Chapter 130


    The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse Chapter 130


    A Silent Plea


    SKYLA.


    He smiles as he pulls back. “You were born to be darkness, to be by my side in this


    vision of the future. Do you understand?” he


    hums.


    No! I don’t care if there’s darkness in me. I


    am not evil.


    I will


    ever kill them. I will never hurt them.


    I won’t.


    Royce… please…


    “Of course, I understand.” I scoff, surprising


    even myself at how normal I sound.


    Royce!


    Fuck! Dad! Mama!


    Bastet! Where are you?


    Dante… please…


    ‘Avoid him…’ Bastet’s words from earlier


    make my stomach flip.


    ‘You will destroy him.’ Dante’s chilling


    words also return with vengeance, and it


    suddenly feels hard to breathe.


    What have I done?


    Please help me, someone… anybody…


    “Sky!”


    My heart leaps as Royce’s voice reaches my


    ear and I turn far slower than my mind


    wants me to.


    He’s here!


    “Remember what you need to do,” Aleric whispers, caressing my cheek before he


    slides his arm around my waist and, to my horror, I ce my hand on his chest.


    Don’t touch me!


    Fuck, I don’t want to touch you!


    I feel sick before Royce’s scent hits me, and with it, not only does my heart skip a beat, but I feel a ray


    of hope flit into the dark ce that I’m pulled into.


    Please don’t misunderstand this.


    Royce…


    He’ll know, right?


    “I’m afraid we are going to have to tell him the truth,” Aleric says, this time much


    louder.


    He wants him to hear.


    Roycees into view. He’s a blur until he


    around his hands.


    “How dare you hurt her!” He snarls, his eyes are zing and the temperature drops. A blinding bolt of


    lightning spreads from his hand as he rips me from Aleric, mming him against the wall.


    “No!” I shout as I find myself pushing Royce away with full force. He’s thrown against the far wall and I


    remember the extra strength I


    have attained recently.


    Oh, how I wish I hadn’t… but it’s obvious Royce wasn’t expecting me to intervene. He gets to his feet


    within seconds sending a bolt of lightning at Aleric,


    “No!” I shout as Aleric chuckles. Royce’s


    eyes widen as he diverts the lightning away, missing me by seconds.


    I stand in front of Aleric protectively, my heart thudding.


    Royce brushes his hair back slowly, looking


    shocked.


    “Sky… step aside,” he says, a glint of


    confusion in those gorgeous eyes. “What are you doing?”


    His heart is thudding as he closes the gap between us, but I raise my hand.


    “Stay back…” I whisper, as Aleric steps


    forward, about to wrap his arm around me when Royce grabs my arm with lightning speed and pulls


    me away from him before Aleric can even touch me.


    Please take me away.


    “Back the fuck off!” Royce snarls, sending a few killer sharp shards of ice at Aleric.


    “Don’t!” I scream, as Aleric raises a barrier of fire and I rip out of Royce’s hold.


    “You back off, he’s my mate Royce…. We’re mates!” I growl as I look at Aleric


    And I wish you weren’t.Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    He tilts his head, smirking.


    “See?” He says cockily, but all I can focus on is the violent thudding of Royce’s heart and the snippets


    of pain and hurt that he’s trying so hard to reign in. He looks at me as if he doesn’t believe me.


    “No. That’s a fucking lie. He isn’t your mate,” He says, making me want to break


    down.


    This is a sick game… 1


    “What have you done to her!?” he snarls, advancing on Aleric.


    “I have done nothing… only fate has sided with me. Even the goddess gave me


    something she didn’t give you. You wanted Sk… I wanted to be king… oh I guess I’ll settle. She may


    have made you the Sris king, but she gave me the Lycan Princess as my mate. Tell me Royce, who


    got the better deal?” he taunts.


    I know I’m not worthy of Royce… and call me selfish, but I want him, want him, only


    him.


    Royce’s eyes snap between us. Strands of his hair fall in front of his face, electricity


    crackling dangerously.


    It’s obvious he came running to find me, but for what? For me, to protect the fucking


    snake.


    “Regardless of whether you are fated or not … She chose me.” Royce says with such confidence that it


    makes my core clench.


    Always.


    I’ll always choose you and you alone.


    Fuck, you’re the only one for me.


    “Actually… I don’t.” I say.


    My heart squeezes and I feel angry at myself.


    How can I do this to him?


    His eyes widen slightly as I slowly turn.


    “What they say about fated mates… it’s true


    nothing canpare.” I say, looking into


    the eyes of the man I love.


    Can you see my pain?


    Can you hear my plea for help?


    Where is my strength?


