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…”

my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We need

glance around and see that

blacked out.

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

My hand is over hers, and her power surges

eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare

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

is staring back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable

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

sorry.”

This is not on

press my fists to my

is no

SKYLA.

my heart to see him so broken; he was

the life of my sibling, even if

feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

option, but that is something he will

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

pain.

have stopped, but his head

bowed.

head. Even if he’s injured,

sorry, your majesty…” one

been… intense…” a man says quietly. “We should have

from behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of

as

“You did what you had to.”

into her embrace. 3

on them, to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from flowing down

why must they suffer… at least make

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

in my

something inside of

what it means when they say, every life

the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

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

Are they that stupid?

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