The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

Chapter 142

To Protect Them

A.N: The chapter may contain some triggering content – Skyla hits a very low point.

SKYLA.

My eyes snap open and they’re blazing purple, an arm is draped over my waist, and I turn to see Kataleyà next to me, her eyes open as she looks at me with concern.

“Hey, afternoon, Sky.” She whispers.

I can smell Royce’s scent lingering in this room. I look down at the shirt I’m wearing. I don’t know how, but I know he put this on

What the hell happened?

My body feels as if it’s been hit by a damn rhinoceros.

The events of what happened suddenly rush back to my mind and my stomach twists as the influx of memories and emotions make it hard to breathe.

I tried to kill Dad…

I hurt Royce.

Again.

I tried to kill him…

That’s all I ever do, cause him pain…

I hurt him, mentally and physically.

He’s too fucking good for me.

“Skyla?”

I turn my back on her. The overwhelming guilt of what happened is suffocating me.

It’s better if I’m dead. This time they were able to stop me… but what if next time they can’t?

Why aren’t they locking me up?

Why are they allowing me to fucking do this shit?!

When will they realise I am a monster? When someone is dead? 1

“Sky, come on, let’s go to your room, “

Kataleya says, I turn and look at her, she’s standing there, a smile on her face, her long hair in a messy plait over her shoulder as she holds her hand out to me. “Come on Sky, let’s go.”

‘Come on Kat, let’s go play! I got you!’ 1

For a moment, I’m hit with a wave of nostalgia. It feels like Déjà vu, only this time, the roles are reversed.

I was there for Kat when she began to close in on herself, not wanting to go out as she thought about the Little Boy Hook who had left. Who had gone through so much?

But the difference is even at her lowest point, she didn’t try to kill anyone… I did. 1

I take her hand distractedly, allowing her to lead me out of this room and down to my room.

The guilt inside of me is growing in my mind.

I remember screaming at Leo that I’ll kill him first…

Accusing Royce of raping me!

Fuck!

“Sky… Your heartbeat…” Kataleya’s soft voice is faint as I simply stare at the ground in front of me.

I don’t care if I fought it; it wasn’t enough, I still hurt them, I still hurt my baby.

Every single fucking time…

“Oh, hey! Morning!” Delsanra says, smiling from where she stands by my cushion.

I step into my room and suddenly feel a gentle wave of lightness overcome me.

Magic?

But it does nothing for the feeling of drowning that is overcoming me from within.

Azura is standing by the closet, carrying Phoenix but the way her and Delsanra are here…

They’re up to something!

Are they ransacking my room or some shit trying to find more poison or something?

My vials!

Ripping free from Kataleya’s gentle hold I cross the room and push past Azura, pulling open my drawers.

My heart thunders as I realise they’re gone.

They’re all gone…

begins to boil inside of me, and the urge to rip everything

Azura and

my eyes falling on

That’ll hurt Azura!

as I raise my hands, ready to snatch her from Azura’s

thunders as Azura tenses.

it hits me what I was about to

I’m…

I’m a monster.

hand

cheek with the other.

an

sorry little gremlin…

me with

this time it was easier to stop myself

“Leave,” I command.

is rooting for you. I was telling Delsanra earlier that

FUCK OUT!”

lips droop before she bursts into tears.

off me, and I glare at

in front of her,

red, and she pushes me back with a

“Sky…

out then!” I

door,

to be alone! I’m safer alone!” I

say that

glimmer of a smile crosses Mama’s lips as she enters the room and cups my face.

whispers gently. The confidence in her eyes is messed up.

me wants to rip her heart out to show them I’m not playing, the thought makes my stomach

might

used force. Dad catches her, but her face hides the pain

you a little time.” She says instead.

“It’s alright Sky-”

scream. I might hurt him again, fuck what

lets Malevolent

have cameras, right?

scoff. How pathetic.

the bed, staring at the ground. If they know who I really am… what my

my own mother. Thought to tear her heart

Malevolent seems wary

me, but with it the

come out of the depths of my mind. I’m

still dark,

here,” I whisper. Reaching down I lift her into my arms and hug her tightly, unable to stop the sudden tears that fill my eyes as I rock myself on the bed, trying not to

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

what I said to Royce…

are almost there…. You are your father’s

I said and did to

mind, the things I said, the things I’ve done. The crimes I’ve

to be a Lycan!

Lycan was

I am dangerous.

me down during a game of hide and seek

time… and far

I was given wasn’t

learn how to control my Lycan, but how do you control something that just

is that the real

A killer?

gasp, quickly putting Malevolent down and backing

hurt her

I

smell blood.

can see

eyes, blinding me and I hit my leg on something. Turning,

heart is breaking for

“Stay away!”

one

coming, trying to use all

I’ve done can

but I have no intention of having a shower.

and I stare at

within me is surfacing as my full attention turns to my ice

Kill him.

OUT!” I scream.

in my hand before

look at Royce again, the

Why?

done anything for

looking at?”

woman in the

He responds.

not a woman, but a monster.