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…”

me from my thoughts and I

urgency in her voice makes me glance around and see that the entire area is

blacked out.

I will kill, but when the time is before me…

as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers,

makes me ill every time I hear it

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into Aleric’s

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

staring back at

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do it.

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

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

sorry.”

This is not

behind as I press my fists to my

is no

SKYLA.

broken; he was

my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are

feel that

his mother…

something he will

the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone

pain.

stopped, but his head

bowed.

but I shake my head. Even if he’s injured, now isn’t the

your majesty…” one of the witches

says quietly. “We should have seen the

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

sobs as she

and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She

into her embrace. 3

give. them space to

why must they suffer… at least make their

and I hug her tightly, trying to control my own

time in my

you… something

now understand what it means when they say,

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King,

has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they

Are they that stupid?

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