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
anymore.
to Plan B,”
down at her,
body. Her clothes are
her.
running
her blood
and there.
St
her,”
I’ll take her,” I
around her…” Mom reminds me
know. Just give me some time.” I
before turning and leaving the
her up the stairs and to the room
staying in.
stay strong,
Aleric
even if
perhaps Sky is meant
makes
want her yet they
about the laws of the
because of me.
the allegations against me. Right now, half the people
of
family, but I don’t care
just want her to be
me,
to
place Skyla down as
blood away that she’s got all over
undressing her.
and
her into the bed. It’s barely been ten minutes
a L on
I blazing as
ay, my eyes
the
The door is opened
Alejandro, by r
than
are Kiara and
a tray that holds a steaming mug
her.” Alejandro frowns as
“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.
brow. I’ve seen her naked
about her to check her out,” I say, making Mom
he sits on the bed and strokes
her for the night?”
want to at least
down she wants.
I mean, I understand that there’s
makes her
him too. He
me and gives my shoulder a squeeze. She looks tired as Kiara offers me
her as I look down at Sky’s hand, caressing the rose
as
what it did to her,” I said
of her struggling against herself
I won’t deny it was disturbing.
what her aim was
Aleric’s aim for her
is not something I want
“She’s strong, and-”
say quietly, trying to calm my emotions as I look up at Kiara. I can
I can’t justify
I say. “I know that everyone is trying to clear my name here, but if the cost is at her expense, I’m fine with
that position, you need to think carefully.” Leo’s cold voice comes from
better, I don’t want my girl with a
Alejandro says pointedly.
me talk to
says suddenly.
that no one here
faith in him,
he is
I can get him
make him see that this is
that
“Allow me to try.”
if he tries something?” Kiara
locked up and spelled, is he not?” Mom asks. “I refuse to give up on him. I
she’s stubborn and she won’t rest until she gets
in that office tonight, a small part
perhaps Skyla did want her mate. Her trust
had
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 and Skyla that she had
he is portraying and with memories being manipulated and magic being of no help; we have to
at this, Mom,” I say
voice fills
“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”
voice is
knew you were fucking pretending to be
snake his fucking
me!
lie, Royce is
“”
going to stand there and pretend that you aren’t in the fucking wrong?! Royce is my Reign and you, you’re
in the room as everyone looks at the phone that I’m holding out seems to intensify, so far only Leo and I have seen
this on her cloud,” I
His hand grabs her throat tight. My eyes flash as a
rumbles in my chest.
but
as she stares at
Skyla grabs his throat.
at me!” she snarls.
wwwhot fucking bark
“Do not disrespect me.
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