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.
to be careful because of my ties to Bastet, not knowing
‘What now?’ I ask.
laughs, a tinkling laugh fills the
child. Embrace
She’s gone.
and their fucking cryptic shit.
“You’re awake.”
heart skips a beat at his deep fuckable,
and that crushing guilt fills me again, along with the fact I was ready to
waiting for that urge to awaken inside of me, but it’s not
feel at peace, just like I
Royce.
his thick lashes curtaining
He’s beautiful…
don’t mind. I hate me too.” I
sore and my voice is
races as he raises his hand to
in his large hand. “I can
to reply but before I can
through me as he kisses me with such intensity that my mind goes blank. A kiss
I don’t.
when he pulls me on top of him, deepening the kiss, there is one thing I
beloved loves me with every ounce of his being, even when I don’t deserve
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
fool… if you will have
I can’t hold it
me, pulling me against him. My hands curl
is a fool for wanting
kissing my
things and did things that even
I’m fucking sorry. I feel like shit
breaks, but I don’t care. I need to
the gods made. that clear when they mated me to
“Look at me.”
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
him, my vision blurring with tears. “Don’t
and I scrunch
you’ll want to get rid
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
I shake my head.
do right to
of raping me. That’s not
you bloody know I don’t give a rat’s ass about my reputation, just my girl. But…” he kisses my lips softly, before wiping my tears and
knuckles softly. “For me to be able to do that,
look into his glittering eyes, knowing he wants the
self-loathing I
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. “This is why I’m
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