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

words sting so much more

head; he just doesn’t know

able to go

to the

cradling Malevolent to my chest.

staring at the ceiling, and watch the shadowy patterns of the

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

I do

hook-ups aren’t

and is a teacher at the school? Usually, I am not that foolish, nothing good will come

Royce, and his refusal was getting to me… Yeah, I’m

a bitch, but if I

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

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

to the other so

Nice work.

side,

my hair,

more than

want to scream, and cry, the guilt and

can I always be so

People think I’m

because I’m tough and

have… but no one

breath, I flex my fingers, trying

me and creating a void so

it and never

you want

cry, both threatening

to wreak havoc and destroy

or even… destroy

to feel something other

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

I know I’ll

at my phone.

sick, feeling as if I’m betraying him, but he’s the one refusing to talk to me… but does it even matter? It’s not like we

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

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

together again.

I should

doesn’t mean he needed

me… and

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

my anger and frustration rising, and my claws

Fuck calm down…

to move 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 memory whenever I completely spiral. What

the bedroom. Pulling open my top chest drawer, I scramble around, dropping my phone in the process; it hits the floor,

my aura raging around me so

on me to mask my aura,

Lycan tries

and I scream in agony as it cripples me, making me fall to my knees.

within me. 4

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

wood but I can’t

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