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.

my hair, I pull it back into

the window, lost in

say,

For my kids.

and when her eyes meet mine, her gaze

says, giving me a

and, sitting down, pull her into a

of silence before she

“Good.”

her a gentle smile of

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

doesn’t,” Heaven says quietly. Everyone still remembers

tilt my head, my eyes glittering with emotions as I pull her into my arms

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

when suddenly I tense, feeling something penetrating the barriers around the

my heart racing as I pull away and run to the door, almost

feel that?” Rayhan

I nod.

as we

already

and Dante by his

smile as he steps back a little, allowing me

have taken place 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 Uncle

internally. She may be powerful, but

stand for the constant

gaze finding Magdalene. There’s a deep frown on her

Something isn’t right…

me, Magdalene, what is the meaning

Witch Serafina!” Sephora says, her voice full

my eyes flashing. “And I don’t talk to dogs who bark so loud!

tell me what is going on? We are all aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are full of darkness.

to all the rather ideal coincidences?

as we must,” Magdalene says quietly. I’m about to

trying to tell me something

There’s something more…

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

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

have always

that peace treaty… you 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 cold

Rayhan and Delsanra who initially built the

is not wrong. Do not make the same mistakes

but I’m certain his mind is

when our hands are tied!” Magdalene cries out,

through once re and…

right and the way she’ looking at me… almost as if she wants to say

try to reach

Unless… she can’t.

mate, if you please,”

mate, and we will

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

never liked this

please, I can take you all with one eye closed. Do not mess with me, or I will show you the true extent

and ignorance will be your

but Leo beats me to

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

He’s right…