The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

Chapter 137

The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin Chapter 137

My Beliefs

A/N: This chapter may contain some distressing content, I will place a ***** before and after the content, I deem the most distressing part.

ALERIC.

I close my eyes, the fire witch’s anguish cries. filling my ears. It’s not a melody… but a stabbing noise that is making me restless.

He was a casualty just like Quade…

The number of dead is rising and I’m losing count.

But he was a necessity… the plan is in motion and the blame needs to be focused on Royce. 1

Who killed Chris and how?

Even though I don’t know the answer to those questions, something makes me wonder if Apophis has got someone else working for him…

I don’t know who he has but if he has someone doing his bidding, then it is a cold reminder that if I fail, he can and will easily replace me. 7

He won’t need me and will cast me aside

with ease.

What am I doing anyway?

What is the purpose of it all?

To be powerful…

I don’t feel it. I feel as if I’m destroying everything I worked for in life. 4

The agonising pain in my neck ever since she marked me has numbed my mind and senses. It’s not healing, and I can feel my link to Apophis ebbing away. 7

His words the moment she marked me ring in my head.

‘No! It cannot be! Fool! Stop!’ 6

Something about her marking me hit him and since then I am alone, with only his command, telling me what I need to carry out.

Foolish…

I am indeed foolish… 1

I scoff quietly, resting my head back as I stare at the ceiling of the room I am held in.

The commotion is ongoing, but my mind is a storm of thoughts.

Royce’s rage… the look in his eyes… the hatred…

I’ve always been jealous of him, the way he doesn’t care what others think of him, the way he is always better at things without trying. I would practice for hours to perfect something, whether that be a subject or something in training, but he wouldn’t even try, and he’d nail it.

How do you compete with that?

I saw the way Dad’s interest shifted to him when he realised he was a born protégée, but it wasn’t jealousy back then… it was fear…

Fear that Dad will start to hurt him how he hurt me. I was still his big brother, even if he was stronger. It was my duty to protect him … and so I used to tell him I’m better, that I am the future Alpha, that he can relax and enjoy life. 13

Whilst at the same time I’d try harder to be better, to keep Dad’s attention on me… it didn’t fully work… but when he realised that Royce lacked the drive and passion for power and learning, he then started extracting his blood and began experimenting on me with it. 2

They hurt… It hurt… but I would lie and say it didn’t, so he thought he was succeeding… because if he realised he’s failing… he’d hurt him again… 3

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(FLASHBACK – TWELVE YEARS AGO)

“It’s not working!” Dad snarls, and I remain silent as I stand there with several wires connected to my body.

“It will father, I feel stronger already,” I lie. How do I tell him that my body is rejecting Royce’s blood? 1

twins but clearly

“Then let’s try something. Last week I checked something on Royce… I want to see what you can tolerate in comparison. Perhaps he is the one

fear that

smiles. That glint in his eyes makes me wonder when he became a mad scientist.

motioning for me to

won’t be able to take it, where I am able to tolerate heat. It is Royce’s expertise to handle

scared? I can simply go retrieve Royce.

the one dealing with this. After all you only want the future of

Dad nods in approval. 4

me up to the machines and I stand there trying not to feel

his head as if disappointed in me. “I’ll try Royce after.”

least let one of

how he pitched us against one. another, we’re meant to be

another and protect one another… but Dad sees things differently… 2

wants us to constantly compete, as if only one of

a deep breath, focusing on

the lake with

focus on

first voltage of electricity stabs into

I stiffen, trying to steady my breathing, but I can’t because another one hits

Fuck!

count as my entire body screams for reprieve, but I

Royce

for Royce.

Do this for…

It hurts…

pain I’m feeling,

it worth

want to die!

Blood.

can taste blood in

want to scream

because

if I die, then he will feel

have to suffer the way I do…

can’t do that to him.

one day, someone will protect me

because when

My heart is beating irregularly and the taste of blood in my

Royce’s whisper

I

but my voice comes

after training but come on, let’s sneak out. I want to go to the

go. I don’t want to.”

need to live Aleric… despite everything,

“Yeah, go live Royce! You only care for yourself anyway! I have better things to focus on like training to be the alpha of this pack!

have the freedom

bloody buzzkill,” his moody

him jump down and I look at

“Of course,

unmoving, my body in too much agony to

It’ll get easier…

Someday…

(END OF FLASHBACK)

bitter… and the love I had for Royce morphed into resentment

deny

had, but… I told

am alpha, it’ll be worth it… only to realise that my brother is the Solaris

he

need protecting…

fool to put someone else before myself, and that is why I planned to change that. 1

wanted in with the Lycan King. I would make his daughter fall for me!

a thousand times worse is the fact that

be around for long… she doesn’t want

in her eyes… it’s obvious she resents me…

and his wrath is hanging over me

also know I may have bitten off more than can chew…

open my eyes and stare at the witches that

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