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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