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. “We need

in her voice makes me glance around and see

blacked out.

let out a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time

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

Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me

‘NO!’

eyes and

us are shrill and ear-splitting, but

back at me as

before my eyes. 13

think I’d

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

cupping my face, and I look

sorry.” She

This is not

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

truly is no

SKYLA.

breaks my heart to see him so broken; he was

take the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still

feel that guilt every time

his mother…

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

once more, even

pain.

tears have stopped, but

bowed.

but I shake my head. Even if he’s injured, now

sorry, your majesty…” one of the

a man says quietly. “We should have seen

tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is

as she falls

I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her

into her embrace. 3

them, to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable

suffer… at

around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control

time in my life… I

you… something

it means when they say, every life you take stays

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King,

away from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my

Are they that stupid?

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