75. The Pain Inside

ROYCE.

The only way to end this… is his death.

The moment is before me as he lays there

bleeding out, and it hurts.

Despite everything he has done and I know he deserves what is coming, but… he is still my

brother.

I look at her as I pass her the sword, hiding the pain in my chest.

For her, I need to stay strong.

You’ve hidden your emotions for years, Royce. What are a few more moments?

I look into her eyes, which are now green, but they remain cat-like.

“Let’s do this.” I say.

I look at Aleric as he lays there on the floor, trying to get up when he sees us approaching, but he is beyond the point of recovering, and it’s clear Apophis is focusing on the barrier…

The darkness that is pushing against the barrier is spreading from Aleric.

“Break his tie from this world and it will

weaken him.” Skyla murmurs.

“For the Gods,” I say quietly as I place my hand

over hers.

We raise the sword as one and I look down at

him. Our eyes meet and I remember the little

boy who once played by my side. 5

The one I sparred against, the friendly competition, the pranks we’d pull… the way he always tried to protect me.

“Apophis!” He hisses. The darkness seems to spread, returning around him with vengeance and he begins laughing brokenly.

Too weak to do anything, but his confidence in the snake god remains.

“Kill me then, if you can,” Aleric says, his eyes locked with mine.

you took everything I

wanted… you even

nothing more than

my mate… you are

selfish… you always have

been…”

from my thoughts and

voice makes me glance around and

blacked out.

say I will kill, but when the time

and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade as we plunge it into

eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time

‘NO!’

and stare into

screams of rage as the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in

is staring back at

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable

the sword down, cupping my face, and I look into her gorgeous green

sorry.” She

This is not

me tightly from behind as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing

is no

SKYLA.

so broken; he was acting strong when

the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still our loved

feel that guilt every

his mother…

something he will carry

shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers. I hold my king close, wanting

pain.

tears have stopped, but his head

bowed.

shake my head. Even

your majesty…” one of the

been… intense…” a man says quietly.

Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter

sobs as she

beside Royce, and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups Royce’s

into her embrace. 3

my back on them, to give. them space to

at least

around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control my own

in my life…

something inside

means when they say, every life you

Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

man who has

Are they that stupid?

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