The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin Chapter 41. Doubts

SKYLA.

He looks away first and places his jacket

aside, cocking a brow at me.

“Are you alright?” He asks.

“Yeah…” I say, shaking my head.

He had reminded me of Reign, it threw me. I guess he and Aleric are twins but…

Running my fingers through my hair, I clear my head. I’m about to close the door when Royce reaches over, his arm brushing mine as he closes the door.

Focus Sky…

“So, what was wrong earlier?” He asks, looking me over before he looks away.

So cute.

“I just felt suddenly sick and sluggish. I don’t know.” I frown, it does sound weird… ”

It was strange.”

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don’t know.” I frown, it does sound weird… ” It was strange.”

“Yeah… You’re a werewolf, unless there was

something in your system you wouldn’t have fell ill so suddenly.” He says, and I

can’t help but appreciate the slight pause

before he said the word werewolf.

He is still being careful around my own family. He has a point, even if we get ill,

there’s a reason and we recover far faster

than normal.

“Yeah… but everything was fine. Classes finished, then I ran into Rivers and then went to Aleric’s office for detention. Nothing weird even happened.”

“Right… I actually came down to check up on you, since you said you weren’t well, but since I’m here, mind if I take a bit of blood to run it through some tests? Because that doesn’t sound normal.”

“What kind of tests?” I say as we enter the

lounge and all eyes turn to us.

Ahren tilts his head, munching slowly on a chip, whilst the quintuplets instantly shift to

hostile mode. (1)

Jayce’s eyes are calculating, Theo and Ares are frowning, Carter has his eyebrows raised, and even Renji’s smile has faltered.

“Guys, he’s my trainer. Stop staring at him, even if he is pretty handsome.”

Carter nods his agreement, and Royce raises an eyebrow.

just as the TV signals

I

“Shit, we missed it!”

won the round.” Jayce offers broodily. “But I don’t think

He overexerted

underestimate him.” I say.

pick up a

for the test, it’s just to see

he doesn’t want to say much more in front of

over.” I say, before jerking my head at the door and lead the

to the

is dangerous.” I say lightly, placing the plate down. “Eat before it

bites into it,

He says with a faint smirk, which makes me wonder if he’s serious

will be disposed of, or if you want, I can take the blood and you can keep it until tomorrow. We

“I trust you, Royce.”

bite of

trust you, so you got something you can put some blood in?”

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

want blood. I might have something.” I

and rummage in one of the lower drawers. It takes me a few minutes to find what I’m looking for, and I take out one of the empty vials that I would use for my poisons. Glad I haven’t had a dose

body.

to

Dad cleared that shit

return to the kitchen and take

that ass before

vial out to

smoothly,

some blood into it.

quickly step back to save my clothes. Holding my finger out, I let the blood pour into the

deep,” He murmurs, taking hold of my hand and pressing

I say lightly, too busy, lost in that gorgeous face, although blood continues to

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treat it like it’s not.” He says, tugging

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

feels light as he

the

my

my hand back, and my thumb slips from his mouth, brushing his lips, and he tenses, realising what he

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

I finish

of my hand and grabbing the lid for the vial.

there is, in fact,

would anything get in my blood?” I

hands, trying not to focus on the fact my stomach is just

you eat or drink

about to say that to Royce, not until I

are shady, and although Kenneth is on the council, I won’t forget the fact that he did try to poison Rafael once.’ Grandad Elijah’s words from years ago replay in my

apple does not fall far

I do need to be careful… Why

suddenly feel uneasy?

comes over and I glance at him, looking at the blood that covers his big

Focus Sky.

rid of the horrible thoughts that have now crossed my mind. I do need

counter and let him wash his

we head to the