The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

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

1. 4

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…’ Why

sting so

head; he just doesn’t

I won’t be able to go back

I head to the lounge and

sofa, cradling Malevolent to my

and watch the shadowy

the curtains are open, but I have no energy to get up

I do

hook-ups aren’t

at the school? Usually, I am not that foolish,

and his refusal was getting to me…

was, and I know it makes me a bitch, but

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

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

the other so easily…

Nice work.

side, I run

my hair, breathing

than to

to scream, and cry, the

can I always be so

I’m

because I’m tough and I’ll jump

have… but no one sees

deep breath, I flex my fingers, trying to rid the horrid feeling

creating a void so

and

you

cry, both threatening to take

havoc and destroy

or

feel something other

and I stare at the backrest of the sofa, 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 he gave me an incredible orgasm… I can’t… not with him. It’s wrong on so

deep down, I know I’ll fuck up

stare at my phone.

feel sick, feeling as if I’m betraying him, but he’s the one refusing to talk to me… but does it

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

and I wonder if

together again.

I should be happy

mean he needed to

me… and stop talking

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

and frustration rising, and my

Fuck calm down…

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

in the process; it hits the floor, but I don’t care. I can feel myself losing control, feel the

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

put on me to mask my aura, are not enough

as my Lycan

through me and I scream in agony as it cripples me, making me fall

within me. 4

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

the wood but I can’t