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…”

and I realise I’ve frozen.

around and see that the entire area

blacked out.

exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before

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

as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me

‘NO!’

my eyes and

are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in

staring back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

think I’d

and the sword as I

sword down, cupping my face, and I look

so sorry.”

shake my head. This is

from behind as I press my fists

is no

SKYLA.

him so broken; he

sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still our loved ones.

he’ll feel that guilt every time

his mother…

is something he will carry with

remain there, even when the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers. I hold my

pain.

have stopped, but his

bowed.

head. Even if he’s

are sorry, your majesty…”

has been… intense…” a man says quietly. “We should

from behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it is, they need

as she falls

back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs

into her embrace. 3

stand up and turn my back on them, to give. them space to mourn their loss,

suffer… at least make

and I hug her tightly, trying to

the first time in my

changes you… something inside

it means when they

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King, was indeed

and pull away from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I

Are they that stupid?

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