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…

inside of me, and the urge

take Azura and

spin around, my eyes falling on

That’ll hurt Azura!

my hands, ready to snatch her from Azura’s hold, the urge to kill overpowering me.

as Azura

it hits me what I was about to

I’m…

I’m a monster.

hand and slowly

cheek with the other.

am an

sorry little gremlin… 2

me with those wide

although this time it was easier to stop

“Leave,” I command.

here for you,” Azura says firmly. “Look, even this little Chibi demon is rooting for you. I was telling Delsanra earlier that

GET THE FUCK OUT!” I

lips droop before she

off me, and I glare at

front of her, grabbing her by the neck.

eyes blaze red, and she pushes me back

aura swirl around her. “Sky… calm

out then!” I scream.

door, but

I want to be alone! I’m safer alone!”

I say that out loud? 4

glimmer of a smile crosses Mama’s lips as she enters

this.” She whispers gently. The confidence in her eyes is messed up. I don’t fucking deserve this

to show them I’m not playing, the

I might hurt her

hurt her because I used force. Dad catches her, but her face hides the pain I’m sure that push

little time.” She says

“It’s alright Sky-”

hurt him again, fuck what if I hurt him

Alessandra lets Malevolent in the room before the door shuts, and I know they’re probably still

have cameras, right?

scoff. How pathetic.

they know who I really am… what

Thought to tear her heart out. What a lovely daughter

alone, even Malevolent seems

my leg. Warmth fills me, but with it the self-doubt and hatred that I once used to feel returns tenfold. 1

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

as I try, it’s still dark, it’s still painful… even out

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 spill down my cheeks.

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

I said to Royce…

are almost there…. You are your father’s daughter, you are the one that

what I said and did to

echoing in my mind, the things I said, the things I’ve done.

never meant to be a

a Lycan

I am dangerous.

pinned me down during a game of hide and seek when I had newly shifted… I almost ripped

and far from the last

was given wasn’t

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

is that the real

A killer?

quickly putting Malevolent down and

her

pound as I back up towards the bathroom.

smell blood.

can see blood.

flash before my eyes, blinding me and I hit my leg on

is breaking for

“Stay away!”

he’s the one

trying to use all

I’ve done can

blindly and some clothes, but I have no intention of

stare

me is surfacing as my full attention turns

Kill him.

I

my hand before he motions

at Royce again, the

Why?

for him… just used him…

are you looking at?”

woman

He responds.

she’s not a woman,