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

can take Azura and

spin around, my eyes falling

That’ll hurt Azura!

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

as

it hits me what I

I’m…

I’m a monster.

hand and slowly caress

with the

am an

sorry little gremlin… 2

at me with those wide

– although this time it was easier to stop myself

“Leave,” I command.

and 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 as a little

FUCK OUT!” I

before she bursts into tears.

off me, and I glare

I spit. In a flash I’m in front of her,

red, and she pushes me back with

around her. “Sky… calm

then!” I scream.

Dad appear at the door, but

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

that out

a smile crosses Mama’s lips as she enters the room and cups my

is messed up. I don’t

show them I’m not playing, the thought makes my stomach churn and instead I

that I might hurt her

because I used force. Dad catches her, but her

you a little

“It’s alright Sky-”

might hurt him again, fuck what if I hurt him again!

my heart pounding. Alessandra lets Malevolent in the room before the door

cameras,

How

know who I really am… what my

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

alone, even Malevolent seems wary of

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

trying to come out of the depths of my mind.

dark, it’s still painful… even out

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 let

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

I said

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

and did to him? I don’t

in my mind, the things I said, the things

to be a

Lycan

I am dangerous.

pinned me down during a game of hide

first time… and far

I was given

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

the real me?

A killer?

Malevolent down

hurt her

pound as I back up towards the bathroom.

smell blood.

can see blood.

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

breaking for her.

“Stay away!”

he’s the one behind

coming, trying to use all my willpower to calm down.

done can

a towel blindly 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 ice god.

Kill him.

I scream.

towel in my hand before

to look at Royce again, the concern in his eyes…

Why?

anything for him… just

are you looking at?” I ask instead.

most beautiful woman in the world.”

He responds.

a woman,