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.

we needed to be careful because of my ties to Bastet, not knowing that

‘What now?’ I ask.

laughs, a tinkling laugh

the answer, child. Embrace

She’s gone.

their fucking

“You’re awake.”

heart skips a beat at his deep

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

waiting, waiting for that urge to awaken inside of me,

just

Royce.

lashes curtaining those

He’s beautiful…

mind. I hate me too.” I say quietly,

my voice is a

he

in his large hand. “I can never hate

mouth to reply but before

my mind

I don’t.

he pulls me on top of him, deepening the

with every ounce of his being,

cheeks, and he tenses, breaking away from my

slowly and cups my

edge… I could hurt you right

“You won’t.”

a fool would be so confident,” I say, cupping the back of his

fool… if you will

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

pulling me against

is a fool

back, kissing my shoulder and

things that even an apology doesn’t fucking cover…” I

I’m fucking sorry. I feel like shit

but I don’t care. I need to tell him that

you. Even the gods made. that clear when they mated me

“Look at 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

blurring with tears. “Don’t ask

my nose and

turn-off you’ll want to

And I 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 fresh wave of tears trickle down

I shake my head.

did I do

of raping me.

know I don’t give a rat’s ass about my reputation, just my girl. But…” he

my knuckles softly. “For me to be able to do that, you

eyes,

I feel… the

how pathetic I am… I hate that it took me so long 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, I accused you of assault. I pushed my Mama and thought

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as the guilt hits me. “This is why

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