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…”

thoughts and I realise

me glance around and

blacked out.

let out a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is

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

voice that makes me ill every time I hear it

‘NO!’

eyes and stare into

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

back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

I’d do

let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to

the sword down, cupping my face, and I

sorry.” She

This is not on

behind as I press my fists to my forehead,

is no victory

SKYLA.

broken; he was acting

imagine having to take the life of my sibling, even if someone

that guilt every

his mother…

something he will carry with

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

pain.

tears have stopped,

bowed.

my head. Even

your majesty…” one

intense…” a man says

my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine

as she falls

force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She

into her embrace. 3

back on them, to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from flowing

why must they suffer… at least make their

wrap around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control my own tears,

time in my life… I

you… something

means when they say,

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King, was indeed

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

Are they that stupid?

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