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…”

brings me from my thoughts and I

voice makes me glance around and see

blacked out.

shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before me… it’s

eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is

that makes me ill every time I hear

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting,

is staring back at me as

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do

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

my face, and I look into her gorgeous green

sorry.”

head. This

behind as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound to escape

truly is no victory

SKYLA.

to see him so broken; he was

even if someone is bad…

he’ll feel that guilt

his mother…

that is something he will carry with him

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

pain.

tears have stopped, but his head

bowed.

I shake my head. Even if he’s

are sorry, your majesty…”

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

neck from behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No

Catherine sobs as she falls

and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups Royce’s

into her embrace. 3

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

suffer… at least make their

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

in my life… I killed

you… something inside

understand what it means when they say, every

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King,

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

Are they that stupid?

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