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. “We

in her voice makes me glance around and see

blacked out.

say I will kill, but when

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

as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time I hear it rings in

‘NO!’

and stare into

around us are shrill and

staring back at me

before my eyes. 13

think I’d

life finally fades away, I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable to hold

down, cupping my face, and I

sorry.” She

my head. This

as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing

truly is no victory

SKYLA.

him so broken; he was acting strong when his heart was

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

know he’ll feel that guilt every

his mother…

that is something he will carry

face once more, even when everyone

pain.

tears have stopped, but his

bowed.

shake my head. Even if he’s injured,

are sorry, your majesty…” one of the witches

a man says quietly. “We should

tight until I sense Catherine approaching.

as she falls

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

into her embrace. 3

give. them space to mourn their

why must they suffer… at least make

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

first time in my life…

you… something inside of

now understand what it means when they

the Solaris King,

I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m

Are they that stupid?

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