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?”

attain all … only the Solaris King

back on the blood moon… we had thought we needed to be careful because of my ties to Bastet, not knowing that he

now?’ I

tinkling laugh fills the room.

know the answer, child. Embrace

She’s gone.

their fucking

“You’re awake.”

a beat at his

that crushing guilt fills me again, along with the fact I

waiting, waiting for that urge to awaken inside of me, but

at peace, just like I used to around.

Royce.

curtaining

He’s beautiful…

me too.” I say quietly, breaking our eye

feels sore and my voice

as he raises

the side of it and my neck in his large hand. “I can

to reply but before I can his lips are

kisses me with such intensity that my mind goes blank. A kiss fuelled by a

I don’t.

top of him, deepening

of his being, even when

from my cheeks, and he tenses, breaking away

up slowly and

I could hurt you

“You won’t.”

a fool would be so confident,” I say, cupping the back of

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

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

pulling me

a fool for

back, kissing my shoulder

and did things that even an apology doesn’t

you. I’m fucking

don’t care. I need

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

“Look at me.”

fucking best, and that’s you. You are all I want,

at him, my vision blurring with tears. “Don’t ask me to forgive myself,

nose and I scrunch

to get

yourself, but I will ask you to let me help you, let me heal the hurt in your heart. Let me be a part of your

shake my head.

do right

don’t deserve you… I accused you of raping me. That’s not something small. I ruined

my reputation, just my girl. But…” he kisses my lips softly, before wiping my tears

to be able to do that, you need to tell me how you’re

eyes, knowing he wants the raw

feel… the hatred…

am… I hate that it took 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 kill you, I accused you of assault. I pushed my Mama and thought I was tempted to hurt

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as the guilt hits

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