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…’

words sting so much more

he

able to go back to

head to the lounge and drop

sofa, cradling Malevolent to my

up, staring at the ceiling, and watch the shadowy

the window reflect. I’m in the dark, and the curtains are open, but

I do

hook-ups aren’t

but with someone who I know and is a teacher at the school? Usually, I am not that foolish, nothing good will come

know I wanted Royce, and his refusal was getting to me… Yeah,

I know it makes me a bitch, but if I couldn’t

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

Royce finds out, I bet he’ll be disgusted

the other so easily…

Nice work.

my side,

my hair, breathing deeply,

more than to

scream, and cry, the guilt

can I always be

think I’m a

because I’m tough and

no one sees the

flex my fingers, trying to rid

a void so big

into it and never return.

where you

threatening

havoc and

me, or even…

to feel something other than empty, angry or out of

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

know

at my

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

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

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

together again.

hurts, but I

That doesn’t mean he needed to cut

and stop

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

my anger and frustration rising,

Fuck calm down…

I can’t lose control. I hate how I have empty blanks

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

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

mask my aura,

as my Lycan tries to stop

me, making me

within me. 4

will burst as

splinter the wood but I

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