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

so much more

shake my head; he

able to go

to the lounge and drop

sofa, cradling Malevolent to my

staring at the ceiling, and watch the shadowy patterns of the rustling

dark, and the curtains are open, but I have no energy to

did I

hook-ups

at the school? Usually,

I wanted Royce, and his refusal was getting to me… Yeah, I’m not making

I know it makes me a bitch, but if I

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

bet

to the other so easily…

Nice work.

my side, I

my hair,

than to hurt

cry, the guilt and hollowness seeping deeper

how can I always

People think I’m a fucking

tough

have… but no one sees the fucked up shit

deep breath, I flex my fingers, trying to rid the horrid

a void

it and never return.

state where you want

cry, both threatening to take

wreak havoc and

or

other

myself. Even if I agreed to a casual thing, I can’t let it happen again even if he was pretty good in bed or if he gave me an incredible orgasm… I

know I’ll fuck

stare at

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

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

my heart thundering, and

together again.

hurts, but I should be

mean he needed to cut

with me… and stop talking to

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

can feel my anger and frustration

Fuck calm down…

even she knows to move away when I lose control. My heart thunders and right now, I can’t lose control. I hate how I have empty blanks in my

phone in the process; it hits the floor, but I don’t care. I can feel myself losing control, feel

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

my

Lycan tries

me and I scream in agony as it cripples me, making me fall to my knees. The poison bleeding through me, setting my blood on

within me. 4

will burst

the wood but I can’t

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