The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

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

sting so

head; he just doesn’t

be able to go back to

I head to the lounge

Malevolent to my

and watch the shadowy patterns

I’m in the dark, and the curtains are open, but I

did I

casual hook-ups

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

was getting to me… Yeah, I’m not making sense. Was

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

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

finds out, I bet he’ll be disgusted that I

to the other so easily…

Nice work.

side, I

my hair, breathing

than

cry, the guilt and hollowness seeping deeper inside

can I always be so

think I’m a

tough and I’ll jump

everything I have… but no one sees the fucked up

flex my fingers, trying

creating a void so big I may

and never return.

you want to

cry, both threatening to

wreak havoc

or

other than empty, angry

backrest of the sofa, trying to regain myself. Even if I agreed to a casual thing, I can’t let it happen again even if he was pretty good in

know I’ll fuck up again.

stare at my phone.

betraying him, but he’s the one refusing to talk to me… but does

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

jolt upright, my heart thundering, and I

together again.

thought hurts, but I should be happy

he needed to

and stop talking

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

feel my anger and frustration

Fuck calm down…

heart thunders and right now, I can’t lose control. I hate how I have empty blanks in my memory whenever

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

my eyes blazing, my aura raging around me so powerfully that even the spells Delsanra and Raihana, two of the most powerful witches of

mask my aura, are not enough right

as my Lycan tries to

Pain. rips through 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 fire, as

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

splinter the wood but