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.

I need to show my babies we

it back into a high bun before I

in

I say, smiling at her.

For my kids.

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

Mama,” she says, giving me a small smile.

her into a tight

she sits back

“Good.”

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

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

it doesn’t,” Heaven says quietly. Everyone still remembers

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

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

feeling something penetrating the barriers around the

as I pull away and run to the door, almost knocking into Rayhan

you feel that?” Rayhan

I nod.

as we hurry down

is already at the door

and Dante by

giving me a small smile as he steps back a

imprisonment, we deem Alpha Aleric James Arden, as innocent. We also request that The

be powerful, but she is not on par

the constant rubbish

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

Something isn’t right…

the meaning of this?” I ask

Serafina!” Sephora says, her voice full

step forward, my eyes flashing. “And I don’t talk to dogs who bark

aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are

blind to all the rather ideal coincidences? Apophis

quietly. I’m about to say

tell me

There’s something more…

that you are holding captive in your home,” Aleric says, making me glance

my dead fucking body.” Alejandro snarls. “We’ve seen what you’ve done to her, and it’s obvious you have a witch

How dare you!” Magdalene exclaims. “We have always helped the werewolves and now you think-”

that peace treaty… you learned that 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

end, it is Rayhan and Delsanra who initially built

same mistakes that you made with

I’m certain his

kind, but now? Now the King is insulting us when our hands are tied!” Magdalene cries out, her

once re and… is that a

almost as if she wants to

reach me via ntment?

Unless… she can’t.

if you please,” Aleric

and

Serafina, or you do not deserve to be a high witch!”

never liked this

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

disobedience and ignorance will be your

about to reply, but Leo beats

you aren’t really thinking with a clear mind. And an

He’s right…