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…

and the

can take Azura and

eyes

That’ll hurt Azura!

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

heart thunders as Azura

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

I’m…

I’m a monster.

one hand and slowly caress

cheek with the

an abomination.

little gremlin… 2

at me with those wide

it was easier to stop myself the vile

“Leave,” I command.

I was telling Delsanra earlier that I want

SAID GET THE FUCK OUT!” I snarl,

droop before

off me, and I glare at

flash I’m in front of her, grabbing her by the

me back with a blast

“Sky… calm down.” She warns

out then!” I

the door,

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

that out loud?

as she enters the

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

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

I might hurt

her, but her face hides the pain I’m sure that push

give you a little time.” She says

“It’s alright Sky-”

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

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

cameras, right?

scoff. How

know who I really am… what my

to tear her heart out.

Malevolent

approaches me carefully, nudging her head against my leg. Warmth fills me, but with it the self-doubt

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

dark, it’s still painful… even

tears that fill my eyes as I rock myself on the bed, trying not to let a sound escape me

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

what I said to Royce…

are your father’s daughter, you are

I said and did to him? I

voices are echoing in my mind, the things I

to be

a Lycan was

I am dangerous.

time I lost control and Dante pinned me down during a game of hide and seek when I had newly shifted…

was the first time… and

was given wasn’t enough.

control my Lycan, but how do you control something that

the

A killer?

Malevolent

her next…

pound as I back up towards

smell

see blood.

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

heart is breaking for

“Stay away!”

one behind the

trying to use all my willpower to calm down.

done can never

a towel blindly and some clothes, but I have no intention of

I stare at

hatred within me is surfacing as my full attention

Kill him.

I

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

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

Why?

anything for him… just used

are you looking at?”

woman in the

He responds.

woman, but