The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

Chapter 144

Chapter 144

For Me

SKYLA.

Warmth.

It’s so warm…

And it smells so good…

I open my eyes, and my heart skips a beat.

Royce.

I’m in Royce’s arms…

I died.

I smile softly. That’s why it’s so peaceful…

‘Death is not what you deserve, Lycan princess.’

Bastet?

“Then what do I deserve?’

‘Embrace every part of you that makes you… you fought him, and you broke his hold upon you. You did that, child.’ 3

‘Yeah, by killing myself.’

‘Attempted to kill yourself. You did not succeed.’

My eyes snap open as I stare up at Royce’s neck.

His scent, the feeling of his body against mine.

This feels so real…

What?

‘Your life was saved and for a good cause, your death would mean Apophis will always have a hold on this world. Always.’

‘How are you speaking to me now? You were gone?’ I ask.

‘Hecate’s daughters helped channel my energy to you.” 1

‘I see… I’m a danger to them, to them all.’

‘In the bathroom when you took a stand, refusing to hurt anyone any longer, and determined that even death is better than hurting those whom you loved. It was then that you broke the hold he had upon you.’

Bastet’s voice comes. 1

The guilt and regret return to me, a dull ache in my chest.

‘You freed yourself and with it, our connection was rebuilt. He has been meddling with you for a long time. Injecting you not once but thrice. He has been planning this for far longer than we thought.

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I frown, ‘So all along, his plan was to pull me under his control? Why?”

be able to attain all … only the Solaris King

the blood moon… we had thought we needed to be careful because of my ties to Bastet, not knowing that he already had his eyes on me. I was his target.

now?’ I ask.

tinkling laugh

know the answer, child. Embrace and trust in yourself.’

She’s gone.

and their fucking cryptic shit. 6

“You’re awake.”

skips a beat at

crushing guilt fills me again, along with the fact I

waiting, waiting for that urge to awaken inside

at peace, just like I used

Royce.

his thick lashes curtaining

He’s beautiful…

can hate me. I really don’t mind. I hate me too.” I say quietly, breaking our eye contact. 1

my voice is a little

heart races as he raises his

in his large hand. “I can never hate

but before I can his lips are

rush through me as he kisses me with such intensity that my mind goes

I don’t.

even when he pulls me on top of him, deepening the kiss, there is one thing I

every ounce of his being, even when

my cheeks, and he tenses, breaking

up slowly

edge… I could hurt you right

“You won’t.”

so confident,” I say, cupping the back of his

fool… if you will have me, my

and I can’t hold it in. Lowering my head, I break

me against him. My hands curl

really is a fool for wanting

back, kissing my shoulder and

and did things that even an apology doesn’t fucking

up to you. I’m fucking sorry. I feel like shit for what

need to tell him that I’m so

made. that clear when they mated me to that cunt. You

“Look at me.”

that’s you. You are all I want, nothing more, and there is a way to make it up to me… if

my vision blurring with tears. “Don’t ask me to forgive myself, because I can’t.”

kisses my nose and I scrunch

you’ll want to get rid of

let me help you, let me heal the hurt in your heart. Let me be a part of your pain. Love, let me be there for you.” He says so softly, so gently, that it makes a fresh wave of tears trickle down my

my

right to get

I accused you of raping me. That’s not something

I don’t give a rat’s ass about my reputation, just my girl.

and kisses my knuckles softly. “For me to be able to do that, you need

look into his glittering eyes, knowing he

self-loathing I feel… the

me so long to break free… and even that is thanks to the crystals and stuff. I fucking tried to kill my dad, I tried to

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the guilt hits me. “This is why I’m better off

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