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.

because of my

‘What now?’ I ask.

tinkling laugh fills the

child. Embrace

She’s gone.

and their fucking cryptic

“You’re awake.”

beat at

that crushing guilt fills me again, along with the fact I was ready to leave him…

waiting for that urge to awaken inside of me, but

at peace, just like I used

Royce.

lashes curtaining those

He’s beautiful…

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

voice is

races as he raises his hand

the side of it and my neck in his large hand.

but before I can his lips are

me with such intensity that my mind goes blank.

I don’t.

despite that, even when he pulls me on top of him,

of his being, even when I don’t

he tenses, breaking away from my

He sits up slowly and cups my

be on edge… I

“You won’t.”

say, cupping the back of his neck

Your fool… if you will have me, my lady.”

skips a beat, and I can’t hold it

around me, pulling me against him. My

really is a fool for

strokes my back, kissing my shoulder and

even an apology doesn’t

make it up to you. I’m fucking sorry. I

but I don’t care. I need to

they mated me to that cunt. You deserve

“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

blurring with tears. “Don’t ask me to forgive

and I

turn-off you’ll want to get rid of

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 not something small. I ruined

rat’s ass about my reputation, just my girl. But…” he kisses my lips softly, before wiping my tears and moving

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

glittering eyes, knowing

self-loathing I feel…

to break free… and even that is thanks to the crystals and stuff. I fucking tried to kill my dad, I tried

guilt hits me. “This

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