The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 159

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…”

Skyla’s voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen.

me glance around and see that the entire area

blacked out.

exhale. I could talk big, say I will

quietly, as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade as

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

‘NO!’

and stare into Aleric’s wide

to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to

staring back at

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

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

my face, and

so sorry.”

This

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

no victory

SKYLA.

him so broken; he was acting

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

he’ll feel that guilt every time

his mother…

no option, but that is something he will carry with him for

sun shows its face once more, even

pain.

tears have stopped, but his

bowed.

Even if he’s injured, now isn’t

are sorry, your majesty…” one of

intense…” a man says quietly. “We should

him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it

as she falls

myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups Royce’s face, pulling

into her embrace. 3

them, to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from flowing down my

must they suffer… at least make

hug her tightly, trying to control my own tears, but it

the first time in my

changes you… something

means when they say, every life you take

Royce, the Solaris

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

Are they that stupid?

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