The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 159

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…”

Skyla’s voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise

glance around and see that the entire

blacked out.

could talk big, say I

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

as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

us are shrill

at me as his

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do

finally fades away, I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I

sword down, cupping my face, and I look

so sorry.” She

shake my head. This is

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

no

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he

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

know he’ll feel that guilt every time

his mother…

is something he will carry

shows its face once more, even when

pain.

tears have stopped, but his

bowed.

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

your majesty…” one

has been… intense…” a man says

Royce’s neck from behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is

sobs as she falls

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

into her embrace. 3

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

must they suffer… at least make their healing

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

time in my life…

you… something

when they say, every life you take stays with

Alpha Royce, the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

has

Are they that stupid?

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