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.

anymore.

Plan B,” I say

look down at her, my

body. Her clothes are

over her.

running

her blood

and there.

St

take her,”

take

around her…” Mom reminds

me some

before turning and leaving the

carry her up the stairs

staying in.

to stay strong, but

plan, Aleric deserves

even if

that perhaps

it makes no sense

want her yet they are

about the

because of me.

now, half the people don’t trust

of

helpomm family, but I don’t care

just want her

me,

needs to be a way to bring his

down

clean the blood away that she’s got all over her

undressing her.

and pull it over

her into the bed. It’s barely been

L on the

I blazing as

ay, my eyes

turn the key in the

The door is opened

Alejandro, by r

than

are Kiara

says. holding up a tray that holds a

frowns as he looks

“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.

brow. I’ve seen her

to check her out,” I say, making Mom

as he sits on

I keep her for the night?”

want to at

down she wants.

that there’s something going on … but seeing a woman scream

her more distraught? How are

Catherine, and I know him too. He would never harm our

to me and gives my shoulder a squeeze. She looks tired as Kiara offers

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

as she could…

it did to her,”

against herself reminded

deny it was disturbing. Seeing her body twist and

in what her

Aleric’s aim for

not something I want to

“She’s strong, and-”

to calm my emotions as I look up at Kiara. I can see

in her eyes, but I can’t justify my girl

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

you are the Solaris king, and with that position, you need to think

top of that, when shit gets better, I don’t want

Alejandro says pointedly.

talk to Aleric,”

says suddenly.

no

faith in him,

he is

what if I can get him

him

I don’t think that will

“Allow me to try.”

tries something?” Kiara asks,

spelled, is he not?” Mom asks. “I refuse to give

and she won’t rest until she

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

Her

had in

blind judgement

A mother’s hope…

the video of the conversation between him and Skyla that she had luckily managed to record. We

with memories being manipulated and magic being of no help; we have to fall back onto man-made

Mom,”

voice fills

“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”

is full

No, he never knew you were fucking pretending to

a snake his fucking brother is.

me! I

Royce

“”

stand there and pretend that you aren’t in the fucking wrong?! Royce is my Reign and you, you’re a fucking snake!” Skyla screams,

at the phone that I’m holding out seems

this on her cloud,”

throat tight. My eyes flash as

rumbles in my chest.

before… but that fucking triggers

she stares

Skyla grabs his throat.

at me!” she snarls.

wwwhot fucking bark

“Do not disrespect me.

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