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 frozen.

voice makes me glance around and see that the entire area

blacked out.

shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before me…

and we raise the sword. My hand is

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

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare into Aleric’s

around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in

is staring back at me

before my eyes. 13

didn’t think I’d do it.

hand and the sword as I fall to my

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

so sorry.”

shake my head. This is

moves closer, hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists

is no victory in

SKYLA.

breaks my heart to see him so broken; he was acting

the life of my sibling, even

feel that guilt every time

his mother…

is something he will carry with him for

the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone

pain.

have stopped, but his head

bowed.

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

sorry, your majesty…” one of the

been… intense…” a man says quietly. “We should

drown them out, kissing Royce’s neck from behind as I keep my hold 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

Catherine sobs as she

what you had to.”

into her embrace. 3

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

they suffer… at least

I hug her tightly, trying

the first time in my life… I

you… something

now understand what it means when they

Solaris King, was indeed

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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