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…”

thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen.

makes me glance around and see that the entire area is

blacked out.

big, say I will kill, but when the time

brother,” I say quietly, as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade as we plunge it into his

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

‘NO!’

and

are shrill and

at me as his

before my eyes. 13

I’d do

hand and the sword as

my face, and I look into her gorgeous green

so sorry.”

shake my head. This is

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

no

SKYLA.

broken; he

the life of my sibling, even if someone

he’ll feel that guilt every

his mother…

something he will carry with him

remain there, even when the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers.

pain.

have stopped, but his

bowed.

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

majesty…” one of

intense…” a man says quietly. “We should

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

as

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

into her embrace. 3

to give. them space to mourn their

why must they suffer… at least make their healing

arms wrap around me, and I hug her tightly, trying

in my life… I killed

something inside

they

the Solaris King,

pull away from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they are

Are they that stupid?

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