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…’

sting so much

my head; he

won’t be able to

head to the lounge

cradling Malevolent to my

ceiling, and watch the

the dark, and the curtains are open, but I have no energy to

did I

hook-ups

at the school? Usually, I am not that

wanted Royce, and his refusal was getting to

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

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

Royce finds out, I bet he’ll

other so

Nice work.

onto my side, I run

hair, breathing deeply,

than

want to scream, and cry, the guilt

I always be

I’m

because I’m tough

you with everything I have… but no one

breath, I flex my fingers, trying

a void so big I

into it and

where you

both threatening to take

wreak havoc

or even… destroy

other

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

I know I’ll fuck up again. I

at my

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

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

my heart thundering, and I wonder if something happened and

together again.

but I should be happy

doesn’t mean he needed

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 have empty blanks in my

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

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

put on me to mask my aura, are

growl as my Lycan tries to

making me fall to my knees. The poison bleeding through me, setting my blood on fire,

within me. 4

like my head will burst as I grab onto the chest of

wood but I can’t hold

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