The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 159

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…”

Skyla’s voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We

in her voice makes me glance around and see that the

blacked out.

talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before me…

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

as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare into Aleric’s

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

is staring back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable to

my face, and I look into her

sorry.” She

shake my head. This is

from behind as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing

no victory in

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he was acting strong

life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still our loved ones.

feel that guilt

his mother…

but that is something he will carry with him

its face once more, even when everyone gathers. I hold my king

pain.

have stopped, but his

bowed.

shake my head. Even if

majesty…” one

says quietly. “We

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 right

sobs as she

did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she

into her embrace. 3

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

suffer… at

arms wrap around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control my own tears, but

first time in

you… something inside

what it means when they say, every life

the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

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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