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

than a one-night

sting so much

shake my head; he

won’t be able to

I head to the lounge and

cradling Malevolent to

the ceiling, and watch the shadowy patterns of

are open, but I have no energy to get up

did I

casual hook-ups

the school? Usually, I am not that foolish, nothing good will

refusal was getting to

I was, and I know it makes me a bitch, but if I couldn’t

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

fills me. If Royce finds out, I bet he’ll be disgusted that I bounced from

to the other so easily…

Nice work.

side, I

hair, breathing deeply,

more than

want to scream, and cry, the guilt and hollowness seeping

I always be

think I’m a

tough and I’ll

one sees

in a deep breath, I flex my fingers,

a void so big I

and never

state where you want

both threatening to

havoc

me, or even…

just want to feel something other than empty, angry or out

it happen again even if he was pretty good in bed or if he gave me an incredible orgasm… I can’t… not with him. It’s wrong on

momentary… deep down, I know I’ll fuck up

at my

to talk to me… but does it even matter? It’s not like

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

heart thundering, and I wonder if something happened and

together again.

but I should be happy

doesn’t mean he needed to cut

me… and stop talking

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

feel my anger and frustration rising,

Fuck calm down…

I lose control. My heart thunders and right now, I can’t lose control. I hate

open my top chest drawer, I scramble around, dropping my phone in the process; it hits the floor, but I don’t care.

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

me to mask my aura, are

Lycan tries

scream in agony as it cripples me, making me fall to my knees. The poison bleeding through me,

within me. 4

sting and it feels like my head will burst as I grab onto the

wood but I

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