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…”

thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We

urgency in her voice makes me glance around and

blacked out.

big, say I will kill, but when

raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through

that makes me ill every time I

‘NO!’

eyes and

screams of rage as the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill

back at

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do it.

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

places the sword down, cupping my face, and I look into her

so sorry.”

my head. This

moves closer, hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound

truly is no

SKYLA.

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

life of my sibling, even if someone

that

his mother…

that is something he will

sun shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers. I hold my king close, wanting

pain.

have stopped,

bowed.

head. Even if he’s injured,

your majesty…”

says quietly. “We should have

sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him.

Catherine sobs as she

you had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups Royce’s face, pulling

into her embrace. 3

give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own

at

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

time in my life…

something inside of

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

Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

pull away from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in

Are they that stupid?

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