The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

Chapter 17

The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin 17. My Demons

SKYLA.

As the door shuts behind him, my small smirk fades away, and I look around the cottage. That cosy touch feels empty… My stomach drops, guilt filling me, followed by a void, one so deep it almost hurts to

breathe. This is the part I hate the most; I know my flaws… I know when I’m fucking up but it doesn’t stop me from self- sabotaging everything. Even then, it’s easier to identify my flaws and another thing entirely trying to move away from them. 1

Breaking a cycle that, for a fleeting moment, fills that emptiness, is hard. I live in those moments… It offers me temporary relief, a distraction I really need from the constant war that wages in my mind. But it always comes to an end and then it all sinks in, knowing I fucked up. But deep down I know I’ll do it all over again, because I need that,

those small moments of reprieve they offer

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Picking up my phone, I unlock it and click on the chat app. It’s instinctual, another bad habit of mine that I’ve picked up recently. It

has become a part of my routine… One I

always knew would probably end in disappointment, yet still, I check my

messages anyway.

Still nothing.

Sighing heavily, I stare unseeingly at the

screen.

I can still feel his touch on my body, and I

don’t know how to feel about it. In the

moment everything feels good, but then… now, I feel hollow. Moving toward the front door, I can still smell his scent clinging to me, to this place…. 1

Locking the door, I sigh, resting my forehead against the wood before I slowly

turn and head to the bedroom. A place that

still smells of him and sex… It’s like I can’t

escape him, escape what I did. I messed up and once Royce finds out…

I sigh heavily, feeling sick with guilt and I

turn away, shutting the door, hoping hist scent won’t linger too long.

“Meow?”

Malevolent’s whine draws my attention to

her, and I smile softly as I crouch down and

scoop her into my arms. “Come on, little

one.” I whisper, nuzzling my nose into her

neck. She’s my forever one.

Nothing helps, nothing ever helps.

Royce’s words fill my mind. ‘You’re worth

one-night hook-up…’ Why

sting so much more

my head; he just

be able to go

I head to the lounge and

sofa, cradling Malevolent

at the ceiling, and watch the shadowy patterns

and the curtains are open, but I have no

I do

hook-ups aren’t uncommon

and is a teacher at the school? Usually, I

refusal was getting to me… Yeah, I’m not making sense. Was I trying

it makes me a bitch, but if

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

Royce finds out, I bet he’ll be disgusted

the other so easily…

Nice work.

onto my side, I run my

my hair, breathing deeply,

than to hurt

want to scream, and cry, the

how can I always be

I’m a

tough and

I have… but no one sees the fucked up shit inside my

flex my fingers, trying

a void so big

it and never

state where you

both threatening to take

havoc

or even…

other than

thing, I can’t let it happen again even if he was pretty good in bed or if he gave me an incredible orgasm… I can’t… not with

I know I’ll fuck up again. I

at my phone.

betraying him, but he’s the one refusing to talk to me… but does it even matter? It’s not like

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

thundering, and I

together again.

but I should

That doesn’t mean he needed

and stop talking to

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

and frustration rising,

Fuck calm down…

when I lose control. My heart thunders and right now, I can’t lose control. I hate how I have empty blanks in my memory

my phone in the process; it hits the floor, but I don’t

off the lid, my eyes blazing, my aura raging around me so powerfully that even the spells Delsanra and Raihana, two

mask my aura,

my Lycan tries

I scream in agony as it cripples me, making me fall to my knees. The poison bleeding through me, setting my blood on fire, as it eats away

within me. 4

sting and it feels like my head will burst as I grab onto the chest of drawers,

wood but I can’t

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