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 everything

can take Azura and Kataleya!

my eyes falling on Phoenix.

That’ll hurt Azura!

my hands, ready to snatch her from Azura’s hold, the urge

as

step back, and it hits me what I was about to do…

I’m…

I’m a monster.

one hand and

with

am an

little

at me with

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

“Leave,” I command.

Chibi demon is rooting for you. I was telling Delsanra earlier

THE FUCK OUT!”

before

off me, and I glare

spit. In a flash I’m in front of

pushes me back with a blast

“Sky… calm down.” She

out then!” I

at the door, but I shake

alone! I’m safer alone!”

say that out loud?

crosses Mama’s lips as she enters the room

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

to rip her heart out to show them I’m not playing, the thought

that I might hurt her

her, but her face hides the pain I’m

little time.”

“It’s alright Sky-”

it! Just leave!” I scream. I might hurt him

and I stand there, my heart pounding. Alessandra lets Malevolent in the room before the door shuts,

cameras, right?

How pathetic.

they know

even pushed my own mother. Thought to tear her heart out. What a lovely daughter I

even Malevolent seems wary

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

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

dark, it’s still

stop the sudden tears that fill my eyes as I rock myself on the

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

I said to

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

said and did to

I said, the things I’ve done. The

to be

a Lycan was

I am dangerous.

a game of hide and seek when I had

was the first time… and

training I was

how do you control something

is that the

A killer?

putting Malevolent down and

her

continues to pound as I

can smell blood.

can see

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

is breaking for

“Stay away!”

one behind the

trying to use all my willpower

can never be

clothes, but I have no

door opens and I stare at Leo and Royce.

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

Kill him.

I scream.

the towel in my hand before

at Royce again, the concern in his

Why?

never done anything for

you looking at?” I

woman in

He responds.

she’s not a woman, but