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…”

Skyla’s voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We

makes me glance around and see that the entire area is

blacked out.

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

quietly, as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade as we

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

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to

back at me as

before my eyes. 13

I’d

let go of my grip on her hand and the

sword down, cupping my face, and I look

sorry.” She

shake my head. This is not

my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound to

no

SKYLA.

heart to see him so broken; he was

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

he’ll feel that

his mother…

had no option, but that is something

there, even when the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone

pain.

tears have stopped, but his

bowed.

I shake my head. Even if

sorry, your majesty…” one of the witches

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

behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it

as she

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

into her embrace. 3

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

why must they suffer… at least make their

hug her tightly, trying to control my own tears,

the first time in

you… something inside of

they

Royce, the Solaris

pull away 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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