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…”

voice brings me from my thoughts and

me glance around and

blacked out.

big, say I will kill, but when the time is before

My hand is over hers, and

Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time I

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare

to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but

is staring back at me as

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

on her hand and the sword

face, and I look into her gorgeous green

so sorry.”

head. This is not on

press my fists to my forehead,

truly is no

SKYLA.

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

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

that guilt

his mother…

something he will carry with him

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

pain.

have stopped, but his

bowed.

Even

are sorry, your majesty…”

intense…” a man says quietly.

hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it is, they need one another

Catherine sobs as she

you had to.” She says through

into her embrace. 3

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

why must they suffer… at least

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

time in

something

what it means when they say, every life you take stays with

Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

has spoken. I’m still in my

Are they that stupid?

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