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

a one-night hook-up…’

words sting so much more

he

won’t be able

to the lounge

sofa, cradling Malevolent to my

and watch the shadowy patterns

in the dark, and the curtains are open, but I have no

did I

casual hook-ups aren’t uncommon

with someone who I know and is a teacher at the school? Usually, I am not that foolish, nothing good will

Royce, and his refusal was getting to me…

a bitch, but

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

fills me. If Royce finds out, I bet he’ll be

the other so easily…

Nice work.

side, I run

hair,

more than to hurt

and cry, the guilt and hollowness seeping

can I

I’m a fucking

because I’m tough

with everything I have… but no one sees the

breath, I flex my fingers, trying to rid

and creating a void so big I

into it and

you

threatening

to wreak havoc and destroy

me, or

something other than empty, angry

I can’t let 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

I know I’ll fuck

at my

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

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

thundering, and I

together again.

I should

doesn’t mean he needed to

and

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

feel my anger and frustration rising, and

Fuck calm down…

but even she knows to move away when I lose control. My heart thunders and right now, I can’t lose control. I hate how

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

bite off the lid, my eyes blazing, my aura raging around me so powerfully that even the spells Delsanra and

me to mask my

my Lycan tries

agony as it cripples me, making me fall to my knees. The poison

within me. 4

sting and it feels like my head will

splinter the wood but I can’t hold

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