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…

you?” he hisses, as 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

say quickly, hiding the fear that is beginning to eat at me inside.

glint in his eyes makes me wonder when he became a

motioning for me to

be able to take it, where I am able to tolerate heat. It is Royce’s expertise to

I can simply go retrieve Royce. He might

Alpha, I should be the one dealing with this. After all you only want the future of

Dad nods

as he hooks me up to the machines and I stand there trying

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

least let one of

how he pitched us against one. another,

for one another and protect

wants us to constantly compete, as if only one of us can

focusing on my safe place.

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

Mom’s voice… focus

of electricity stabs into the back of my neck.

to steady my breathing, but I can’t because another one hits me, and then another and-

Fuck!

screams for reprieve, but I stay silent, refusing

Royce

this for Royce.

Do this for…

It hurts…

rip myself apart to get rid of the pain I’m feeling, but

it worth

to

Blood.

can taste blood in my

want to

I can’t… because then Royce… 2

than this… but if I die, then he

to suffer the way I

do that to him.

day, someone will protect me too … maybe…

blacked out because

in my bed. I can barely move. My heart is beating irregularly and the taste of blood in

Royce’s whisper

room until I spot the

my voice comes out hoarse.

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

I don’t want to.” I lie.

Aleric…

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

the freedom you do…

bloody buzzkill,” his moody reply

down and I look at my

course, he tried this

in too much agony to do

It’ll get easier…

Someday…

(END OF FLASHBACK)

the love I had

won’t deny that.

life he had, but… I told

I am alpha, it’ll be worth it… only to realise that my

he still

need protecting…

fool to put someone else before myself, and

with the Lycan King. I would make his daughter fall for me! But then what happened? Royce beat me to

a thousand times worse is the fact that he even took my mate… 2

around for long… she

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

failing Apophis… and his wrath is hanging over

be a fool, but I also know I may have bitten off more than can chew…

open my eyes and stare at the

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