The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

Chapter 17

The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin 17. My Demons

SKYLA.

As the door shuts behind him, my small smirk fades away, and I look around the cottage. That cosy touch feels empty… My stomach drops, guilt filling me, followed by a void, one so deep it almost hurts to

breathe. This is the part I hate the most; I know my flaws… I know when I’m fucking up but it doesn’t stop me from self- sabotaging everything. Even then, it’s easier to identify my flaws and another thing entirely trying to move away from them. 1

Breaking a cycle that, for a fleeting moment, fills that emptiness, is hard. I live in those moments… It offers me temporary relief, a distraction I really need from the constant war that wages in my mind. But it always comes to an end and then it all sinks in, knowing I fucked up. But deep down I know I’ll do it all over again, because I need that,

those small moments of reprieve they offer

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Picking up my phone, I unlock it and click on the chat app. It’s instinctual, another bad habit of mine that I’ve picked up recently. It

has become a part of my routine… One I

always knew would probably end in disappointment, yet still, I check my

messages anyway.

Still nothing.

Sighing heavily, I stare unseeingly at the

screen.

I can still feel his touch on my body, and I

don’t know how to feel about it. In the

moment everything feels good, but then… now, I feel hollow. Moving toward the front door, I can still smell his scent clinging to me, to this place…. 1

Locking the door, I sigh, resting my forehead against the wood before I slowly

turn and head to the bedroom. A place that

still smells of him and sex… It’s like I can’t

escape him, escape what I did. I messed up and once Royce finds out…

I sigh heavily, feeling sick with guilt and I

turn away, shutting the door, hoping hist scent won’t linger too long.

“Meow?”

Malevolent’s whine draws my attention to

her, and I smile softly as I crouch down and

scoop her into my arms. “Come on, little

one.” I whisper, nuzzling my nose into her

neck. She’s my forever one.

Nothing helps, nothing ever helps.

Royce’s words fill my mind. ‘You’re worth

one-night

words sting so much more

my head; he just

won’t be able to go back

to the lounge and

sofa, cradling Malevolent to

staring at the ceiling, and watch

window reflect. I’m in the dark, and the curtains are

did I

hook-ups

but with someone who I know and is a teacher at the school? Usually, I am

refusal was getting to me…

me a bitch, but if

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

Royce finds out, I bet he’ll be

the other

Nice work.

my side, I run

hair, breathing deeply,

than to

scream, and cry, the guilt and hollowness seeping deeper inside

how can I always be

I’m a fucking

tough and

no one sees the fucked

deep breath, I flex my fingers,

void so big I may

it and never

state where you want to

threatening

havoc and destroy

or

feel something other than empty,

to a casual thing, I can’t let it happen again

it is momentary… deep down, I know

at

sick, feeling as if I’m betraying him, but he’s the one refusing to talk to me… but

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

heart thundering, and

together again.

I

mean he needed to cut

and

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

anger and frustration

Fuck calm down…

to move away when I lose control. My heart thunders and right now, I can’t lose control. I

drawer, I scramble around, dropping my phone in the process;

serum with shaking hands and bite off the lid, my eyes blazing, my aura raging around me so powerfully

my aura, are not enough right

as my Lycan

it cripples me, making me fall to my knees. The poison bleeding through me,

within me. 4

like my head will burst as I grab onto

splinter the wood but I

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