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 thwarted

my ties to

now?’ I

laughs, a tinkling laugh

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

She’s gone.

their fucking cryptic shit.

“You’re awake.”

a beat at his deep

fills me again, along with

urge to awaken inside of me, but it’s not there. 1

peace, just like I used to around.

Royce.

lashes curtaining those

He’s beautiful…

mind. I hate me too.” I say quietly, breaking our

and my voice

heart races as he raises his hand to

it and my neck in his large hand. “I can never hate you, Love.”

mouth to reply but before I

pleasure rush through me as he kisses me with such intensity that my mind goes blank. A kiss fuelled by a thousand emotions. Emotions

I don’t.

despite that, even when he pulls me on top of him, deepening the kiss, there is one thing I know for certain…

of his being, even

my cheeks, and he tenses,

sits up slowly and cups my

I could hurt you right

“You won’t.”

say, cupping the back of

am a fool. Your fool… if you will have me, my

and I can’t hold it

around me, pulling me

is a fool for

my back, kissing my shoulder and

things and did things that even an apology doesn’t fucking cover…”

up to you. I’m fucking sorry.

I need to tell him that I’m

clear when they mated me to that cunt. You deserve so much fucking better.”

“Look at me.”

forehead to mine. “I do deserve the fucking best, and that’s you. You are all I want, nothing more, and there is a way

blurring with tears. “Don’t ask me to forgive myself, because

kisses my nose and I scrunch

want to get rid of

heart. Let me be a part of your pain.

my head.

do right

you… I accused you of raping me. That’s not something small. I ruined your reputation.”

a rat’s ass about my reputation, just my girl. But…” he kisses my lips softly, before wiping my tears and

knuckles softly. “For me to be able to do that, you need to tell me how you’re feeling.”

glittering eyes, knowing he wants the raw

feel… the hatred…

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

again as the guilt hits me. “This is why I’m

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