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?”
to attain all … only the Solaris
my ties to Bastet, not knowing that he already had his eyes on me.
I ask.
laugh
Embrace
She’s gone.
their fucking cryptic shit. 6
“You’re awake.”
heart skips a beat at
me again, along with the fact I
waiting for that urge to awaken inside of
at peace, just like
Royce.
blinks, his thick lashes curtaining those stormy
He’s beautiful…
me. I really don’t mind. I hate me
feels sore and my voice is a little huskier
heart races as he raises his
my neck in his large hand. “I can never hate you, Love.”
reply but before I can his
through me as he kisses me with such intensity that my mind goes blank. A kiss fuelled by a thousand emotions. Emotions I
I don’t.
even when he pulls me on top of him, deepening the kiss, there is one thing I know for certain…
beloved loves me with every ounce of his being, even when I don’t
cheeks, and he tenses, breaking away
up slowly
on edge… I could hurt you
“You won’t.”
the back
fool. Your fool… if you will have me,
I can’t hold it
around me, pulling me against him. My hands curl against his chest.
a fool
my back, kissing my shoulder
things and did things that even an apology doesn’t fucking cover…”
it up to you. I’m fucking sorry. I
breaks, but I don’t care. I need to tell him that
they mated me to that cunt. You deserve
“Look at me.”
the fucking best, and that’s you. You are
my vision blurring with tears. “Don’t ask me to forgive myself,
my nose and I
such a turn-off you’ll want to get rid of me soon,” I mutter.
you to forgive 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 pain. Love, let me be there for you.” He says so softly, so gently, that it makes
my
did I do right to get
deserve you… I accused you of raping me. That’s not something small. I ruined your
I don’t give a rat’s ass about my reputation, just my girl. But…” he kisses my lips softly, before wiping my tears and moving
takes my hands in his and kisses my knuckles softly. “For me to be able to do that, you need
into his glittering eyes, knowing he wants the raw truth…
self-loathing I feel…
to the crystals and stuff. I fucking tried to kill my dad, I tried to kill you, I accused you
–
guilt hits me. “This is why I’m
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