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 to rip

take Azura and Kataleya!

eyes falling

That’ll hurt Azura!

snatch her from Azura’s hold, the urge

as

almost ready to step back, and it hits me what I was about

I’m…

I’m a monster.

lower one hand and slowly

cheek with the other.

an

sorry little gremlin… 2

me with those wide

– although this time it was easier to stop myself the vile thought had crossed my

“Leave,” I command.

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 kitten or a voodoo doll on Halloween. What do

SAID GET THE FUCK

Phoenix’s lips droop before

rages off me, and I

in front of

eyes blaze red, and she pushes me back with a blast

around her. “Sky… calm down.” She warns me softly.

out then!” I scream.

Dad appear at the door, but

I’m

I say that out loud?

crosses Mama’s lips as she enters the room and cups my face. 1

is messed up.

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

that I might hurt her

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

little time.” She says instead.

“It’s alright Sky-”

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

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

cameras, right?

How

at the ground. If they know who

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

Malevolent seems wary of

against my leg. Warmth fills me, but with

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

it’s still dark, it’s still painful… even out

I 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 a sound

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

I said

father’s daughter, you are the one

I said and did to him? I don’t deserve

voices are echoing in my mind, the things I said, the things

meant to be a

Lycan

I am dangerous.

of hide and seek

was the first time… and far from

I was given wasn’t

had to learn how to control my Lycan, but how do you control

the

A killer?

quickly putting Malevolent down and

her next…

continues to pound as I back up towards the

can smell blood.

can see blood.

my leg on something. Turning, I push

heart is breaking

“Stay away!”

the one behind the

can hear them coming, trying to use all my

I’ve done can

I have no intention of

door opens and I stare at Leo

is surfacing as my full attention turns

Kill him.

I

at the towel in my hand before he motions for Royce to move back.

at Royce again, the concern

Why?

done anything for him… just

at?” I

most beautiful woman

He responds.

a woman,