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

can take Azura and

eyes falling

That’ll hurt Azura!

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

thunders as

almost ready to step back, and it hits me what

I’m…

I’m a monster.

one hand and slowly caress

cheek with the

an

sorry little gremlin…

at me with those wide blue

it was easier to stop myself the

“Leave,” I command.

was telling Delsanra earlier that I want to dress her up as a little kitten or a voodoo doll on Halloween. What

SAID GET THE FUCK

before

and I glare

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

me back

her. “Sky… calm down.” She

then!” I scream.

door, but I shake

I’m

say that

she enters the

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

to show them I’m not playing, the thought makes my stomach

might hurt her

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

a little time.” She says

“It’s alright Sky-”

I scream. I might hurt him again, fuck

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

have cameras, right?

How

know who I really am… what my thoughts are, they’d

own mother. Thought to tear her heart out.

alone, even Malevolent seems wary of

but with it the self-doubt

come out of the depths of my mind. I’m going down a dark train of thought…

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

her tightly, unable to stop the sudden tears that fill my eyes as I rock myself on the bed, trying not

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

I said

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

to him?

things I said, the

was never meant to be a

a Lycan was dangerous.

I am dangerous.

and Dante pinned me down during a game of hide and seek when I had newly shifted… I almost ripped another kid’s throat out…

first time… and far from the

training I was

Lycan, but how do you control something that just

the

A killer?

quickly putting Malevolent down and backing away.

her next…

head continues to pound as I back up towards

can smell blood.

see blood.

my leg on something. Turning,

is breaking for her.

“Stay away!”

one behind the

to use all

done can never be

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

and I stare at

surfacing as my

Kill him.

OUT!” I

glances at the towel in my hand before he motions for

at Royce again, the concern in his

Why?

done anything for him… just used

you looking at?”

woman in the

He responds.

woman, but a monster.