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. I

anymore.

Plan B,” I say

at

body. Her clothes are

her.

running

her blood

and there.

St

her,” Alejandro

fine, I’ll take her,”

around her…” Mom reminds me

Just give me some time.”

before turning and leaving

the stairs

staying in.

to stay strong, but I’m done

Aleric deserves

die, even

perhaps

makes no sense

her yet

about the laws of the

because of me.

it’s the allegations against me. Right now, half the people don’t trust me,

of

care. I appreciate the helpomm family, but I don’t care

her to be

me,

to be a way to

down as I summon

the blood away that she’s got all over

undressing her.

a shirt and pull it over

into the bed. It’s barely been

a L on the

open,” I blazing

ay, my eyes

to turn the key in

The door is opened

Alejandro, by r

than

are Kiara

up a tray that holds a

frowns as he looks at

“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.

cock a brow. I’ve seen her naked

too worried about her to check her out,” I say, making

on the bed

I keep her for the night?” I

sounds weird, but I just want to at least give her the

down she wants.

be with you… I mean, I understand that there’s something going on

makes her more distraught?

Catherine, and I know him too.

nods as she walks over to me and gives my shoulder a squeeze. She looks tired as

a brownie, thanking her as

as

it did

herself reminded me

deny it was disturbing. Seeing her

what

Aleric’s aim for her

is not something I want to

“She’s strong, and-”

as I look up at Kiara. I can see

eyes, but I can’t

clear my name here, but

you need to think carefully.” Leo’s cold voice comes

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

Alejandro says pointedly.

me talk

says suddenly.

no

faith in him,

he is

can get

him see that this is

I don’t think that will work.” I say

“Allow me to try.”

he tries something?”

can. He’s locked up and spelled, is he not?” Mom asks. “I refuse to give up on him. I want

know she’s stubborn and she won’t rest until she

that until she saw what went down in that

if perhaps Skyla did want her mate. Her trust in Aleric is far

she had

blind judgement on her

A mother’s hope…

the bed and pick up her phone, wanting to show Mom the video of

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 man-made electronics to gather

at this, Mom,” I say

voice fills the

“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”

voice is full

knew you were fucking pretending to be him. He

a snake his fucking brother

me! I

didn’t lie, Royce is manipulating

“”

going to 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, smacking

in the room as everyone looks at the phone that I’m holding out seems to

on her cloud,”

hand grabs her throat

rumbles in my chest.

it before… but that fucking triggers

she

Skyla grabs his throat.

at me!” she snarls.

wwwhot fucking bark

“Do not disrespect me.

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