ROYCE.

“Fucker!” Alejandro growls as he goes over to the door. “Where the fuck have you been?” 6

“Sorry Dad,” Dante says as Alejandro embraces him. I’m not so sure if he’s angry or relieved to see him as he slaps him on his back. 1

He greets all his family, teasing Delsanra that she looks beautiful. There’s an inside joke there as everyone but Rayhan laughs, instead he raises his eyebrows at his younger cousin. 16

He walks over to the bed, and I look at Skyla,

who is sleeping, the image of her fighting with everything she has raw on my mind.

“I’m proud of you, My Audacious Lioness…” he murmurs, crouching down beside the bed and kisses her forehead before he tilts his head. to Intriguing that he calls her a lioness, think a lioness is linked to Bastet. Was it a coincidence? 10

I don’t think anything is a coincidence with this man. He brushes her hair back before he glances at me. 3

“Things are looking good.” He says before he turns and looks at everyone in the room. ” Apophis is breaking divine laws which is not going to work in his favour. He may think he’s getting a foothold on earth, but if and when he is defeated, he will lose the favour of many…” 1

He drops to the ground, leaning against the bed, his arm resting on the cushion as he plays with Skyla’s hair from his position on the floor. 1

“Do you know about Chris?” Rayhan asks him quietly.

Dante looks up. There’s an innocence in his eyes for a moment, before it changes from curiosity to worry. “What about him?”

His parents exchange looks as Leo looks away.

“He doesn’t fucking know all.” He mutters as Dante slips on some sunglasses that Kiara passes him, giving him a gentle smile. 3

“He’s dead,” Azura says, her eyes glistening as she looks at Dante. This time directly, that’s something I noticed when he was greeting them. None of them really looked into his eyes properly. 3

His heart rate quickens, and his face changes to regret, which he masks pretty fast, and he stands up looking at Rayhan.

“I’m so sorry, I didn’t know.” He says quietly.

Rayhan shakes his head. “It’s fine, you just got back.”

“Where is Raihana?” Dante asks, now concern clear in his voice.

“Right here.”

I glance at the door to see her standing there. Her eyes are red, and without makeup, she looks far more vulnerable than the woman I had first met. Her hair is plaited with strands framing her face.

She tries to smile at him, her eyes glittering with tears, and he closes the gap between them, pulling her into his arms. His heart is racing as he kisses the top of her head. 1

“I didn’t know. I’m sorry.” He murmurs.

The tension in the room is intense and I can’t even imagine what she must be going through, to lose the person you love so deeply that there is no purpose to life without them… I wouldn’t be able to survive.

“He’s gone… I wish you were here.” She murmurs quietly.

“I know… I didn’t see this.” His voice is full of regret and guilt that he’s desperately trying to hide. 1

lot, that much I can

issue is with Helios, namely the Solaris people. Us… I know regardless of who he was after, the Rossis and their family would be the first in line,

She had her life

are beyond hard right now, but I truly believe that one day you

like a promise to hold dear. The thundering hearts of those in the room are like the

that could be taken in many ways, but only he truly

than Chris? I lost

Mom now.”

small smile before placing a soft kiss on her

“You are fighters.” 2

a deep breath

for any laws. When I find the one who killed my man, I will kill them.” She says,

promise that I’m certain

I agree with

her tightly. She leans against his chest, as Delsanra wraps her arms around her from

our plan laid out, it’s time to channel the gods…” Leo says raising his brows, he isn’t one to believe in this stuff that much is clear. But if this

going to do…” I begin as I reluctantly

over to the bed and sits down on it, taking Skyla’s

of Skyla while we

and Azura and Phoenix. had joined us, with the little one playing happily on the floor. It’s obvious she was

fuck about things, but the way he was planning, talking and at the same time playing with his daughter was something pleasant to witness. It made me wonder if one day, when all of this was over, if me and Sky would have that…

remained and despite her mental state, she had given a lot of input, even when broken-hearted she was

the Westwoods and Rossis and the way they respected one another’s opinions, took them into account, and gave their own advice

but how it could all work together, combined. That was something I haven’t really seen in life. Dad always taught us to see life as a competition, a

night Marcel, Kataleya

planning on engraving these markings to do with Bastet around the mansion. For now, there was no

later, we have our plan

knows what they’re doing and despite everyone yawning away, we’re

some fucking sleep.

enough shit to prove that Aleric cannot fucking walk free. Today was his second night there.” Alejandro says, smoking his cigarette as he

stretching. “I don’t really

you should babysit your cousin then,” Azura suggests, pointing at her daughter, who is blowing bubbles with her saliva

or niece? I see her as a Rossi, so niece, it is.” He says,

rolls her eyes as Leo

looks like

afraid Rossi trumps Westwood.” He says, making Azura shove him. “Alright, I’m going to try to get some sleep. I’m going to take you up on babysitting someday.”

Dante remarks with

out at him before she picks Phoenix up from the floor where she was rolling around

as

should get to bed too.

up and holds out her hand to her. From the way they talked, I could

who gives her a small nod. He’s hurting too, but he’s

about to leave the

phone rings at the same. time

between them, getting

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