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.

need to show my

a high bun before

in thought. Her beautiful big eyes glazed. She’s

say, smiling

For my kids.

pulled from her reverie, and when her eyes meet mine, her gaze is emotionless as she stares at me,

Mama,” she says, giving me

over to her and, sitting down, pull her into a tight hug. “How

silence before she

“Good.”

gentle smile of understanding.

as

quietly. Everyone

emotions as I

still watch down on you just as I know mine is watching over me.” I

I tense, feeling something penetrating the barriers around

here,” I say, my heart racing as I pull away and run to the

that?” Rayhan

I nod.

as we hurry

already at

Dante by

giving me a small smile as he steps

taken place since Alpha Aleric’s imprisonment, we deem Alpha Aleric James Arden, as innocent. We also request that The Solaris King hands himself in and

She may be powerful, but

going to stand for the constant rubbish you’re fucking spewing.” Uncle growls.

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

Something isn’t right…

me, Magdalene, what is the meaning of this?”

Sephora says, her

to dogs who bark so loud! You

We are all aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are full of darkness. Is everything not

the rather ideal coincidences? Apophis isn’t relying on

do as we must,” Magdalene says quietly. I’m about to say something when I pause,

tell me

There’s something more…

Aleric says, making me glance at him as he smiles,

her, and it’s obvious you have a witch or two on your

“We have always helped the werewolves and now you think-”

now you are throwing someone who needs help into the arms of her abuser!” Rayhan’s cold voice

tense, but in the end, it is Rayhan and Delsanra who initially built the bridge of peace between our

not wrong. Do not make the same mistakes that you made with Delsanra.” I say quietly.

certain his mind is

now? Now the King is insulting us when our hands are tied!” Magdalene cries out, her aura surging. “We are doing what we must… to honour those innocent.” She gestures

see her age showing through once re and… is that

and the way she’ looking at me… almost as if she

to reach me via ntment?

Unless… she can’t.

you please,” Aleric says again.

him his mate, and

Hecate and her teachings, Serafina, or you do not deserve to be

never liked this

take you all with one eye closed. Do not mess with me, or I will show you

will be your end!” Sephora

but Leo beats me to

really thinking with a clear mind. And an emotional person in power is extremely dangerous.” Leo says calmly, yet his voice is dangerously cold. 3

He’s right…