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. I was
‘What now?’ I ask.
a tinkling laugh
child. Embrace
She’s gone.
fucking cryptic
“You’re awake.”
beat at his deep fuckable,
eyes meet and that crushing guilt fills me again, along with the fact I was ready to leave
that urge to awaken inside of
at peace, just like
Royce.
thick lashes curtaining those
He’s beautiful…
really don’t mind. I hate me too.”
voice is a little
as he raises his hand to
my neck in his large hand. “I can never
before
that my mind goes blank. A kiss fuelled by
I don’t.
when he pulls me on top of him, deepening the kiss, there is one thing I
me with every ounce of his being, even when
from my cheeks, and he tenses, breaking away
He sits up slowly and
on edge… I could
“You won’t.”
would be so confident,” I say, cupping the back of his neck as
Your fool… if you
beat, and I can’t hold it in. Lowering
his strong arms around me, pulling me against him. My
a
back, kissing
even an apology
can never make it up to you. I’m fucking sorry.
but I don’t care. I need to tell him that I’m
don’t deserve you. Even the gods made. that clear when they mated me to that cunt.
“Look at me.”
that’s you. You are all I want, nothing more, and there is a way to make it up to
my vision blurring with tears.
nose and I scrunch
to get rid of me soon,” I
let me heal the hurt in your heart. Let me be a part of your pain.
I shake my head.
I do right to get
raping me.
don’t give a rat’s ass about my reputation, just my girl. But…” he kisses
and kisses my knuckles softly. “For me to be able to do that, you need to tell me
eyes,
I feel…
the crystals and stuff. I fucking tried to kill my dad, I tried to kill you,
–
breaks again as the guilt hits me. “This is
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