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?”

to attain all … only

to be careful because of my ties to Bastet, not knowing

I

tinkling laugh

child. Embrace and trust in

She’s gone.

and their fucking cryptic

“You’re awake.”

beat at his deep

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

inside of me, but it’s not there.

like I

Royce.

thick lashes curtaining those stormy

He’s beautiful…

don’t mind. I hate me

sore and my voice is

as he raises his hand to

my neck in his large

before I

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

I don’t.

on top of him, deepening the kiss, there is one thing I know

his being, even

and he

up slowly and

on edge… I could hurt you

“You won’t.”

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

a fool. Your fool… if you will have

can’t hold it

arms around me, pulling me against

fool for wanting

back, kissing my

did things that even an apology doesn’t

never make it up to you. I’m fucking sorry. I feel like shit for what

I need to

the gods made. that clear when they mated me to that cunt. You deserve

“Look at me.”

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

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

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

my head.

I do right to

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

ass about my reputation, just my girl. But…”

and kisses my knuckles softly. “For me to be able

knowing

self-loathing I feel…

long to break free… and even that is thanks to the crystals and stuff. I fucking tried to

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

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