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…

to boil inside of me, and the

take Azura and Kataleya!

spin around, my eyes

That’ll hurt Azura!

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

as

to step back, and it hits me what I was

I’m…

I’m a monster.

hand and slowly

cheek with the other.

an

little gremlin… 2

with those wide

own blur with tears – and – although this time it

“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

THE FUCK OUT!” I snarl,

lips droop before

and

in front of her, grabbing her by the neck.

and she pushes me back with a blast of

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

then!” I

door, but I shake my

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

I say that

Mama’s lips as she enters the room

eyes is messed

not playing, the

I might hurt

used force. Dad catches her, but her face hides the pain

little

“It’s alright Sky-”

hurt him again, fuck what if

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

cameras, right?

How pathetic.

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

to tear her heart

alone, even Malevolent seems wary

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

my

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

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,

My heart hurts.

‘Fight it.’

Bastet?

‘Never doubt yourself.’1

what I said to Royce…

are your father’s daughter, you are

to him? I don’t

the things I said,

meant to be a

me a Lycan

I am dangerous.

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

first time… and far

training I was given wasn’t

my Lycan, but how do you control something that

the real me?

A killer?

Malevolent

her next…

pound as I

can smell

can see blood.

my leg on something. Turning, I

breaking for her.

“Stay away!”

he’s the one

use all my

can never be forgiven…

blindly and some clothes, but I have no intention of

opens and I stare at Leo

as my full attention

Kill him.

OUT!” I scream.

my hand before he motions

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

Why?

for

you looking at?”

beautiful woman in

He responds.

she’s not a woman,