The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

Chapter 159

75. The Pain Inside

ROYCE.

The only way to end this… is his death.

The moment is before me as he lays there bleeding out, and it hurts.

Despite everything he has done and I know he deserves what is coming, but… he is still my brother.

I look at her as I pass her the sword, hiding the pain in my chest.

For her, I need to stay strong.

You’ve hidden your emotions for years, Royce. What are a few more moments?

I look into her eyes, which are now green, but they remain cat-like.

“Let’s do this.” I say.

I look at Aleric as he lays there on the floor, trying to get up when he sees us approaching, but he is beyond the point of recovering, and it’s clear Apophis is focusing on the barrier…

The darkness that is pushing against the barrier is spreading from Aleric.

“Break his tie from this world and it will weaken him.” Skyla murmurs.

“For the Gods,” I say quietly as I place my hand over hers.

We raise the sword as one and I look down at him. Our eyes meet and I remember the little boy who once played by my side. 5

The one I sparred against, the friendly competition, the pranks we’d pull… the way he always tried to protect me.

“Apophis!” He hisses. The darkness seems to spread, returning around him with vengeance and he begins laughing brokenly.

Too weak to do anything, but his confidence in the snake god remains.

“Kill me then, if you can,” Aleric says, his eyes locked with mine. you took everything I wanted… you even nothing more than my mate… you are selfish… you always have been…”

“Royce.” Skyla’s voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We need to hurry.”

and see that the entire area is

big, say I will kill, but when the time is before

we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade as we plunge it into his

eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time I hear

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare into Aleric’s wide

rage as the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in the sight of

is staring back at me as his life fades

think I’d do

go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my

places the sword down, cupping my face, and I

so sorry.” She

shake my head. This is

closer, hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists

is no victory

SKYLA.

heart to see him so broken; he

the life of my sibling, even if someone

that guilt

is something he will carry with him

even when everyone gathers. I hold

but his head

approaches, but I shake my head. Even if he’s injured,

sorry, your majesty…” one of the

been… intense…” a man says quietly. “We should have seen the

from behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how

she falls to her knees beside Royce, and I force myself back. “You did what

give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from flowing down

must they suffer… at least make their

around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control my own tears, but

first time in my

changes you… something

they say, every life

Royce, the Solaris King, was

who has spoken. I’m still

Are they that stupid?

were telling you that,”

man looks guilty as he lowers his head and mumbles, “I know… I just… Well, he is not