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 realise I’ve frozen. “We need

around and see that the entire

blacked out.

say I will kill, but when

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

eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time

‘NO!’

open my eyes and

lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask

at me

before my eyes. 13

I’d do

I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as

cupping my face, and I look into

so sorry.”

This is

my fists

no

SKYLA.

breaks my heart to see him so broken; he was acting strong when

having to take the life of my sibling, even if someone

feel that guilt every time

his mother…

is something he will carry with him for

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

pain.

tears have stopped, but his head

bowed.

head. Even if he’s injured,

majesty…”

says quietly. “We should have seen

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

Catherine sobs as she

you had to.” She says through

into her embrace. 3

to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from

at least

around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control my

the first time in my life…

changes you… something inside of

when they say, every

the Solaris King, was indeed

has spoken. I’m still in

Are they that stupid?

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