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.

moon… we had thought we needed to be careful because of my ties to Bastet, not knowing that he already had his eyes

‘What now?’ I ask.

a tinkling

know the answer, child. Embrace

She’s gone.

fucking

“You’re awake.”

skips a beat at

meet and that crushing guilt fills me again, along with the fact

for that urge to awaken inside of me,

peace, just like

Royce.

lashes

He’s beautiful…

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

sore and my voice

as he raises his hand

neck in his large hand. “I can never

before I can his lips are

that my mind goes blank. A kiss fuelled by a thousand emotions. Emotions I understand, and

I don’t.

when he pulls me on top of him, deepening the kiss, there

me with every ounce of his

my cheeks, and he tenses, breaking

up slowly

should be on edge… I could

“You won’t.”

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

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

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

pulling me against him. My hands curl against

is a fool for

kissing my shoulder

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

fucking sorry. I feel

need to tell him that

that clear when they mated me to that cunt. You

“Look at me.”

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 promise you

him, my vision blurring with tears. “Don’t ask me to forgive myself, because

and

want to get rid of me soon,” I

help you, let me heal the hurt in your heart. Let me be a

I shake my head.

I do right to get

you… I accused you of raping me. That’s not something small. I ruined

give a rat’s ass about my reputation, just my girl. But…” he kisses my

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

look into his glittering eyes,

self-loathing 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

guilt hits me.

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