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…’ Why

sting so

shake my head; he

won’t be able to go back

the lounge and drop

cradling Malevolent

at the ceiling, and watch the

the dark, and the curtains are open, but I have

I

hook-ups aren’t

but with someone who I know and is a teacher at the school? Usually, I am not that foolish,

refusal was getting to me… Yeah, I’m not making sense. Was I trying to

makes me a bitch, but if

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

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

other so easily…

Nice work.

my side, I run my

my hair,

more than to

to scream, and cry, the

can I

People think I’m a

because I’m tough and I’ll

have… but no one sees the fucked up

flex my fingers, trying to rid the horrid feeling eating

a void so big

it and never return.

state where you want to

threatening

to wreak havoc

or even…

something other than empty, angry or out of

casual thing, I can’t let it happen again even if he

I know I’ll fuck up again. I

at

to talk to me… but does it

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

heart thundering, and I wonder if something happened and

together again.

thought hurts, but I should be happy

That doesn’t mean he

and stop talking

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

feel my anger and frustration

Fuck calm down…

knows to move away when I lose control. My heart thunders and right now, I can’t lose

around, dropping my phone in the process; it hits the floor, but

the lid, my eyes blazing, my aura raging

me to mask my aura, are not enough

Lycan tries to stop

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 bleeding through me, setting my blood on fire, as it eats away at

within me. 4

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

wood but I can’t hold

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