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.

help, but I can’t do it anymore.

anymore.

move to Plan B,”

at her,

body. Her clothes are

her. My

running

her blood

and there.

St

take her,”

fine, I’ll take

her…” Mom reminds

me

before turning and leaving

carry her up the stairs and to the room

staying in.

stay strong, but I’m

plan, Aleric deserves

even if

perhaps

makes

her yet

about the

because of me.

Right now, half the people

of

appreciate the helpomm family, but I don’t

just want her

me,

a way to bring his truth before

down as

it across her to clean the blood away that she’s got

undressing her.

grab a shirt and pull

her into the bed. It’s barely been

a L

blazing as I

ay, my eyes

to turn the key

The door is opened

Alejandro, by r

than

him are Kiara and

Kiara says. holding up a tray that holds

changed her.” Alejandro frowns as he looks

“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.

brow. I’ve seen her

to check her out,” I say, making Mom cough

he sits on the bed and

for the night?” I

I just want to at least give her

down she wants.

be with you… I mean, I understand that there’s something going on … but seeing a woman scream

someone. What if makes her more distraught? How

I know him too. He would never harm

gives my shoulder a

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

as

it did

struggling against herself reminded me of one of

and I won’t deny it was disturbing. Seeing her body

what

aim

not something I want to

“She’s strong, and-”

calm my emotions as I look

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

deserve this kind of pain,” I say. “I know that everyone is trying to clear my name here,

Solaris king, and with that position, you need to think carefully.” Leo’s cold voice

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

Alejandro says pointedly.

me talk to

says suddenly.

know that no one

faith in him,

he is

if I can get him to

and make him see

don’t think that

“Allow me to try.”

he tries something?” Kiara

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

and she won’t rest until she gets what she

she saw what went down in that office tonight, a

did want her mate. Her trust in Aleric is far stronger

had in

a blind judgement on

A mother’s hope…

drop onto the bed and pick up her phone, wanting to show Mom the video of the conversation between him and Skyla that she had luckily managed to record. We had

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

at this, Mom,” I

voice fills the

“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”

is full of

he never knew you were fucking

a snake his fucking brother

me! I

Royce is manipulating

“”

wrong?! Royce is my Reign and you, you’re a fucking snake!” Skyla screams, smacking him across the

looks at the phone that I’m holding out seems to intensify, so far only

found this on her cloud,” I

her throat tight. My eyes flash

rumbles in my chest.

it before… but that fucking triggers

she stares at the

Skyla grabs his throat.

at me!” she snarls.

wwwhot fucking bark

“Do not disrespect me.

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