The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

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…”

Skyla’s voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen.

glance around and see that the entire

blacked out.

let out a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before me… it’s fucking

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

that makes me ill every time I hear

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

screams of rage as the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but

back at

before my eyes. 13

didn’t 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 back the tears.

face, and I look into her gorgeous green

so sorry.” She

head. This is not

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

truly is no victory in

SKYLA.

heart to see him so broken; he was acting

to take the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they

feel that

his mother…

no option, but that is something he will carry with him for life.

more, even when everyone gathers. I

pain.

have stopped,

bowed.

I shake my head. Even if he’s injured, now

are sorry, your majesty…”

has been… intense…” a man says quietly.

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 let go of him. No matter how hard it is,

sobs as

I force myself back. “You did what you had to.”

into her embrace. 3

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

suffer… at least make

her tightly, trying

time in my life… I

something inside of

now understand what it means when they say, every life you take stays with

the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they are all looking at

Are they that stupid?