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.

it back into a high bun before I

of the window, lost in thought. Her beautiful big eyes

I say, smiling

For my kids.

reverie, and when her eyes meet mine, her gaze is emotionless as she stares at me, almost as if seeing

giving me a

down, pull her into a tight hug. “How are you feeling,

stretch of silence before she sits back slowly

“Good.”

give her a gentle smile of understanding. No, she

easier, I promise,” I say, closing my eyes as emotions seem through the crack

Heaven says quietly. Everyone still remembers

glittering with emotions as I pull

sure. I’m sure your father will still watch down on you just

nods vigorously when suddenly I tense, feeling something

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

you feel that?”

I nod.

we

is already at the

Dante by his

a small smile as he steps

since Alpha Aleric’s imprisonment, we deem Alpha Aleric James Arden, as innocent. We also request that The Solaris King hands himself

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

not going to stand for the constant rubbish

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

Something isn’t right…

Magdalene, what is the meaning of

Serafina!” Sephora says, her voice full

who bark so loud! You are

as the head of the coven, please tell me what is going on? We are all aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are full of darkness. Is everything not simply far

you so blind to all the rather ideal coincidences? Apophis isn’t

Magdalene says quietly. I’m about to say

tell me something

There’s something more…

mate that you are holding captive in your home,” Aleric says, making me glance at him as he smiles,

fucking body.” Alejandro snarls. “We’ve seen what you’ve done to her, and it’s obvious you have a witch or two on your

“We have always helped the werewolves and now you

ourselves, but right now you are throwing someone who needs help into the arms of her abuser!” Rayhan’s cold voice comes from behind me. I can feel his anger, his rage,

witches tense, but in the end, it is Rayhan and Delsanra

same mistakes

is silent, but I’m certain his mind is

down upon our kind, but now? Now the King is insulting us when our hands are tied!” Magdalene cries out, her aura surging.

showing through once re and… is that a cry

way she’ looking at me… almost as if she

try to reach me via

Unless… she can’t.

if you

his mate, and

“You need to respect Hecate and her teachings, Serafina, or you do not deserve to be

liked

can take you all with one eye closed. Do not mess with me, or I

disobedience and ignorance will be

but

these Serpents, and saw Skyla Rossi try to protect those girls, you aren’t really thinking with a

He’s right…