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…”

and I realise I’ve

her voice makes me glance around and see

blacked out.

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

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

that makes me ill every time I hear it rings in

‘NO!’

eyes and stare into

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

back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

I’d do

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

my face, and I look into her gorgeous green

sorry.”

my head. This

behind as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound

no victory in

SKYLA.

broken; he was acting strong when his heart

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

know he’ll feel that guilt every time

his mother…

is something he will carry with him for

even when

pain.

have stopped, but his

bowed.

Even if

majesty…” one of the

a man says quietly. “We

tight until I sense Catherine

as

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

into her embrace. 3

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

they suffer… at least

I hug her tightly, trying to control my

first time in my

you… something inside

they say, every

the Solaris

scoff and pull away from Mama as I stare at 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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