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…”

from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen.

around and see that the

blacked out.

I

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

my eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time I hear it rings in

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

screams of rage as the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask

staring back at me as

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do it.

and the sword

cupping my face,

so sorry.”

shake my head. This is not on

behind as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing

is no victory in

SKYLA.

him so broken; he was acting strong when his

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

feel that

his mother…

that is something he will

more, even when everyone gathers. I hold my king

pain.

have stopped, but

bowed.

approaches, but I shake my head. Even if he’s injured,

are sorry, your majesty…” one

man says quietly. “We

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

Catherine sobs as

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

into her embrace. 3

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

why must they suffer… at

wrap around me, and I hug her tightly,

the first time in my life… I killed

changes you… something inside of

understand 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 in my armour, and

Are they that stupid?

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