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

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

blacked out.

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

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

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

‘NO!’

eyes and stare into

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

back at me as

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

his life finally fades away, I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable to hold

cupping my face, and I

sorry.” She

shake my head. This is

me tightly from behind as I press my

no victory

SKYLA.

him so broken; he was

take the life of my sibling, even if someone is

know he’ll feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

but that is something he will carry

even when everyone gathers. I hold

pain.

stopped, but

bowed.

approaches, but I shake my head. Even if he’s injured, now isn’t the

sorry, your majesty…”

has been… intense…” a man says quietly. “We should have seen

them out, kissing Royce’s neck from behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I

Catherine sobs as

force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her

into her embrace. 3

and turn my back on them, to give. them space to mourn

why must they suffer… at

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

the first time in

you… something inside of

means when they say, every life you take stays with

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King,

man who has spoken. I’m still in my

Are they that stupid?

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