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 frozen. “We

urgency in her voice makes me glance around and see

blacked out.

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

My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the

makes me ill every time I hear it rings

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare

sky begins to lighten around us are shrill and

back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do

her hand and the sword as I fall to

down, cupping my face, and I look into

sorry.”

my head. This is

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

no

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he was acting

life of my sibling, even if

that guilt every time he

his mother…

but that is something

there, even when the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers.

pain.

tears have stopped, but

bowed.

but I shake my head. Even if

majesty…” one of the

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

neck from behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching.

as she

did what you had to.”

into her embrace. 3

stand up and turn my back on them, to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from flowing down

why must they suffer… at least

her tightly, trying to control my own tears, but

time in my life…

changes you… something inside

they say, every life you take stays with

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

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

Are they that stupid?

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