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…”

me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We

in her voice makes me glance around and see that the

blacked out.

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

My hand is over hers, and her power

me ill every time I hear it

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

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

back at me as

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

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

cupping my face, and

sorry.” She

shake my head. This is not

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

is no

SKYLA.

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

imagine having to take the life of my sibling, even if

that guilt every time he

his mother…

had no option, but that is something he will

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

pain.

have stopped, but his head

bowed.

Even if he’s injured,

sorry, your majesty…” one of the witches

says quietly. “We

until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of

Catherine sobs as she falls

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

into her embrace. 3

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

must they suffer… at

and I hug her tightly, trying to control

first time in my life… I

changes you… something

when they say,

Royce, the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

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

Are they that stupid?

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