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…

the urge to rip everything to

Azura and Kataleya!

around, my eyes falling

That’ll hurt Azura!

to snatch

as Azura

and it hits me

I’m…

I’m a monster.

hand and

with the other.

am an

little

with those

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

“Leave,” I command.

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

FUCK

Phoenix’s lips droop before she bursts

off me, and I

front of

eyes blaze red, and she pushes me back

around her. “Sky… calm

then!” I

the door,

to be alone! I’m

say that

smile crosses Mama’s lips as she enters the room

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

not playing, the thought makes my stomach churn and instead

I might hurt

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

little

“It’s alright Sky-”

I might hurt him again, fuck what if I

pounding. Alessandra lets Malevolent in the room before the door shuts,

cameras, right?

scoff. How

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

mother. Thought to tear her heart out. What a

even Malevolent seems wary

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

come out of the depths of my mind. I’m

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

that fill my eyes as I rock myself on the bed, trying

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

said

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

to him? I don’t deserve

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

meant to be a

me a Lycan was

I am dangerous.

and Dante pinned me down during a game of hide and seek

time… and far from

training I was given

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

the

A killer?

gasp, quickly putting Malevolent down

hurt her

as I back up

smell

can see blood.

I hit my leg on something. Turning, I push Malevolent, who

heart is breaking for her.

“Stay away!”

he’s the one behind the

them coming, trying to use all my

done can

no intention of

and I stare

within me is surfacing as my

Kill him.

OUT!” I

towel in my hand before he

to look at Royce again,

Why?

for him…

you looking at?” I ask instead.

woman in

He responds.

woman, but a