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…”

me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen.

her voice makes me glance around and see that

blacked out.

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

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

my eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time I hear it rings in the

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare

begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to

back at

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do

let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable to hold back the tears.

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

sorry.”

shake my head. This is not

closer, hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists to my forehead,

truly is no victory

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he was

sibling, even if someone is bad…

he’ll feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

option, but that is something he will carry with him

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

pain.

have stopped, but his head

bowed.

Even if

are sorry, your majesty…”

a man says quietly. “We

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

as

what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she

into her embrace. 3

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

why must they suffer… at least make their

hug her tightly,

first time in my

something inside

they say, every life

the Solaris King, was indeed

has spoken. I’m still in my

Are they that stupid?

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