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

her voice makes me glance around and see that the entire area is

blacked out.

say I will kill, but when the time

hand is

that makes me ill every time

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m

at me as

before my eyes. 13

think I’d

let go of my grip on her hand and

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

sorry.” She

head. This is

tightly from behind as I press my

no victory in

SKYLA.

to see him so broken; he

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

that guilt every

his mother…

but that is something he will carry

face once more, even when everyone gathers.

pain.

stopped,

bowed.

head. Even if he’s injured, now isn’t

are sorry, your majesty…” one of the

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

my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it is,

Catherine sobs as

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

into her embrace. 3

give. them space to mourn their loss, unable

they suffer… at least make their healing

tightly,

the first time in my life… I killed

changes you… something inside of

what it means when they say, every life

the Solaris King, was

who has spoken. I’m still

Are they that stupid?

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