The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

71. The Darkness Within

A/N: Contains slightly dark content.

RAIHANA.

It is a trap, the poison in the air, the side of the building caving in to trap us here. The only thing that she isn’t counting on, is the fact that

I’m not alone.

Aunty Red had seen us duelling and came to my

assistance.

Just as Sephora brought down the wall trying to trap me alone, Aunty Red had managed to jump in before the walls came down. 2

Sephora now stands there, magic tingling at her fingertips, a smirk of confidence on her face.

“You heard the High Witch Magdalene! Raihana is your new leader.” Scarlett warns, her voice a menacing snarl as she clutches her waist. 1

Sephora sent several shards of crystal at her when the wall came down, simultaneously releasing a wolfsbane poison in the air.

If it wasn’t for her rapid healing ability, Aunty

Red wouldn’t have even been able to stand after that crystal shard pierced through her hip.

to play, and she is Sephora is here to win, not proving that through her merciless attacks. If it wasn’t for the poison that I have inhaled, she would have been mine already.

“A hybrid as the ruler of the coven? One who is not of pure blood?! That’s madness!” She scoffs, laughing as if she had just heard a funny joke.

“Clearly it isn’t Hecate’s command that you are obeying right now,” I say coldly. The witches under the command don’t look happy with what they are doing, but Sephora… well, it’s an entirely different case with her.

She tenses, her gaze flicking to Scarlett before she looks at me.

“We are but our Goddess’s pawns. What she wishes for is a duty we must obey! Like she’d bless you to be the next High Witch!” she

sneers, sending another wave of power at me.

I deflect it, my eyes burning with rage.

She may have weakened my werewolf side, but

she didn’t think this through… I am not only a

werewolf, meaning I can function pretty

well… I just need a little tim

“Stop dodging!” She snarls as I move my head to the side, letting another blast she sends my

way rush past me.

“Then up your game, Sephora! You want what I have, then show me you are worthy of it,” I taunt coldly.

“You are the daughter of Endora! An outcast! A traitor! A Dark Witch! How can the coven allow you to be chosen instead of me?!” She hisses.” When he is in charge, I will rule as his ally as the head of the coven! Why was I not chosen?!”

“Because you are irrational, stupid, and power- hungry,” I say coldly, deflecting another attack, as she starts chanting again, her voice angrier and more powerful. 2

I just need a little time… just enough to gather enough power…

I glance at Aunty Red as she clutches her waist. She has protected me but in return…

I look at the large pool of blood beneath her, my stomach churning.

I need to end this fast.

Sephora’s eyes blaze as she runs at me. Streams of her power travel across the ground and wrap around me before she throws me to the ground.

She grabs my jaw, as I try to focus on my powers, almost there…

I can feel my energy returning, despite the wolfsbane clinging to the air.

“Well, this irrational, stupid and power-hungry witch was able to kill your Alpha without

batting an eyelid,” she whispers tauntingly into my ear. 2

My heart thuds as my mind goes blank, her words ringing in my mind.

Chris.

I look into her eyes. She’s smiling, an amused

glint in her eyes.

She killed my baby… 8

The numbness vanishes as fast as it came and, with it, excruciating pain wraps around my

heart.

The painful reminder that he is no longer here returns with ruthless, cold-blooded vengeance.

chris…”

I breathe, my heart

“Chris… You kille

thumping.

“Do you have another Alpha, Serafina? Yes, Chris, your mate,” she taunts, smirking at the look on my face.

She throws her head back as she begins

chanting, louder, powerful magic swirls around her.

still, but the thunder of

ask, as I feel her magic whirl

Snap out of

your

in my ear.

trying to breathe through

hurt

he was killed…

weaken me so

ask, my eyes snapping open, but

flicker of fear in her eyes as my own

hisses, as my aura rages

be the head

hiss. A

of power burning through my

that wants her

rubble of this destruction.

look at Aunty Red, whispering a spell of slumber, my eyes burning

shut, and she slumps

the side.

yes

Rest… you don’

can become…

need

the monster

are you… What

you doing?!” Sephora

and Aunty Red, unease

you killed him.” I snarl as I walk towards

around us, wanting to

are blazing with an inferno of pain and

She killed him…

I want her dead.

don’t care what anyone thinks. I am

kill her.

just a quick, easy chivalrous

insane to the point

death itself. 1

I will not let her go, not until I have driven her

I begin to chant the spell that is perfect for this

turns ashen as she

She shouts, a glimmer of panic in

you… when you carved that symbol into his chest.” I say

memories of Chris flood my mind;

memories of the past, burn through my mind. Watching my life like it is a movie

him we’ll be together every

moon… 2

out he is

Our first night… 2

Marking one another…

My first pregnancy…

Our wedding…

Our children…

Our love…

sadness, excitement

we travelled on the path

cheeks as his

was never

He’s gone, forever. 1

be any

us snacks

helping Heaven when her powers begin to spiral. Despite not having

always there for her,

her and tell her

knees before

truly treated his girls like

Tatum, that serious,

side of him…

for a boy’s night out, which

have favourites because he treated all three of us with the utmost level of love and made us feel like we were the most

To him, we were.

embraces, no more of his comfort,

It’s all gone.

Because of her.

my aura bursting

erupting volcano.

killed him so selfishly,

and

my mate!

someone’s father! Someone’s brother!

as a fresh

truly is gone.

of fire begin to claw closer to her, as she keeps chanting, trying to push them away, but she forgets,

is my strength, because he never wanted me to fall weak!” I scream, as I raise my hand making a grabbing motion. Dark tendrils of fire mimic my movement, wrapping around

the tendril wraps tighter around

the same time.

her power

tries to pull at the

to burn her.

you so fast,” I

her, I place

whisper a spell, and with

face becomes

come into effect, but she knows what

eternity,” I whisper, making