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

my head; he just doesn’t

I won’t be able to go back

head to the

sofa, cradling Malevolent

and watch the shadowy

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

did 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

I know I wanted Royce, and his refusal was getting to me… Yeah, I’m not making

know it makes me a bitch,

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

finds out, I bet he’ll be

to the other

Nice work.

onto my side, I

my hair,

more than to

scream, and cry, the

I always be so

think I’m

because I’m tough and I’ll jump

but no one sees

in a deep breath, I flex my fingers, trying to

a void so big I may

it and never

state where you

cry, both threatening

to wreak havoc and

or even… destroy

other

casual thing, I can’t let it happen

I know I’ll fuck up

stare at

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

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

thundering, and I wonder if

together again.

thought hurts, but I should

doesn’t mean he needed to

with me… and stop talking

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

feel my anger and frustration rising, and my

Fuck calm down…

now, I can’t lose control. I hate how

dropping my phone in the process; it hits

and bite off the lid, my eyes blazing, my aura raging around me so powerfully that even the spells Delsanra and Raihana, two of the most powerful

me to mask my aura, are

growl as my Lycan tries to

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 the

within me. 4

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

wood but I can’t

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