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

  1. 4

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 hook-up…’ Why

sting so

my head; he just

be able to go

the lounge and

Malevolent

and watch the shadowy patterns of

reflect. I’m in the dark, and the curtains are open, but I have no energy to

I

casual hook-ups

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

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

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

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

out, I bet he’ll be disgusted that

the other so

Nice work.

my side, I

hair,

more than to

and cry, the guilt

how can I always be

People think I’m a

I’m tough and I’ll

no one

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

a void

and

state where you want to

both threatening to take

wreak havoc

or even…

to feel something other

lip quivers and I stare at the 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 bed

it is momentary… deep down, I know I’ll fuck

stare at

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

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

upright, my heart thundering, and

together again.

I should be

doesn’t mean he

with me… and

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

and frustration rising,

Fuck calm down…

lose control. I hate how I have empty blanks in my memory whenever I completely spiral. What if I do something I

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

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

my aura, are

Lycan

me, making me fall to my knees. The

within me. 4

feels like my head will burst as I grab onto

but I can’t hold

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