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…”

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

me glance around and see that the entire area is

blacked out.

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

brother,” I say quietly, as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over

me ill every time I hear it

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

are shrill and ear-splitting, but

staring back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

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

my face, and I look into her gorgeous green

sorry.”

head. This is not on

moves closer, hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists to

truly is no

SKYLA.

heart to see him so broken; he was

having to take the life of my sibling, even

that guilt every time he

his mother…

no option, but that is something

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

pain.

tears have stopped, but

bowed.

but I shake my head. Even

majesty…”

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

I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No

sobs as she

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

into her embrace. 3

to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable

they suffer… at

hug her tightly, trying to control

time in my

something inside of

they say, every life you take stays

Royce, the Solaris

and 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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