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 hook-up…’

words sting so

my head; he just

able to go back

to the

cradling Malevolent

staring at the ceiling, and watch the shadowy patterns of

I’m in the dark, and the curtains are open, but I have no

I do

casual hook-ups aren’t

but with someone who I know and is a teacher at the school? Usually, I

his refusal was getting to me… Yeah, I’m not

it makes me a bitch, but

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

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

other so

Nice work.

onto my side, I run

my hair, breathing

more than to hurt

cry, the guilt and

I always be so

think I’m a

because I’m tough and I’ll jump

I have… but no one sees the fucked up

my fingers, trying to rid the horrid feeling

me and creating a void so big

and never

you want

both threatening to

to wreak havoc

or even… destroy

feel something other than empty, angry or out of

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 him.

know I’ll fuck up

at

sick, feeling as if I’m betraying him, but he’s the one refusing to talk

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

and

together again.

hurts, but I should be happy

mean he needed to

with me… and stop talking

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

anger and frustration rising, and my claws

Fuck calm down…

can’t lose control. I hate how I

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

of serum with shaking hands and bite off the lid, my eyes blazing, my aura raging around me so powerfully that even the spells Delsanra and Raihana, two of the most powerful witches

mask my aura, are not

my Lycan

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

within me. 4

will burst as I grab onto the chest of

wood but I

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