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

her voice makes me glance around and see that

blacked out.

let out a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I

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

voice that makes me ill every time I

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare

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

staring back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

I’d

away, I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable to hold back

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

so sorry.” She

shake my head. This is

moves closer, hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists

truly is no victory in

SKYLA.

him so broken; he

can’t imagine having to take the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are

feel that guilt every time

his mother…

option, but that is something he will carry with him for

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

pain.

stopped, but

bowed.

approaches, but I shake my head. Even if

are sorry, your majesty…” one of the

man says quietly. “We should have

sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let

Catherine sobs as she falls

back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups Royce’s face,

into her embrace. 3

to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own

must they suffer… at least make

her tightly, trying to control

time in

something inside of

when they say, every life

Alpha Royce, the Solaris

from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m

Are they that stupid?

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