The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

68. Brother to Brother

ROYCE.

Alejandro catches Magdalene’s body before she hits the ground, laying her on the floor.

A wave of sadness washes over the room, and I

lower my head for a moment in respect.

She took a stance against her goddess.

The other witches stare at her,

acked, a few

rushing to her side, where she lays dead.

“High Witch!”

“Magdalene!”

She gave her life to speak the truth….

Despite her stubbornness, she had her heart in

the right place.

I turn my attention back towards Aleric, ready

to end this once and for all.

“If you need any more proof, you are fools…” Skyla says to the people as a whisper of

confusion spreads across them. “Everything I

said against my family, and Royce was at his command. Ask yourselves if you really think I’m lying, or are you simply scared to admit that you have made a grave mistake by believing him? He is his father’s son!”

There is hesitation in the crowds, but it isn’t because they don’t believe her. They know they’re in the wrong and they don’t know what

to do.

The witches are shaken, most of them staring at Magdalene, not knowing what to do. Die or

survive?

Either choice, I cannot blame them, everyone deserves to live…

“If you are smart, you will fall back. I know you are under Hecate’s command… but you can at least try to abstain from joining the fucking battle. Those who fight against us are to be captured and held down! No one is to kill the witches! I do not want bloodshed, am I clear!” Alejandro’s voice thunders through the room, the second part of his statement directed at the werewolves.

“We believe you…”

“I knew it…”

“What a bastard…”

I see a few who look humiliated or look to Aleric for a command and they are the ones who I will

remember for later…

“I Skyla Silara Rossi, the Lycan Princess and the Lioness of Bastet before the eyes of the people,

reject you as my mate a May Hades

welcome you to the lowest

s of hell when I’m

done with you.” Skyla says icily as she takes her

stance before me. (4

around her as she reaches up, grips the collar of her dress and tears

unhook the top skirt before shimmying out

no way I’ll be able to move

love the confidence

I’ve missed her.

ass which is only partially covered by her

to lose focus. Her ass looks

she going to fight in that and not distract

the view.” She

leaning back against me.

is scanning the crowds, realising things aren’t going the way that

sure I’ll be able to focus on

feeling of having her close, safe and being herself is

take

place my hand on her stomach,

her against

fucking

Arden Junior out!” Alejandro

fades. I want him to

move…

as she looks at Aleric, who is

your king for the battle ahead, my

as she takes it, and

moment, it glows.

up

His voice ends in a vicious hiss as he glares at me

don’t need to do this.” I say quietly. “Want to

want to talk?”

I frown.

You tried to kill me. I tried to talk to you back then, remember? Or have you forgotten? When have we

for everything he has done, I can’t forgive him… especially what he did to Skyla… but I want

he

that got everything would say that! I have not seen a more selfish person than

am the elder one! I

in my hand!”

don’t.” I say

power and it should

clear this conversation won’t

shall hold all elements…”

hand, I summon a ball of fire. It’s small because I know how powerful and hot it is. The heat from it is so intense

to use this one much. You

You took my mate! You kissed her in front of me and you think you are some

not yours!” Skyla

regret my actions if

wanted to control her, and have

“She deserved it!”

become. You killed Quade, who was like an uncle to us! Our father tried to have Victoria killed, Quade saved her, and you- you just killed him in

darken as he glares at

was a girl! She was a weakling before she was even fucking born! Dad, only did the Arden name a favour!” He snarls. “I just wish he did the same to you! I tried to do everything to

to meet Dad’s expectations

words only

Because for someone who knows firsthand what he is capable of, you sure seem

to say!

sorry you feel that way, but I never meant for that to

to care for what was around you. Never once did you

I don’t even know

instead and so I would listen. I didn’t know you were going through the same. Let me guess … he experimented on you until you’d black out

to grey, a

him remains… I just don’t know the extent of the powers Aleric holds, but that teleportation ability the serpents seem

manically, but my reaction is

Regret.

been so blinded in trying to protect each other that we never spoke to each other and

always