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 not compatible…

he spins around and grabs me by the jaw. “Then let’s try something. Last week I checked something on Royce… I want to see what you can tolerate in comparison. Perhaps he

quickly, hiding the fear that is beginning to eat at

his eyes makes me wonder

he says, motioning for me

where I am able to tolerate heat. It is Royce’s expertise

simply go retrieve Royce. He might be a better

this. After all you only want the future of this pack in the hands of a powerful Alpha.”

son.” Dad nods

stand there trying not

he shakes his head as if disappointed

one of

us against one. another, we’re meant

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

as if only one

a deep breath, focusing on my

down by the lake with Mom, Royce, and Charlotte…

focus on

voltage of electricity

steady my breathing, but I can’t

Fuck!

reprieve, but I stay

Royce going through

for Royce.

Do this for…

It hurts…

the pain I’m feeling, but I’m bound to

worth it?

want to

Blood.

can taste blood in my

want to

because then Royce…

than this… but if I die, then

the way I

that to him.

protect me too …

blacked out because when I come

I can barely move. My heart is beating irregularly

Royce’s whisper comes.

dark room until I spot the silhouette outside of

ask, but my

let’s go play, Dad said you were tired after training but come on, let’s sneak out. I

don’t want

live Aleric… despite everything, don’t be such a loser, let’s-”

only care for yourself anyway! I have better things to focus on like training

the freedom you do…

a bloody buzzkill,” his moody reply comes.

jump down and I look at my burned skin.

survived…” I murmur. “Of course, he tried this when

in

It’ll get easier…

Someday…

(END OF FLASHBACK)

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

deny that.

the life he had, but… I told

only to

he still won… 1

need protecting…

put someone else before myself, and that is why I planned

fall for me! But then what

thousand times worse is the fact that he even took

around for long…

it’s obvious she resents me… and that only

his wrath is hanging over me like

know I may

open my eyes and stare at the witches

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