The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 159

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

glance around and see that

blacked out.

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

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

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

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into

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

is staring back at me

before my eyes. 13

I’d do

life finally fades away, I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as

down, cupping my face, and I

so sorry.”

my head. This is

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

is no victory in

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he

even if someone is

know he’ll feel that guilt

his mother…

option, but that is something he will carry with him

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

pain.

tears have stopped, but

bowed.

Even

majesty…” one

a man says quietly. “We

behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of

sobs as

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

into her embrace. 3

and turn my back on them, to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own

must they suffer… at least make

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

first time in

something

when they say, every

the Solaris King,

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

Are they that stupid?

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