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 to

around and see that the entire area

blacked out.

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

hand is over hers, and her power

Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time I hear it rings in the

‘NO!’

and stare into Aleric’s

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

back at me

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do

hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable to

cupping my face,

so sorry.” She

This is not on

as I press my fists to

no victory

SKYLA.

my heart to see him so broken; he was acting strong when his

of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they

he’ll feel that guilt

his mother…

no option, but that is something he

the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone

pain.

stopped, but his head

bowed.

Even if he’s injured, now

your majesty…” one of the witches

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

until I sense Catherine approaching.

sobs as she

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

into her embrace. 3

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

at least make their healing

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

the first time in my life…

something inside

they

Royce, the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still

Are they that stupid?

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