The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

61. The Witches

RAIHANA.

My heart is hollow.

I never knew a person can feel so empty…

When a thousand emotions should be coursing through me, ripping into me like a plague, clawing away into me, I’m oddly… blank.

That is how I was feeling until last night when I realised that my family needs me.

It left me numb. I somehow manage to turn my emotions off, almost.

A part of me wonders if subconsciously I have cut my emotions off. A dangerous little trick that witches can do… because without our emotions… we are far more deadly…

But… my family needs me, my children need me, and I need vengeance.

For my man.

The last conversation I had with him before we parted ways that day replay in my wind.

(FLASHBACK)

“Hey, kiss me goodbye,” Chris smirks cockily as he pulls me back into his arms.

I roll my eyes, “I’ll be seeing you in half an hour. Wasn’t that kiss enough?” I ask airily, raising my eyebrow as I run my hand up his shoulders.

“That was a peck, but I admit even if it was a kiss that lasted a million lifetimes, it wouldn’t be enough,” he replies. “Now princess, how about you give me a good one.”

I smile and yank him down, pressing my lips against his. My stomach does a flip just like it did that very first time and I can’t help but feel turned on when he squeezes my ass and presses me against himself.

‘I can’t wait until tonight.’ He growls through the link.

‘You have something planned, don’t you?’ I ask, trying to stifle my moan as his tongue ravishes my mouth.

‘You’ll have to wait until tonight to find out.’ 6

(END OF FLASHBACK)

That crushing feeling in my chest is there. I’m just hiding behind a wall.

I clutch my hand to my chest. “I’ll never know,” I whisper out loud. 2

Fresh tears fall and I close my eyes taking a deep breath. I didn’t sleep much, but it’s fine. The sun has begun to rise, and I have things to do.

Delsanra, Rayhan and I have been looking through some old books that once belonged to Endora, my evil grandmother, to see if we can find anything on Apophis. Whilst the others have been looking into everything linked with Bastet and Apophis.

I wash my face and run a comb through my hair.

He loved my hair open…

It was one of his favourite things about me.

The urge to cut it off crosses my mind, but I smile bitterly.

That would be foolish. It would only show my family that I’m being affected.

I am stronger than that…

Even if I’m breaking inside, I will fight, because that is what Chris would have wanted of me, and because I am a fighter, like my mother.

I look at my make-up bag that sits on the counter and hesitantly reach for my eyeliner. I need to show my babies we are going to be ok. Putting on a bit of eyeliner makes me look a bit more human.

pull it back into

on the bed staring out of the window, lost in thought. Her

princess,” I say, smiling

For my kids.

looks up suddenly, pulled from her reverie, and when her eyes meet mine, her gaze is emotionless as she stares

giving

to her and, sitting down, pull her into a tight hug. “How are

of silence before she sits back

“Good.”

of understanding.

I say, closing my eyes as emotions seem through the crack in the walls

says quietly. Everyone

eyes glittering with emotions as I pull her into

your father will still watch down on you just as I know mine is

tense, feeling something penetrating the barriers

as I pull away and run to the door, almost knocking

that?” Rayhan asks

I nod.

Liam murmurs as we hurry

is already

and Dante by

turns, giving me a small smile as he steps back

James Arden, as innocent. We also request that The Solaris King hands himself in and

internally. She may be powerful, but she is not on

not going to stand for the constant rubbish you’re

group, my gaze finding Magdalene. There’s a deep frown on her face and there’s conflict in

Something isn’t right…

me, Magdalene, what is the meaning

High Witch Serafina!” Sephora says, her voice full of

I don’t talk to dogs who

are all aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are

to all the rather

I’m about to say something when I

tell me something without saying

There’s something more…

captive in your home,” Aleric

snarls. “We’ve seen what you’ve done to her, and it’s obvious

How dare you!” Magdalene exclaims. “We have always helped the werewolves and now

that we weren’t monsters. We have proven ourselves, but right now you are throwing someone who needs help into the arms of her abuser!” Rayhan’s cold

in the end, it is Rayhan and Delsanra who

make the same mistakes that you made with Delsanra.” I

is silent, but I’m certain his mind is

kind doesn’t look down upon our kind, but now? Now the King is insulting us when our hands are tied!” Magdalene cries out, her aura surging. “We are doing what we must… to honour those innocent.”

age showing through

at me… almost as if she wants to

not try to

Unless… she can’t.

if you please,” Aleric

his mate, and we will

Hecate and her teachings, Serafina,

liked

eye closed. Do not mess with me, or I will show

and ignorance will be your end!”

about to reply, but Leo beats

someone who lost their niece to one of these Serpents, and saw Skyla Rossi try to protect those girls, you aren’t really thinking with a clear mind. And

He’s right…