The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 159

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. “We need to

her voice makes me glance around and

blacked out.

say I will kill,

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

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

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into

are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in the sight of

is staring back at

before my eyes. 13

I’d do

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

face, and I look into her

sorry.”

head. This is not

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

truly is no

SKYLA.

breaks my heart to see him so broken;

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

he’ll feel that

his mother…

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

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

pain.

have stopped,

bowed.

Even if he’s injured, now isn’t

majesty…” one of

intense…” a man says

keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him.

Catherine sobs as she falls

I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as

into her embrace. 3

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

they suffer… at least make

around me, and I hug her tightly, trying

the first time in

changes you… something inside

what it means when they say, every life you take stays with

Royce, the Solaris

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

Are they that stupid?

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