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…”

from my thoughts and

around and

blacked out.

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

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

makes me ill every

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare

rage as the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill

at me as

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do

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

face,

so sorry.” She

my head. This

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

is no

SKYLA.

so broken; he was acting

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

know he’ll feel that guilt every time

his mother…

but that is something he

there, even when the sun shows its face once more, even when

pain.

have stopped, but his head

bowed.

but I shake my head. Even if he’s injured, now

are sorry, your majesty…”

intense…” a man says quietly.

out, kissing Royce’s 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 matter how hard it is,

sobs as

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

into her embrace. 3

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

they suffer… at least

her tightly, trying to control my own tears, but it

the first time in my life… I killed

you… something inside

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

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King, was

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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