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…”

my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We need

around and see that the entire

blacked out.

say I

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

Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every

‘NO!’

and stare into Aleric’s

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

back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

life finally fades away, I let go of my grip on her hand and

face, and I look into her gorgeous green

sorry.” She

This is

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

is no victory in

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he was acting strong when

my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still our loved ones.

he’ll feel that guilt every time

his mother…

is something he will carry with him

even when everyone gathers. I hold my king

pain.

tears have stopped,

bowed.

shake my head. Even

your majesty…” one of the

been… intense…” a man says quietly. “We

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

sobs as she

I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups

into her embrace. 3

back on them, to give. them space to mourn their

why must they suffer… at least make their healing

tightly, trying to control my

first time in my life… I

something inside of

they say, every life you take stays with

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King, was

from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour,

Are they that stupid?

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