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.

but I can’t do it anymore. I

anymore.

move to Plan B,”

at her, my

body. Her clothes are

her.

running

her blood

and there.

St

her,”

take her,” I

her…” Mom reminds

me some time.” I

turning and

up the stairs

staying in.

stay strong,

plan, Aleric deserves

even if

perhaps Sky

it makes no

yet they are

about the laws of

because of me.

Right now, half the people don’t trust me, and

of

I appreciate the helpomm family, but I don’t care what din

her

me,

a way to bring his truth

place Skyla down as I

her to clean the blood away that she’s

undressing her.

shirt and pull it over her

bed. It’s

L

I blazing as

ay, my eyes

the key in

The door is opened

Alejandro, by r

than

him are

thought you could use this,” Kiara says. holding up a

changed her.” Alejandro frowns as he looks

“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.

cock a brow. I’ve seen

consolation, I was far too worried about her to check her out,” I say,

sits on

for the

I just want to at

down she wants.

you… I mean, I understand that there’s something going on … but seeing

if makes her more

him too. He would never

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

a brownie, thanking her as I look

fought… as hard as

did to her,” I said

her struggling against herself reminded me of one of those

and I won’t deny it was disturbing. Seeing

succeed in what her aim

aim

I

“She’s strong, and-”

emotions as I

but I can’t justify my girl

“I know that everyone is trying to clear my name here, but

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

shit gets better, I don’t want my girl

Alejandro says pointedly.

me talk

says suddenly.

know that no one here

faith in him,

he is

if I can get him to see

him see that

I don’t think that will

“Allow me to try.”

tries

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

and she won’t rest until she gets

what went down in that office

did want her mate. Her trust

had

judgement on

A mother’s hope…

Mom the video of the conversation between him

manipulated and magic being

Mom,”

voice fills

“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”

is full

you were fucking pretending to

a snake his fucking brother is.

to me!

Royce is manipulating

“”

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

that I’m holding out seems to intensify, so far only Leo and I have seen

found this on her cloud,” I

snarls. His hand grabs her throat tight. My eyes

rumbles in my chest.

it before… but that

she stares at the

Skyla grabs his throat.

at me!” she snarls.

wwwhot fucking bark

“Do not disrespect me.

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