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…

of me, and the urge to rip

Azura and Kataleya!

eyes falling on Phoenix.

That’ll hurt Azura!

as I raise my hands, ready to snatch her

as Azura

back, and it hits me

I’m…

I’m a monster.

one hand and slowly caress

with

am an

so sorry little gremlin…

stares at me with those

blur with tears – and – although this time it was easier to stop myself

“Leave,” I command.

we’re here for you,” Azura says firmly. “Look, even this little Chibi demon is rooting for you. I was telling Delsanra earlier that I want to dress her up

SAID GET THE FUCK OUT!”

droop before she bursts into tears.

off me, and I glare

In a flash I’m in front of her,

me back

swirl around her. “Sky… calm down.” She

then!” I

at the door, but I shake my

be alone! I’m safer alone!” I snap, my heart skipping a

I say that out

lips as she enters

confidence in her eyes is messed up. I

her heart out to show them I’m not playing, the thought makes my stomach churn and instead I settle for shoving her

I might

her face hides the pain

give you a little

“It’s alright Sky-”

him again, fuck what if

stand there, my heart pounding. Alessandra lets Malevolent in the

have cameras,

How

ground. If they know who I

own mother. Thought to tear her heart out. What a

even Malevolent seems wary of

her head against my leg. Warmth fills me, but with it

depths of my mind. I’m going down a dark train of thought…

dark, it’s still painful…

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 let a sound escape me as tears

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

what I said to

are your father’s daughter, you are the one that the King

did to him?

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

never meant to be a Lycan!

a Lycan was dangerous.

I am dangerous.

control and Dante pinned me down during a game of hide and seek when I had newly

and far from the

I was given wasn’t

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

that the real me?

A killer?

gasp, quickly putting Malevolent down

hurt her next…

as I back up towards

can smell blood.

can see

my eyes, blinding me and I hit my leg on something. Turning, I push Malevolent, who is trying to get close to me, away.

breaking

“Stay away!”

he’s the one behind

to use all my willpower to calm down.

can never be forgiven…

but I have no

and I stare

within me is surfacing as my full attention

Kill him.

I scream.

my hand before he motions for Royce to

force myself to look at Royce again,

Why?

done anything for him… just used him…

are you looking at?” I ask

beautiful woman in the world.”

He responds.

woman, but a monster.