    He doesn’t move, but I see the sh of hurt


    in his eyes.


    “Stay away from me, Royce.”


    “He’s ckmailing you. I don’t know how, but I know he is. Tell me the truth, Love, and


    I will fix it.”


    I scoff. “Please Royce, there is no ckmail. I want him, not you.”


    Aleric smirks and Royce’s eyes sh. A


    powerful st of wind pushes us back and


    the next thing I know, he has his hand


    around Aleric’s neck.


    “Listen to her, Royce. She’s telling you the truth.” He is so rxed that I wonder exactly how much


    confidence he has in himself…


    Goddess…


    “I Sk Sra Rossi, reject you,” my


    beautiful king… “Royce Jonathan Arden as my mate, Alpha, and King,” I whisper. I gasp as pain tears


    through me. For a moment I can’t breathe, clutching my chest as I look at


    Royce.


    Now, this is the pain of rejection. I gasp as I


    clutch my chest.


    Aleric throws him off him, his eyes glinting with hatred, and I rush to his side despite the pain in my


    chest.


    My body was programmed to serve him and


    him alone, despite wanting to break down


    and rip my heart out.


    I don’t want him to hurt Royce anymore.


    I look at him as he gets to his feet. His heartbeat is irregr as he tries topose himself. I rejected


    him… the pain he must be feeling… 1


    I’m so fucking sorry, Royce.


    Please Royce go.


    “Leave him. Let’s return to the hall and


    share the good news.” I say, looking into Aleric’s eyes.


    “Sk… listen to me,” Royce whispers softly as he gets to his feet.


    He’s in pain. The stabbing pain from my rejection is stabbing me in my chest but…


    “There’s nothing to hear. ept my rejection.”


    Our eyes meet and I know he’s searching for


    an answer, one that is clear he will never


    find.


    When he seems to realise there’s nothing in my eyes, he frowns.


    “I told you… if I mark you, my mark will never be removed, because I will never mark another… And


    although, I once thought if you decide to choose your fated when the timees I’ll let you go if that is


    what you truly want. But I can’t, especially not to


    someone far beneath you. I won’t ept


    your rejection. Not like this. Not for him…” he says quietly. 4


    Good.


    I’m sorry I rejected you, I didn’t mean it.


    “Then I’ll just mark her. After all, a fated


    mate can indeed remove the mark of a


    chosen mate.” Aleric says mockingly.


    “I don’t know what you’ve done, or how you are ckmailing her, but I know my girl and


    she’s mine,” Royce says, and I scoff. 3


    “You’re mistaken,” I say. He looks at me and I know he’s trying to mind link, but I simply look away.


    “Think whatever… but I


    choose him.”


    “You don’t look surprised to see me alive,” Royce says to him suddenly.


    “Of course not. Not at all.” He says, but his face darkens. “Don’t try to distract me, Royce. It will not


    work.”


    The sound of footsteps running reaches us, and we turn to see Charlotte there, her heart


    thundering.


    “What’s going on?” she asks confused as shees to a stop, her fists clenching


    when she sees Aleric.


    “Not much. I just found my mate and I’m about to mark him.” I say sounding like a


    fucking bitch, as my body once again moves


    on its own and I wrap my arm around


    Aleric’s neck.


    “Oh yeah, baby, just like that,”he whispers, making me sick.


    From the corner of my eyes, I see Royce make to move forward, but a surge of mes


    burst up around us as my canines elongate.


    “Don’t do it Sky…” Charlotte’s voice whispers.


    But I’m not in control. My mind is here, but that is as far as my control goes.


    I’m trying! I’m fucking trying!


    I will do anything but mark him!


    Please, Royce…. Rip me away from him,


    please…


    His arms wrap around my waist as the voice


    of Bastetes in my head.


    ‘Mark him.’ 12


    Mark him?


    I don’t have a choice anyway..


    “Sky…” His husky voice fills my ears, sexy yet I can sense him trying to control his emotions, but


    Aleric’s crushing hold is


    stronger, on my body and on my mind.


    I’m sorry Royce…


    I’m sorry for hurting you…


    I sink my teeth into Aleric’s neck and he growls in approval. I feel the pain as I almost fully destroy the


    bond with the one I love,


    and create another with someone who I hate


    to the core.


    There’s a rush of sparks through the bond, but there is nothing pleasant in them and they just make me


    feel sick and disgusted. I can still feel my link, albeit faint, to Royce since he hasn’t epted my


    rejection and I know that if Aleric marks me back… That bond will automatically be abolished…


    Please don’t let ite to that. Fuck, please.


    I can feel Royce’s eyes on me, but I don’t dare turn, because it will simply kill me


    inside…