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

than a one-night

so

he just doesn’t know

be able to go

to the

Malevolent to my chest.

the ceiling, and watch the

the dark, and the curtains are

did I

hook-ups aren’t uncommon

know and is a teacher at the school? Usually, I am not that foolish, nothing

I know I wanted Royce, and his refusal was getting to me… Yeah, I’m not making sense. Was I trying to

it makes me a bitch, but if I

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

If Royce finds out, I bet he’ll be disgusted that I bounced

to the other so easily…

Nice work.

side, I run my

hair, breathing deeply,

than to

cry, the guilt and hollowness seeping deeper

can I always

I’m a

because I’m tough and I’ll jump

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

flex my fingers, trying to rid the horrid

me and creating a void so big I

into it and never return.

you want to

cry, both threatening

wreak havoc and destroy

me, or even…

to feel something other than empty, angry

trying to regain myself. Even if I agreed to a casual thing, I can’t let it happen again even if he was pretty good in bed or if

down, I know

at my

him, but he’s the one refusing to talk to me… but does

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

my heart thundering, and I

together again.

but I should

doesn’t mean he needed to cut

and stop talking to

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

anger and

Fuck calm down…

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

chest drawer, I scramble around, dropping my phone in the process; it hits the floor, but I don’t care. I can

grab one of the vials of serum with shaking hands and bite off the lid, my eyes blazing, my aura raging around

mask my aura,

Lycan tries to

and I scream in agony as it cripples me, making me fall to my knees. The poison bleeding through me,

within me. 4

eyes sting and it feels like my head will burst as I grab onto the chest

wood but I can’t

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