The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 144 For Me

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.

to be careful because of my ties to

‘What now?’ I ask.

laughs, a tinkling laugh fills

the answer, child. Embrace and trust in

She’s gone.

and their fucking cryptic

“You’re awake.”

at his deep

crushing guilt fills me again, along

awaken inside of me, but it’s

just like I used

Royce.

blinks, his thick lashes curtaining those stormy

He’s beautiful…

I hate me too.”

voice is

he raises his hand

in his

to reply but before I can

rush through me as he kisses me with such intensity that my mind goes blank. A kiss fuelled by a thousand emotions. Emotions I

I don’t.

on top of him, deepening the kiss, there is one thing I know

beloved loves me with every ounce of his being,

spill from my cheeks, and he tenses, breaking away from my

sits up slowly and cups my

I could hurt you right

“You won’t.”

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

fool. Your fool… if

skips a beat, and I can’t hold it in. Lowering my head, I

strong arms around me, pulling me against

a

strokes my back, kissing my

even an apology doesn’t fucking

can never make it up to you. I’m fucking sorry. I feel

but I don’t care. I need to tell

gods made. that clear when they mated me to that

“Look at me.”

forces me back slightly and grips my face, pressing his forehead to mine. “I do deserve the fucking best, and that’s you. You are all I want, nothing more, and there is a way to make it up to me… if you

my vision blurring with tears. “Don’t ask me

my nose and I scrunch it,

turn-off you’ll want to

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.

do

I accused you of raping me. That’s

ass about my reputation, just my girl. But…” he kisses

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

eyes,

self-loathing I feel… the

that is thanks to the crystals and stuff. I fucking tried to kill my dad, I tried to kill you, I accused you of assault. I pushed my Mama and thought

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hits me. “This is why I’m

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