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.

bag that sits on the counter and hesitantly reach for my eyeliner. I need to show my

pull it back into a high bun before

lost in thought. Her beautiful big eyes

say, smiling at

For my kids.

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

giving

a tight

before she sits back

“Good.”

gentle smile of understanding. No, she isn’t, but

closing my eyes as emotions seem through the crack in the walls I have created.

doesn’t,” Heaven says quietly. Everyone still

with emotions

sure. I’m sure your father will still watch down on you just as I know mine is watching over me.” I

feeling something penetrating the barriers around the pack.

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

feel that?”

I nod.

Liam murmurs as we hurry down

already at the

by his

a small smile as he steps back

has happened, and the events that have 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 be ready to face trial or go into exile by leaving the United Kingdom.” Sephora says, her eyes lowering from Uncle Alejandro’s.

but she is not on par

the constant rubbish you’re fucking spewing.” Uncle growls.

There’s a

Something isn’t right…

meaning of

Witch Serafina!” Sephora says, her voice full of

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

are all aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are full of darkness. Is everything not simply far too

to all the rather ideal coincidences? Apophis isn’t relying on

quietly. I’m about to

me something without saying anything…

There’s something more…

are holding captive in your home,” Aleric says, making me glance at him

seen what you’ve done to her,

Alejandro! How dare you!” Magdalene exclaims. “We have always helped the

are throwing someone who needs help into the arms of her abuser!” Rayhan’s cold voice comes from behind me. I can feel

tense, but in the end, it is Rayhan and Delsanra

not wrong. Do not make the same mistakes that you made

is silent, but I’m certain his mind

us that your kind doesn’t look down upon our kind, but now? Now the King is insulting us when our hands are tied!” Magdalene

showing through once re and… is that a cry

way she’ looking at me… almost as if she

not try to reach me via ntment?

Unless… she can’t.

you please,” Aleric says again.

mate, and

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

never liked this

Do not mess with me, or I will show you

ignorance will be your end!”

but Leo beats me to

to 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

He’s right…