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 need

makes me glance around and see

blacked out.

talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before me… it’s

and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and

voice that makes me ill every time I hear it rings in the

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare

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

back at me

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do

hand and

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

so sorry.”

my head. This is not

my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound

truly is no victory in

SKYLA.

to see him so broken;

my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still our

feel that guilt every time

his mother…

is something he will

face once more, even when everyone gathers. I hold my king close, wanting to take away

pain.

have stopped, but his

bowed.

Even if

your majesty…” one of

intense…” a man says quietly. “We

kissing Royce’s neck from behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No

sobs as

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

into her embrace. 3

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

suffer… at least make

I hug her tightly, trying to control my own tears, but it

first time in my

you… something inside of

it means when they say,

Royce, the Solaris King, was

away from Mama as I stare at the man who has

Are they that stupid?

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