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…”

Skyla’s voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We need

voice makes me glance around and see that the entire

blacked out.

I could talk big, say I will

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

me ill every time I hear it rings in

‘NO!’

and stare

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

staring back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

her hand and the sword as

the sword down, cupping my face,

sorry.”

shake my head. This

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

truly is no victory

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he

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

he’ll feel that guilt every

his mother…

that is something he will carry

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

pain.

have stopped, but his head

bowed.

my head. Even if

your majesty…” one of the

a man says quietly. “We should

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

sobs as

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

into her embrace. 3

on them, to give. them space to

must they suffer… at least make their

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

the first time in my life… I killed

something inside

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

Solaris King, was indeed

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

Are they that stupid?

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