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 I’ve frozen. “We need

me glance around and see that

blacked out.

a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will

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

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

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare

around us are

at me as

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

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

places the sword down, cupping my face, and I

so sorry.”

head. This

I press my fists to my forehead, refusing

is no

SKYLA.

breaks my heart to see him so broken; he was

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

he’ll feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

but that is something

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

pain.

stopped, but his

bowed.

head. Even if

your majesty…” one of the witches

a man says quietly. “We should have

my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That

Catherine sobs as she

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

into her embrace. 3

to give. them space to mourn their

must they suffer… at least

I hug her tightly, trying to control my

in my life… I

changes you… something inside of

what it means when they say, every life

the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

man who has spoken. I’m still in

Are they that stupid?

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