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…”

me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen.

glance around and see that the entire

blacked out.

say I will kill, but

My hand is

that makes me ill every time I hear

‘NO!’

eyes and stare into

the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in the sight of

staring back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

I’d

of my grip on her hand and the sword as

my face,

so sorry.”

shake my head. This is not on

me tightly from behind as I press my fists to my forehead,

truly is no victory

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he

even if someone is bad…

he’ll feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

no option, but that is something he will carry with him

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

pain.

have stopped, but his head

bowed.

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

sorry, your majesty…” one of

says quietly. “We should have

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,

as she falls

you had to.” She

into her embrace. 3

turn my back on them, to give. them space to mourn their loss,

they suffer… at least

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

time in my life… I

changes you… something inside of

it means when they say, every

Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken.

Are they that stupid?

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