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.

back into a high bun before I

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

say, smiling

For my kids.

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

says, giving me a

pull her into a tight hug. “How are you

of silence before she

“Good.”

of understanding. No, she isn’t,

promise,” I say, closing my eyes as emotions

Heaven says

with emotions as I pull her into my

down on you just as I

vigorously when suddenly I tense, feeling

racing as I pull away and run to the

you feel that?” Rayhan asks

I nod.

murmurs as we hurry down

is already

Dante by his

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

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

be powerful, but

the constant rubbish you’re

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

Something isn’t right…

what is the meaning of

Witch Serafina!” Sephora says, her voice

step forward, my eyes flashing. “And I don’t talk to dogs who

going on? We are all aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are full of darkness. Is everything not simply far

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

I’m about to say

trying to tell me

There’s something more…

you are holding captive in your home,” Aleric says,

to her, and it’s

have always helped the

We have proven 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

but in the end, it is Rayhan and Delsanra who initially built

not make the same mistakes that you made with Delsanra.” I say

I’m

Rayhan did! Yes! You showed us that your kind doesn’t look down upon our kind, but now? Now the King is insulting us when our hands are tied!”

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

looking at me… almost as if she wants

to reach

Unless… she can’t.

mate, if you please,” Aleric

him his mate, and

teachings, Serafina, or you do not

never liked this

closed. Do not mess with me, or I

ignorance will be

but Leo

to 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 calmly, yet his voice is dangerously cold.

He’s right…