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…

boil inside of me, and the urge

Azura and

eyes

That’ll hurt Azura!

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

as Azura

ready to step back, and it hits me what

I’m…

I’m a monster.

hand and slowly caress

with

am an

little

at me with those

and – although this time it was easier to stop

“Leave,” I command.

this little Chibi demon is rooting for you. I was telling Delsanra earlier that I want to

FUCK OUT!” I

lips droop before

off me, and I glare

I spit. In a flash I’m in front of her, grabbing her by the neck.

and she pushes me back with a blast

“Sky…

then!” I scream.

at the door, but I shake my head.

I want to be alone! I’m safer alone!” I snap,

say that out loud? 4

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

She whispers gently. The confidence in her eyes is

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

might

but her face hides the pain I’m sure that

a little time.” She says

“It’s alright Sky-”

leave!” I scream. I might hurt him again, fuck what if I hurt him again!

and I stand there, my heart pounding. Alessandra lets Malevolent in the room before the door shuts, and I know they’re probably

cameras,

scoff. How pathetic.

the ground. If they know who I really am… what my thoughts are, they’d

mother. Thought to tear her heart out.

Malevolent seems

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

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

still dark, it’s still painful… even

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

said to Royce…

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

and did to him? I don’t

voices are echoing in my mind, the things I said, the things I’ve done. The crimes

was never meant to be a

Lycan was

I am dangerous.

of hide and seek when I had newly shifted… I almost

the first time… and far from the

training I was given wasn’t

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

is that the real me?

A killer?

quickly putting Malevolent down and backing

her

as I back up towards the bathroom.

smell blood.

can see blood.

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

heart is breaking for

“Stay away!”

the one behind the cameras…

to use all my willpower to

I’ve done can

and some clothes, but I have no intention of having a shower. I

I stare at Leo and

is surfacing as my full attention turns to my

Kill him.

I

at the towel in my hand before he motions

force myself to look at Royce

Why?

for him… just used

looking at?” I ask

beautiful woman

He responds.

woman, but a