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

are twins but clearly not

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

quickly, hiding the fear that is beginning

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

motioning for me

where I am able

simply go retrieve Royce. He might be a better fit.”

at all, Father; as future Alpha, I should be the one dealing with this. After all you only want

son.” Dad nods in

as he hooks me up to the machines and I stand there trying not to feel afraid. Preparing for

becomes too much, let me know,” he shakes his head as if disappointed in me. “I’ll try Royce

At least let one

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

for one another and protect one another…

as if only

focusing on my

by the lake with Mom, Royce,

voice… focus

first voltage of electricity stabs into the back of my

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

Fuck!

body screams for reprieve, but I stay silent, refusing to let any sound escape me.

don’t want Royce going through this!

for

Do this for…

It hurts…

pain I’m feeling, but

worth

to

Blood.

can taste blood in

to

I can’t… because then Royce…

I die,

have to suffer the way I do…

can’t do that to

protect me

out because when I come to,

can barely move. My heart is beating irregularly and the taste of

Royce’s whisper

I

I ask, but my voice

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

go. I don’t want to.” I

disappointed. “We need to live Aleric… despite

go live Royce! You only care for yourself anyway! I have better things to focus on like

have the freedom

such a bloody buzzkill,” his moody

him jump down and I

guess I survived…” I murmur. “Of course,

body in too

It’ll get easier…

Someday…

(END OF FLASHBACK)

pain and torture soon made me bitter… and the love I had for Royce morphed into resentment

deny that.

had, but…

it… only to realise that my brother is the Solaris King

the end, he still

didn’t need

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

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

times worse is the fact that he even

be around for

she resents me…

know I’m failing Apophis… and his wrath is hanging over me like a dark,

but I also know I

at the witches

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