SKYLA.

Warmth.

It’s so warm…

And it smells so good…

I open my eyes, and my heart skips a beat.

Royce.

I’m in Royce’s arms…

I died.

I smile softly. That’s why it’s so peaceful…

‘Death is not what you deserve, Lycan princess.’

Bastet?

“Then what do I deserve?’

‘Embrace every part of you that makes you… you fought him, and you broke his hold upon you. You did that, child.’ 3

‘Yeah, by killing myself.’

‘Attempted to kill yourself. You did not succeed.’

My eyes snap open as I stare up at Royce’s neck.

His scent, the feeling of his body against mine.

This feels so real…

What?

‘Your life was saved and for a good cause, your death would mean Apophis will always have a hold on this world. Always.’

‘How are you speaking to me now? You were gone?’ I ask.

‘Hecate’s daughters helped channel my energy to you.” 1

‘I see… I’m a danger to them, to them all.’

‘In the bathroom when you took a stand, refusing to hurt anyone any longer, and determined that even death is better than hurting those whom you loved. It was then that you broke the hold he had upon you.’

Bastet’s voice comes. 1

The guilt and regret return to me, a dull ache in my chest.

‘You freed yourself and with it, our connection was rebuilt. He has been meddling with you for a long time. Injecting you not once but thrice. He has been planning this for far longer than we thought.

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I frown, ‘So all along, his plan was to pull me under his control? Why?”

‘Because he thought he’d be able to attain all … only the Solaris King thwarted those plans.

we had thought we needed to be careful because of my ties to Bastet, not knowing that he already had his eyes on me.

‘What now?’ I ask.

tinkling

the answer, child. Embrace and

She’s gone.

fucking cryptic

“You’re awake.”

a beat at

guilt fills me again, along with

for that urge to awaken inside of me, but it’s not there.

feel at peace, just like I used to

Royce.

thick lashes curtaining those stormy grey

He’s beautiful…

mind. I hate me too.” I say quietly, breaking our

my voice is a little

as he raises

in his large hand. “I can never hate you,

but before I can his lips are

rush through me as he kisses me with such intensity that my mind goes

I don’t.

on top of him, deepening

of his being, even

spill from my cheeks, and he tenses, breaking away

sits up slowly and

should be on edge… I could hurt you right

“You won’t.”

so confident,” I say, cupping the back of his neck

fool… if you will have me, my lady.”

can’t hold it in. Lowering my head,

arms around me, pulling me against him.

is a fool for wanting

my back, kissing

that even an apology doesn’t

never make it up to you. I’m fucking sorry. I feel like shit for what I’ve

breaks, but I don’t care. I need to tell

made. that clear when they

“Look at me.”

to mine. “I do deserve the fucking best, and that’s you. You are all

vision blurring with tears. “Don’t

my nose and I scrunch

you’ll want to get rid of me soon,”

won’t ask you to forgive yourself, but I will ask you to let me help you, let me heal the hurt in your heart. Let me be a part of your pain. Love, let me be there for you.” He says so softly, so gently, that it makes a

I shake my head.

I do

raping me. That’s not something

bloody know I don’t give a rat’s ass about my reputation, just my

takes my hands in his and kisses my knuckles softly. “For me to be able to do that, you need to tell me how

glittering eyes, knowing he

I feel…

and stuff. I fucking tried to

as the guilt hits me. “This is

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