminded me of
and I won’t deny it was disturbing. Seeing
what her
Aleric’s aim for her to
something I
“She’s strong, and-”
I say quietly, trying to calm my emotions as I look up at Kiara.
her eyes, but I can’t justify my girl getting
that everyone is trying to clear my name here, but if
are the Solaris king, and with that position, you need to think
shit gets better, I don’t want my girl with a
Alejandro says pointedly.
me talk to
says suddenly.
that no
faith in him,
he is
if I can get him to
is wrong and make him see that this
think that will work.” I
“Allow me to try.”
he tries something?” Kiara
Mom asks. “I refuse to give up on him. I
know she’s stubborn and she won’t rest until
she saw what went down in
want her mate. Her trust in Aleric is far
had in
a blind judgement on
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 to record.
what he is portraying and with memories being manipulated and magic being of no help; we have to
this, Mom,” I
voice fills
“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”
Aleric’s voice is
No, he never knew you were fucking
what a snake his fucking
to me!
didn’t lie, Royce
“”
Royce
the phone that I’m holding out seems to intensify, so far only Leo and I have
found this on her cloud,” I say
throat tight. My eyes flash as a
rumbles in my chest.
but that fucking triggers
as she stares at the
Skyla grabs his throat.
at me!” she snarls.
wwwhot fucking bark
“Do not disrespect me.
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