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…”

brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We

glance around

blacked out.

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

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

Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me

‘NO!’

open my eyes and

around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in

at me as his

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do

hand and the sword as I

my face, and I look into her gorgeous green

sorry.”

shake my head. This is not on

me tightly from behind as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound to escape

truly is no victory

SKYLA.

broken;

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

know he’ll feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

no option, but that is something he will

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

pain.

tears have stopped,

bowed.

shake my head. Even if he’s injured,

your majesty…” one of the witches

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

until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it is, they need

Catherine sobs as she

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

into her embrace. 3

turn my back on them, to give. them space to mourn

why must they suffer… at least

around me, and I hug her tightly,

first time in my

you… something inside

it means when they say, every life you take stays

Alpha Royce, the Solaris

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

Are they that stupid?

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