The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

73. Head to Head

SKYLA.

Here goes nothing…

I jump up, feeling the power within me surfacing. My Lycan’s dominant power, embodying it fully, I channel everything I

have.

‘You will never win! I destroyed her and her kind a long time ago! A mere wolf is weaker than a tiger! Do you really think you can win?!’ His chilling voice wraps around me as the darkness begins spreading along the

ground.

The snake and I block and attack one

another. He’s trying to get those teeth into me. I can see the poison in them. The

darkness around me is also trying to pull me

down into that smoking abyss of the ground

beneath us.

“True, in a one-on-one battle, a wolf would

lose to a tiger… but that’s the difference between the two species.’ I begin grunting as I manage to slash into his side again.

He hisses, as he spins around and lunges at

I can smell blood in the air, the hissing and

shouting of the wolves battling the serpents.

People are dying.

I hear the shouts as Mama is trying her best

to heal.

I block but he strikes again. This time, Royce. is by my side in a flash, taking the full force of his attack, using his sword of ice to block

him.

“There is no difference! You are dead! Those

stripes you wear are nothing!’ His rage and hatred thrum in my mind, painful.

There’s a madness in his eyes, but the anger

he’s feeling is only making his attacks more

aggressive.

I channel my inner rage, but with a clear

mind…

He will slip up…

‘You are no match for a god!’ Apophis hisses.

Sorry Malevolent, but remember, I count you as one of us, anyway. Sorry Bastet, I’m not taking a dig at your expired race, but facts are fucking facts.

‘And that’s why we are the superior species! A tiger may work alone, but a wolf… a wolf is part of a pack, and a pack, united, is always.

stronger than the one alone… just as you are now! Because look around you! We are

united!’ 7

My heart thunders as my own words echo

powerfully in my own mind, knowing that every alpha in the vicinity can hear me.

I want them to know that hope is not lost!

I’m not alone… there is a calming clarity in my mind as I swing my sword at him, only for a wave of dark smoke to knock me back.

1 catch my balance as Royce deflects another blow. Spinning his sword, he manages to drive it into the lower part of its jaw. He

roars in rage, throwing Royce back.

‘Royce!’ I scream through the link,

his feet I see he’s

now.

don’t hurt

I spin around and run at

his

hitting the ground and I’m thrown back. Royce catches me

thrashes around,

teeth and pulls

his mouth burning, as

metal clangs

launches

thing is, no matter how fast

I’m fucking faster.

slash into his face, wanting to

in rage, and I can’t help

I grab the

I shout as something detonates nearby

Far more…

a

there… ready to help when they need to and

stronger. 1

Rayhan. And is that Aunty Raven jumping back from the fallen snake, which vanishes into the

see her

badass. 4

blaze as I realise that is it. The

lies in what we have… they are

I need them.

if Aleric has somehow merged with Apophis, he

around us, but they

slayed, one by fucking

Pack. United to

again.

them out and now I realise handling things alone

never the solution… 3

you

voice comes. 7

It’s not Bastet… 4

to Royce, wanting him

a blur as

own eyes flash, and I feel a surge

own power.

swirls around me, mixed with a dark black shimmer, and it washes. over

makes Apophis hiss as

can

Apophis lurch forward only for Royce’s slippery ice floor to slow

rearing his head as he lurches

raise my sword, swinging it at

buries deep into

black blood gushing out A blast of

changing direction and

I dart backwards, causing

smash into one another.

cuts through one,

slicing it in half.

at a disadvantage, not using his abilities to their full

through the smoke, seeing Leo, Dante, and

a menacing growl as I turn to Apophis, slashing into

everywhere, and a dark

to dart to the side when I see a glimmer of pink, magical wisps

flutter to the ground around me, they look just

blossom tree leaves. 9

blond

her hand. I

tidal wave of

A

blast is gone.

other hand, the petals of

around her as that dark power

in his mid-section, throwing him back as he

turns, winking one of her blazing pink eyes at me before she backs

is

say.

‘Anytime.’ She replies.

into his skin as his entire body sparks

him as fast as I can, and raising