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 can’t put her

anymore.

move to Plan B,” I say

look down at

body. Her clothes are

her.

running

her blood

and there.

St

her,” Alejandro

fine, I’ll take her,” I say

be around her…” Mom reminds

know. Just give me some

and leaving the

up the stairs and

staying in.

trying to stay strong, but I’m done

Aleric deserves

even

perhaps Sky is meant

makes no

want her yet they are

adamant about

because of me.

the allegations against me. Right now, half the people

of

I appreciate the helpomm family, but I

want her to be

me,

to

place Skyla down as I

clean the blood away that she’s

undressing her.

grab a shirt and

It’s

a L on

I blazing

ay, my eyes

the key in

The door is opened

Alejandro, by r

than

him are Kiara and

thought you could use this,” Kiara says. holding up a tray that holds a steaming mug of hot chocolate and

frowns as he looks at

“Al…” Kiara scolds gently.

cock a brow. I’ve seen

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

he sits on the bed

I keep her for the night?” I

but I just want to at least give her the comfort that I know

down she wants.

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

someone. What if makes her more distraught?

and I know him too. He

gives my shoulder

take a brownie, thanking her as I look down at

as she could…

saw what it did

her struggling against herself reminded me of

I won’t deny it was disturbing. Seeing

in what

Aleric’s aim

not something I want to see

“She’s strong, and-”

quietly, trying to calm my emotions as

I can’t justify my girl getting

that everyone is trying to clear my name here, but if

with that position, you need to

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

Alejandro says pointedly.

me talk to Aleric,”

says suddenly.

that no

faith in him,

he is

what if I can get

is wrong and make him see that this is

think that will work.” I

“Allow me to try.”

he tries something?”

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

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

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

want her mate. Her trust

she had

a blind judgement

A mother’s hope…

wanting to show Mom the video of the conversation between him and Skyla that she had

is portraying and with memories being manipulated and magic being of no help; we

Mom,” I

fills the

“Oh, you aren’t? Reign?”

voice is full

knew you were fucking

his fucking brother

me! I hate

didn’t lie, Royce is

“”

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

phone that I’m holding out seems

her cloud,”

grabs her throat

rumbles in my chest.

watched it before… but

as she stares at the

Skyla grabs his throat.

at me!” she snarls.

wwwhot fucking bark

“Do not disrespect me.

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