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 need to

in her voice makes me glance around and

blacked out.

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

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

eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill

‘NO!’

eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

are

at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

my grip on her hand and the sword as

my face, and

sorry.”

shake my head. This is

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

is no victory

SKYLA.

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

sibling, even if someone is bad… they

he’ll feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

that is something he will carry with him

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

pain.

stopped, but

bowed.

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

sorry, your majesty…” one of the witches

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

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

as

had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups

into her embrace. 3

space to mourn

why must they suffer… at least make their healing

hug her tightly, trying to control my

time in my life… I killed

you… something

they say, every life you

the Solaris King,

Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in

Are they that stupid?

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