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…”

voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We

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

blacked out.

out a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I

brother,” I say quietly, as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade as we plunge it

my eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time I hear it

‘NO!’

and

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

back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

I’d

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

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

so sorry.” She

my head. This is not

as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow

truly is no victory in

SKYLA.

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

to take the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad…

know he’ll feel that guilt every time

his mother…

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

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

pain.

tears have stopped, but

bowed.

Even if he’s

your majesty…” one of the witches

intense…” a man says

on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how

sobs as she falls

“You did what you had to.” She says through

into her embrace. 3

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

at least make

I hug her tightly, trying to control my

in

changes you… something inside of

what it means when they

the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

scoff and pull away from Mama as I stare at the man who has

Are they that stupid?

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