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

out of the window, lost in thought. Her beautiful big eyes glazed. She’s

princess,” I say, smiling

For my kids.

mine, her gaze is emotionless as she stares at me,

she says, giving me a small

her and, sitting down, pull her into a tight hug.

a stretch of silence before she

“Good.”

gentle smile of understanding. No, she isn’t, but she’s

closing my eyes as emotions seem through the crack in the

doesn’t,” Heaven says quietly.

my head, my eyes glittering with emotions as I pull her

father will still watch down on you just as I know

feeling something

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

that?” Rayhan

I nod.

as we

already at the

and Dante

giving me a small smile as he steps back a little, allowing me to

since Alpha Aleric’s imprisonment, we deem Alpha Aleric James Arden, as innocent. We also request that The Solaris King hands himself in and be ready to face trial or go into exile by leaving the United Kingdom.” Sephora says, her eyes lowering from

She may be powerful, but she is not on

stand for the constant rubbish you’re

scan the group, my gaze finding Magdalene. There’s a

Something isn’t right…

is the meaning of this?” I ask

Witch Serafina!” Sephora says,

I don’t talk to dogs who bark so loud!

all aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are full of darkness. Is everything not simply far too

are you so blind to all the rather ideal coincidences? Apophis isn’t relying on Aleric alone.”

I’m about to say something when I pause, glancing

to tell me something without

There’s something more…

in your home,” Aleric says, making me

to her, and it’s obvious you have

“We have always helped the

learned 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

the end, it is Rayhan and Delsanra who initially built the bridge of peace between our

is not wrong. Do not make the same

I’m

insulting us when our hands are tied!” Magdalene cries out, her aura surging. “We are doing what we must… to

see her age showing through once re and… is that a

me… almost as if she wants to say something. I am

try to reach

Unless… she can’t.

mate, if you please,”

him his mate, and we

respect Hecate and her teachings, Serafina, or

liked

one eye closed. Do not mess with me, or I

ignorance will be your end!” Sephora

but Leo beats me

one of these Serpents, and saw Skyla Rossi try to protect those girls, you aren’t really thinking with a clear mind. And an emotional person in power is extremely dangerous.” Leo says

He’s right…