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

her voice makes me glance around

blacked out.

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

hand is over hers, and her power

eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me

‘NO!’

eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but

is staring back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d

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

face, and I look into her gorgeous green

sorry.” She

head. This is not

press my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound to

no victory in

SKYLA.

so broken; he was acting strong

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

feel that guilt every time

his mother…

that is something he

shows its face once more, even when everyone

pain.

stopped, but his head

bowed.

but I shake my head. Even if

sorry, your majesty…” one of the

intense…” a man says quietly. “We should have

I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it is,

Catherine sobs as

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

into her embrace. 3

give. them space to

at

me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control

in

something inside of

it means when they say, every

the Solaris King, was

scoff and pull away from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they are all

Are they that stupid?

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