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

a one-night

so

my head; he just

able to

to the

sofa, cradling Malevolent to

ceiling, and watch the shadowy patterns

the dark, and the curtains are

did I do

hook-ups aren’t

at the

was getting to me… Yeah, I’m

know it makes me a bitch, but if I

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

me. If Royce finds out, I bet he’ll be

the other so

Nice work.

my side, I

my hair,

more than to hurt

the guilt and hollowness seeping deeper

can I always

think I’m a

tough and

I have… but no one sees the fucked up shit

flex my fingers, trying to rid

me and creating a void so big

and never

where you

threatening to take over,

havoc and destroy

or

to feel something other than empty, angry

the sofa, trying to regain myself. Even if I agreed to a casual thing, I can’t let it happen again even if

down, I know I’ll fuck up

at

to talk to me… but does it even matter? It’s not like we are

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

jolt upright, my heart thundering, and I wonder if something happened and

together again.

but I should be

he needed to

me… and

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

my anger and

Fuck calm down…

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

I run to the bedroom. Pulling open my top chest drawer, I scramble around, dropping my phone in the process; it hits the floor, but I don’t care. I can feel myself losing control, feel the beast within raging to come

of serum with shaking hands and bite off the lid, my eyes blazing, my aura raging around me so powerfully that even the

me to mask my aura,

as my Lycan tries to stop

it, but I win and gulp it down. Pain. rips through me and I scream in agony as it cripples me, making me fall to my knees. The poison

within me. 4

feels like my head will burst as I grab

splinter the wood but I can’t

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