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

a one-night hook-up…’ Why

words sting so

he just

I won’t be able to go back

head to the lounge and

sofa, cradling Malevolent to

staring at the ceiling, and watch the shadowy patterns of

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

I

hook-ups aren’t uncommon

who I know and is a teacher at the school? Usually, I

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

me a bitch,

for his brother.

Nicely played Sky…

I bet he’ll

to the other so

Nice work.

my side,

my hair, breathing

more than to

and cry, the guilt and hollowness seeping

I

I’m

tough and I’ll jump

have… but no one sees the

breath, I flex my fingers,

and creating a void so big I may

into it and never

state where you want

cry, both threatening to take over,

havoc and

me, or even… destroy

to feel something other than empty, angry or out of

let it happen again even if he was pretty good in bed or if he gave me an incredible orgasm… I

deep down, I know I’ll fuck up again. I always

stare at my phone.

to talk to me… but does it even matter? It’s not

couple-

His ex. Fuck!

my heart thundering, and I wonder if something happened and

together again.

thought hurts, but I should be

mean he

me… and stop talking

You’re overthinking Sky, chill.

can feel my anger and frustration rising, and my

Fuck calm down…

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

dropping my phone in the process; it hits the floor, but I don’t care. I can feel myself losing control, feel the beast

my eyes blazing, my aura raging around me so powerfully

on me to mask my aura, are not enough

Lycan tries to

cripples me, making me fall to my knees. The poison bleeding through me, setting my

within me. 4

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

the wood but I can’t hold

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