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…”

me from my thoughts and

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

blacked out.

big, say I will kill, but when the time is before me… it’s fucking

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

chilling voice that makes me ill every time I hear it

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into

rage as the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but

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 fall to my knees, unable to hold back the tears.

down, cupping my face, and I look into her gorgeous green

sorry.”

my head. This is not

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

is no victory

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he was acting strong

sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still our loved

that guilt every time

his mother…

no option, but that is something he will carry with him

even

pain.

tears have stopped, but his head

bowed.

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

are sorry, your majesty…” one

man says

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 another right

as she

“You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups

into her embrace. 3

give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my

must they suffer… at least make their

I hug her tightly, trying to control

first time in my life… I

changes you… something inside of

they say, every

Solaris King, was indeed

the man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they are all looking

Are they that stupid?

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