The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin novel Chapter 106

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It’s almost an hour before she finally shows up, always late. She knocks on the window of my car in which I have been waiting for her. I unlock the doors and she quickly gets in. She’s still the same as ever, her caramel brown hair falls to her waist, her blue eyes look me over and she gives me a small smile.

“Hey,” She says, about to reach over for a hug, but I turn away, looking ahead, resting my arm on the steering wheel - not giving her the option to get close.

Her heart skips a beat, and she sits back after she shuts the door behind her.

“Hi, how have you been?” I ask emotionlessly.

Seeing her just shows how intense the feelings I have for Skyla are.

She nods, her hair falling in front of her face. “Yeah, I’ve been ok. What about you?”

The tone says otherwise, but there’s nothing I can say that will help her.

“Good,” I reply, deciding to get to the point. “Alright, so like I told you, I needed to talk to your father. Did you manage to get him to agree?”

She bites her lip and nods. “Yeah, and I didn’t tell him who it is as you ordered. I just said it is someone who desperately needs to see the court.”

“Great. So where are we headed?”

She doesn’t reply and I turn to look at her, her eyes are filled with sadness and pain as she stares back at me.

“Cold much?” She whispers, hurt clear in her voice.

I cock a brow. I don’t want to be harsh but I’m not here to mislead anyone or hurt anyone. “I’m not here to make amends Jade, I only contacted you because I genuinely needed to get in touch with someone from the Court of Solaria,” I explain. “We broke up months ago. Leave it in the past.”

“I get that, but you never answered me. What happened to us?”

“The spark faded, and you can’t deny that we argued. When a relationship becomes a burden, you let it go,” I reply coldly.

She scoffs, giving a shaky laugh. “Yeah? I don’t believe you. Your family thinks you’re dead. You contacted me, I thought-”

“You thought wrong, I’m sorry Jade, but I’ve moved on, I’ve found someone,” I cut in, my eyes flashing.

I don’t owe her anything more.

“It’s her right? The online friend? The one you said there’s nothing going on with?” She whispers, a trace of accusation in her voice.

I remain silent, start the car and begin driving. “Yeah. It’s her, but it’s not what you think.” I say, “Nothing happened when we were together.”

“Sure.”

It is the truth, if she wanted to believe it or not, that is on her. “Where are we headed?”

“Straight, I’ll tell you when to turn,” she replies. She’s fiddling with her hands and the silence is tense. “What’s she like? I mean, you never saw her back then.”

“We click, she’s my dream girl,” I reply softly, Skyla coming to my mind.

She really is… she’s the girl I never knew I needed until she stepped into my life and showed me it’s good to not always follow the rules.

Her heart thuds as she motions left. “She really must be something… your aura also feels different. Like, so much more powerful.”

I also have it reigned in…

“Yeah, that’s something I want to talk to your father about.” I reply and she nods.

We fall silent and soon we are in a hotel car park.

“Here?” I ask, raising an eyebrow.

“Yes, I’ll wait outside. We shouldn’t be seen together. Here’s the room card.” She takes a card out from her pocket and holds it out.

I take it from her. “Thanks,” I say, looking up at her.

Our eyes meet and I can tell she’s near to tears. This is why I kept this as my last solution.

I turn away, opening the car door when she grips the back of my jacket. “H-how serious are the two of you?”