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. “We

in her voice makes me glance around and see that the entire area

blacked out.

I could talk big, say I will kill, but when

quietly, as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over

chilling voice that makes me ill every time I hear it rings in the

‘NO!’

and stare

begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting,

back at me as

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

grip on her hand and

the sword down, cupping my face, and I look into

so sorry.”

my head. This

moves closer, hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists to my

truly is no victory in

SKYLA.

to see him so broken; he was acting strong

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

he’ll feel that guilt

his mother…

is something

once more, even when everyone gathers. I

pain.

have stopped, but his

bowed.

my head. Even

sorry, your majesty…”

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

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

sobs as she falls

had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups Royce’s face, pulling

into her embrace. 3

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

why must they suffer… at least make

I hug her tightly, trying to control my

time in my life… I

you… something inside

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

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King,

at the man who has spoken. I’m still

Are they that stupid?

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