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

anymore.

move to Plan B,”

look down at

body. Her clothes are

over her. My

running

her blood

and there.

St

take her,” Alejandro

take her,” I say

can’t be around her…”

Just give me

turning and

carry her up the stairs and to the room

staying in.

trying to stay strong, but

plan, Aleric

even

perhaps

it makes no sense

yet

adamant about the laws

because of me.

against me. Right now, half

of

I appreciate the helpomm family, but I don’t

want her to

me,

way to bring his truth before the

place Skyla down as

clean the blood away that she’s got all over

undressing her.

shirt and pull it

the bed. It’s barely been

L

blazing as

ay, my eyes

to turn the

The door is opened

Alejandro, by r

than

him are

Kiara says. holding up a tray that holds a

changed her.” Alejandro frowns

“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.

brow. I’ve

about her to check her

on the bed and strokes

I keep her for the night?” I ask

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

down she wants.

there’s something going

her more distraught?

him too.

walks over to me and gives my shoulder a

her as I

hard as she

what it did to

of her struggling against herself

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

what her

what Aleric’s aim for

something I want

“She’s strong, and-”

trying to calm my emotions as I

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

or not, she doesn’t deserve this kind of pain,” I say. “I know that everyone is trying to clear my name here, but if the cost is at her expense,

the Solaris king, and with that position, you

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

Alejandro says pointedly.

me talk to

says suddenly.

that no one

faith in him,

he is

I can get him

is wrong and make him see

think that will

“Allow me to try.”

if he tries

he not?” Mom asks. “I refuse to give up on him. I want to

stubborn and she won’t rest

what went down in

Skyla did want her mate. Her

she had

judgement

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.

proof 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

Mom,”

voice fills the

“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”

voice is full of

No, he never knew you were fucking pretending to be

a snake his fucking brother is.

to me!

lie, Royce is manipulating

“”

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

holding out seems

on her cloud,” I

snarls. His hand grabs her throat

rumbles in my chest.

watched it before… but

as she stares at

Skyla grabs his throat.

at me!” she snarls.

wwwhot fucking bark

“Do not disrespect me.

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