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.”

her voice makes me glance around and see that

talk big, say I will kill, but when the

I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade

makes me ill every time I hear it rings in

‘NO!’

and stare into

around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in the

me as his life fades before my

didn’t think I’d

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

face, and I look into her

sorry.”

head. This is

my fists to my forehead, refusing to

no victory

SKYLA.

broken; he

can’t imagine having to take the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still

guilt

option, but that is something he

sun shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers.

have stopped, but

but I shake my head. Even if

majesty…” one of

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

I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it is, they need one another

she falls to her knees beside Royce, and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her

space to mourn their

must they suffer… at

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

in

something inside

understand what it means when they say, every life you

Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my

Are they that stupid?

that,”

he lowers his head and mumbles, “I know… I just… Well, he is not your