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

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

blacked out.

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

I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and

voice that makes me ill every time I hear it rings in

‘NO!’

my eyes and

screams of rage as the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill

at

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d

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

my face, and I

so sorry.” She

head. This is not

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

is no victory

SKYLA.

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

the life of my sibling, even if

know he’ll feel that guilt every time

his mother…

is something he will

more, even when everyone gathers.

pain.

stopped, but

bowed.

my head. Even if he’s injured, now isn’t the

your majesty…” one of the witches

says quietly. “We

on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him.

sobs as she falls

Royce, and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as

into her embrace. 3

to give. them space to

why must they suffer… at least

and I hug her tightly,

the first time in my life…

you… something inside of

it means when they say, every life you take stays

Solaris King, was indeed

and pull away from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my

Are they that stupid?

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