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.

in her voice makes me glance around

blacked out.

exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when

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

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

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare

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

staring back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do

hand and

sword down, cupping my face, and I look into her

so sorry.” She

head. This

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

truly is no

SKYLA.

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

the life of my sibling, even if

know he’ll feel that

his mother…

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

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

pain.

stopped,

bowed.

head. Even if he’s injured, now isn’t

sorry, your majesty…” one of

says quietly. “We should

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

Catherine sobs as

what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she

into her embrace. 3

stand up and turn my back on them, to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from flowing

suffer… at

around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to

in my life…

something inside of

means when they say, every life you

the Solaris King,

from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they are

Are they that stupid?

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