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…”

and I realise I’ve frozen. “We

around and see

blacked out.

big, say I will

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

voice that makes me

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into

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

back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

I’d do

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

cupping my face,

so sorry.”

This is not

I press my fists to my forehead, refusing

is no

SKYLA.

broken; he was acting

the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still our loved ones.

feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

is something

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

pain.

stopped, but his

bowed.

shake my head. Even

sorry, your majesty…” one of

a man says

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, they need one another

sobs as she

back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs

into her embrace. 3

to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from flowing down my

at least make

arms wrap around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control my own

first time in my life… I

something inside

what it means when they say, every life you take

the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

who has spoken. I’m still in my

Are they that stupid?

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