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.

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

‘What now?’ I ask.

tinkling laugh

answer, child. Embrace

She’s gone.

and their fucking cryptic shit.

“You’re awake.”

at his

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

urge to awaken inside of me,

just like I

Royce.

blinks, his thick lashes curtaining those

He’s beautiful…

really don’t mind. I hate me too.” I say

voice is a little

races as he raises his hand to

it and my neck in his large hand.

mouth to reply but before I can his lips are on

with such intensity that my mind goes

I don’t.

when he pulls me on top of him, deepening the kiss, there is one thing I

with every ounce of his being, even when I don’t

my cheeks, and he tenses, breaking away

sits up slowly and

I could

“You won’t.”

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

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

hold it in. Lowering my head, I break

his strong arms around me, pulling me against him.

a fool for wanting

my back, kissing

even an apology doesn’t fucking cover…” I

I’m fucking sorry.

care. I need to tell

Even the gods made. that clear when they mated me to that cunt. You deserve so much fucking better.”

“Look at me.”

that’s you. You are all

with tears. “Don’t ask me to

and I

want to get rid of me soon,”

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

I shake my head.

I do right to

you of raping me. That’s not

I don’t give a rat’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,

glittering eyes, knowing he

self-loathing I feel… the

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

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again as the guilt hits me. “This is why I’m better off

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