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 I realise

glance around and see

blacked out.

let out a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before me… it’s

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

voice that makes me ill every time I

‘NO!’

and stare into Aleric’s wide

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

staring back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d

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

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

sorry.”

shake my head. This is not on

as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound to

no

SKYLA.

so broken; he was acting strong when

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

know he’ll feel that

his mother…

had no option, but that is something he will carry with him

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

pain.

have stopped, but his

bowed.

Even if he’s injured, now

majesty…”

has been… intense…” a man says quietly. “We should

I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter

as she falls

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

into her embrace. 3

give. them space to mourn their

they suffer… at least make

tightly,

the first time in my life… I killed

you… something

understand what it means when they say, every

Royce, the Solaris

at the man who has spoken. I’m

Are they that stupid?

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