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.

makes me glance around

blacked out.

say I will kill, but when the time is

as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade

me ill every time I hear

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare

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

at me

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

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

places the sword down, cupping my face, and I look into her gorgeous

so sorry.” She

my head. This is

press my fists to my forehead, refusing to

no

SKYLA.

broken; he was

the life of my sibling, even if someone is

that guilt every time he

his mother…

option, but that is something he will

once more, even when everyone

pain.

tears have stopped, but his head

bowed.

shake my head. Even if he’s

are sorry, your majesty…” one of the

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

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

Catherine sobs as

knees beside Royce, and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She

into her embrace. 3

give. them space to mourn their loss, unable

suffer… at

arms wrap around me, and I hug her tightly,

time in my life…

something inside of

means when they say,

the Solaris King,

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

Are they that stupid?

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