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.

for my eyeliner. I need to show my babies we are going to be ok. Putting on a bit of eyeliner makes me

it back into a high bun before I

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

I say, smiling at her.

For my kids.

her gaze is emotionless as she stares at me, almost as if seeing right

she says, giving

her and, sitting down, pull her into a tight

before she sits back slowly and

“Good.”

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

my eyes as emotions seem through the crack in the

says quietly. Everyone

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

sure your father will still watch down on

feeling something penetrating the barriers around the

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

feel that?” Rayhan asks

I nod.

Liam murmurs as we

Alejandro is already at the door

Dante by his

turns, giving me a small smile as he steps back a little, allowing me to walk beside Uncle.

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

internally. She may be powerful, but she is

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

group, my gaze finding Magdalene. There’s a deep

Something isn’t right…

the meaning of this?” I

Serafina!” Sephora says,

talk to dogs who bark so

all aware of the manipulation of those whose hearts are full of

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

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

to tell me something

There’s something more…

Aleric says, making me glance

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

Magdalene exclaims. “We have always helped the werewolves

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

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

same mistakes that you made with Delsanra.”

certain his mind is working.

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 cries out, her aura surging. “We are doing what

age showing through once re and… is that a cry for help?

at me… almost as if she wants to say something. I

to reach me via ntment?

Unless… she can’t.

please,” Aleric says again.

mate, and

to respect Hecate and her teachings, Serafina, or

never liked this bitch.

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

will be

Leo

someone who lost their niece to one of these Serpents, and saw Skyla Rossi try to protect those girls, you aren’t really thinking with a

He’s right…