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 I realise I’ve

makes me glance around and see that

blacked out.

big, say I will kill, but

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

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

‘NO!’

open my eyes and

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

back at me as

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

of my grip on her hand and the sword as

down, cupping my face, and I look into

sorry.” She

This

behind as I press my

no victory in

SKYLA.

to see him so broken;

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

feel that

his mother…

no option, but that is something he will

even when everyone gathers. I hold my king close, wanting to

pain.

stopped, but his

bowed.

but I shake my head. Even

are sorry, your majesty…” one of the witches

intense…” a man says quietly. “We

my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard

as she falls

knees beside Royce, and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says

into her embrace. 3

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

suffer… at least make their

I hug her tightly, trying to control my own

time in my life… I killed

changes you… something inside of

it means when they say, every life you

Solaris King, was

scoff and pull away from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in

Are they that stupid?

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