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…”

brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve

urgency in her voice makes me glance around and see that the

blacked out.

say I will kill, but when the time is before

my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over

that makes me ill every time I hear it

‘NO!’

and stare into

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

is staring back at

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

and the sword

face, and

so sorry.”

my head. This is not

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

truly is no victory in

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he was acting strong

imagine having to take the life of my sibling, even if

that guilt every

his mother…

but that is something

face once more, even when everyone gathers. I

pain.

stopped,

bowed.

Even if he’s

are sorry, your majesty…” one of the witches

man says quietly.

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

sobs as

what you had to.” She says

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 flowing down my

why must they suffer… at

her tightly, trying

in my life… I

you… something

it means when they say, every life you take

the Solaris King, was

at the man who has spoken. I’m

Are they that stupid?

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