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.

glance around and

blacked out.

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

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

makes me ill every time

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare

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

at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d

of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall

the sword down, cupping my face,

sorry.” She

head. This

I press my fists

truly is no

SKYLA.

breaks my heart to see him so broken;

even if someone is bad… they

know he’ll feel that guilt

his mother…

something he will carry with him

the sun shows its face once more, even when

pain.

tears have stopped, but

bowed.

approaches, but I shake my head. Even if he’s injured, now isn’t the

your majesty…” one of the witches

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

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

as she falls

had to.”

into her embrace. 3

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

suffer… at least make their

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

first time in my life… I killed

you… something inside of

it means when they say, every

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King, was

has spoken. I’m still in

Are they that stupid?

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