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

‘What now?’ I ask.

a tinkling laugh

the answer, child. Embrace and trust

She’s gone.

and their fucking cryptic

“You’re awake.”

a beat at his deep fuckable,

that crushing guilt fills me again, along with the fact I was

to awaken inside of me, but it’s not there.

just like I used to

Royce.

his thick lashes curtaining those

He’s beautiful…

don’t mind. I hate me too.” I say quietly,

sore and my voice is a

he raises

and my neck in his large hand. “I can never hate you,

mouth to reply but before I can his lips are

as he kisses me with such intensity that my mind goes blank. A

I don’t.

top of him, deepening the kiss, there is one thing

loves me with every ounce of his being, even when I

my cheeks, and he tenses, breaking away

slowly and

I could

“You won’t.”

say, cupping the back of his neck as

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

heart skips a beat, and I can’t hold it in.

his strong arms around me, pulling me against him. My hands curl

is a fool for

strokes my back, kissing my

said things and did things that even an apology

never make it up to you. I’m fucking sorry. I feel

I don’t care. I need to tell him that I’m so fucking

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

“Look at me.”

pressing his forehead to mine. “I do deserve the fucking best, and that’s you. You are all I want, nothing more, and there is a way

with tears. “Don’t ask me to forgive myself, because I

and I scrunch it,

want to get rid

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

I shake my head.

do right to get

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

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

kisses my knuckles softly. “For me to be able to do that, you need to tell me how you’re

into his glittering eyes,

I

crystals and stuff. I fucking tried to kill my dad, I tried to kill you, I accused you of assault. I pushed my Mama

My voice breaks again as the guilt hits me.

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