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

something. Last week I checked something on Royce… I want to see what you can tolerate

try it,” I say quickly, hiding the fear that is beginning to eat at

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

for me to

able to take it, where I am

can simply go retrieve Royce. He might

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

son.” Dad nods in approval.

and I stand there trying

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

one of

didn’t like how he pitched us against one. another, we’re meant to be

another and

constantly compete, as if only one of us can

focusing on my safe

lake with Mom,

focus on

clench my jaw as the first voltage of electricity stabs into the

steady my breathing, but I can’t

Fuck!

lose count as my entire body screams for reprieve, but I stay silent,

Royce going

this for Royce.

Do this for…

It hurts…

rip myself apart to get rid of the pain

worth

to

Blood.

blood in my mouth.

to scream stop!

I can’t… because then Royce…

if I die, then he

suffer the way

can’t do that

someone will protect me

blacked out because when I

heart is beating

Royce’s

around the dark room until I spot the silhouette outside of

ask, but my

but come on, let’s sneak out. I want to go to the movies,” he whispers.

you go. I don’t

“We need to live Aleric… despite everything, don’t

live Royce! You only care for yourself anyway! I have better things

have the freedom you

bloody buzzkill,”

him jump down and I

I survived…” I murmur. “Of course,

lay there unmoving, my body in too

It’ll get easier…

Someday…

(END OF FLASHBACK)

and the love I had for Royce morphed

won’t deny

the life he had, but… I told myself

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

he still won… 1

didn’t need

else before myself, and that

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

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

for long…

obvious she resents me… and

is

know I may

and stare at

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