The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

Chapter 145

61. The Witches

RAIHANA. 3

My heart is hollow.

I never knew a person can feel so empty…

When a thousand emotions should be coursing through me, ripping into me like a plague, clawing away into me, I’m oddly… blank.

That is how I was feeling until last night when I realised that my family needs me.

It left me numb. I somehow manage to turn my emotions off, almost.

A part of me wonders if subconsciously I have cut my emotions off. A dangerous little trick that witches can do… because without our emotions… we are far more deadly…

But… my family needs me, my children need me, and I need vengeance.

For my man.

The last conversation I had with him before we parted ways that day replay in my wind.

(FLASHBACK)

“Hey, kiss me goodbye,” Chris smirks cockily as he pulls me back into his arms.

I roll my eyes, “I’ll be seeing you in half an hour. Wasn’t that kiss enough?” I ask airily, raising my eyebrow as I run my hand up his shoulders.

“That was a peck, but I admit even if it was a kiss that lasted a million lifetimes, it wouldn’t be enough,” he replies. “Now princess, how about you give me a good one.”

I smile and yank him down, pressing my lips against his. My stomach does a flip just like it did that very first time and I can’t help but feel turned on when he squeezes my ass and presses me against himself.

‘I can’t wait until tonight.’ He growls through the link.

‘You have something planned, don’t you?’ I ask, trying to stifle my moan as his tongue ravishes my mouth.

‘You’ll have to wait until tonight to find out.’ 6

(END OF FLASHBACK)

That crushing feeling in my chest is there. I’m just hiding behind a wall.

I clutch my hand to my chest. “I’ll never know,” I whisper out loud. 2

Fresh tears fall and I close my eyes taking a deep breath. I didn’t sleep much, but it’s fine. The sun has begun to rise, and I have things to do.

Delsanra, Rayhan and I have been looking through some old books that once belonged to Endora, my evil grandmother, to see if we can find anything on Apophis. Whilst the others have been looking into everything linked with Bastet and Apophis.

I wash my face and run a comb through my hair.

He loved my hair open…

It was one of his favourite things about me.

The urge to cut it off crosses my mind, but I smile bitterly.

That would be foolish. It would only show my family that I’m being affected.

I am stronger than that…

Even if I’m breaking inside, I will fight, because that is what Chris would have wanted of me, and because I am a fighter, like my mother.

my eyeliner. I need to show my babies we are going to be ok.

I pull it back into a

the window, lost in

princess,” I say, smiling at

For my kids.

when her eyes meet mine, her gaze is emotionless as she stares at me, almost as if seeing right through me.

Mama,” she says, giving me a small

sitting down, pull her into a tight hug. “How are you

a stretch of silence before she sits

“Good.”

give her a gentle smile of understanding. No, she

as emotions seem through the crack in the walls I have

says quietly. Everyone still remembers Grandad.”

head, my eyes glittering with emotions as I pull her into

sure your father will still watch down on you just as

suddenly I tense, feeling

away and run to

you feel that?”

I nod.

Liam murmurs as we

Alejandro is already at

and Dante by his

steps back a little, allowing me to walk

Alpha Aleric James Arden, as innocent. We also request that The Solaris King hands himself in and be ready to face

scoff internally. She may be powerful, but she is not on

for the constant rubbish you’re

I scan the group, my gaze finding Magdalene. There’s a deep frown on her face and there’s conflict in her

Something isn’t right…

what is the meaning of this?”

Serafina!” Sephora

forward, my eyes flashing. “And I don’t talk to dogs who bark so loud! You are not the head!”

on? We are all aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are full of darkness. Is everything

the rather ideal coincidences? Apophis isn’t relying on Aleric alone.”

we must,” Magdalene says quietly. I’m about to say

trying to tell me something

There’s something more…

home,” Aleric says,

fucking body.” Alejandro snarls. “We’ve seen what you’ve done to her, and it’s obvious you have a witch or two on your fucking side!”

How dare you!” Magdalene exclaims. “We have

we weren’t monsters. We have proven ourselves, but right now you are throwing someone who needs help into the arms of her abuser!” Rayhan’s cold voice comes from behind me. I can feel his anger,

Delsanra who initially built the bridge of peace

Do not make the same mistakes that you made

is silent, but I’m certain his

You showed us that your kind doesn’t look down upon our kind, but now? Now the King is insulting us when our hands are

once re and… is

way she’ looking at me… almost as if she wants to say something.

reach me

Unless… she can’t.

mate, if you please,” Aleric says

his mate, and we will

Hecate and her teachings, Serafina, or you do not deserve to be a high witch!”

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not mess with me,

will be your end!” Sephora

about to reply, but Leo beats me

one of these Serpents, and saw Skyla Rossi try to protect those girls, you aren’t really thinking with a clear mind. And an emotional person in power is extremely dangerous.” Leo says calmly,

He’s right…