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

me glance around and see that the entire area

blacked out.

I will kill, but when the time is

My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade

sting my eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me

‘NO!’

my eyes and

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

back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do

life finally fades away, I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword

cupping my face, and I look

sorry.” She

shake my head. This is not on

hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists to

no victory in

SKYLA.

broken; he

the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad…

he’ll feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

that is something

the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers. I

pain.

have stopped, but his head

bowed.

but I shake my head. Even if he’s

sorry, your majesty…” one of the

a man says quietly. “We should

my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine

as

Royce, and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups

into her embrace. 3

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

must they suffer… at

tightly, trying to control

in my life… I

changes you… something inside of

means when they

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King,

who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they are

Are they that stupid?

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