The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin novel Chapter 28

SKYLA.

A game?

He’s so close, his thundering heart and those brilliant blue eyes are too much. All I can see is him, his scent wreaking havoc with my mind and I suddenly feel as if there is no air and I’m drowning in his rage.

I let out a shaky breath, trying to control my emotions. I exhale, and I’m surprised to see the puff of visible air.

It’s so cold in here? Is a window open?

“He told you.” I state quietly, looking into his eyes.

I don’t even know how to feel about that…

Why would Aleric do that?

He almost smirks, his cold eyes boring into mine.

“Of course he did,” he scoffs. “Why not gloat right?”

“That wasn’t-”

“Whatever it was. The thing is, Skyla… don’t mess me about. You thought since you couldn’t have one brother, why not just have the other? Correct?”

I stay quiet, his words hitting a nerve.

He sees right through me.

“You know what? You and Aleric seem to be the perfect match… carry on, I wish you both all the best, because this Arden is not going to be added to your list of fucks.”

He pushes away from the wall, turning away from me as if he’s too disgusted to even look at me and, for the first time in my life, I’m regretting sleeping with someone…

“Move.” His command emanates through me and although it does nothing to bend me to his will, the power in it stuns me. I can feel it in the air and my heart thunders.

He isn’t normal…

I try to think of a sassy comeback but I have fuck-all to say.

I slowly step aside, and he doesn’t even bother looking at me as he pulls the door open, but then he pauses.

“Tell your father that I thank him for the dinner invitation, but something has come up, and I needed to leave.”

He doesn’t wait for a reply and swiftly exits.

I close my eyes, slumping back against the door as it thuds shut and sigh heavily.

That went downhill fast…

Taking a few deep breaths, I shiver at how cold I feel.

I open my eyes, unsure how to process my emotions. His words stung, but I don’t care. I know deep down that I did what I did to prove a point. What did I think, that he wouldn’t find out? Yeah, that was a stupid assumption to make.

I feel stupid, angry, irritated, and hurt.

But fuck, it’s my own doing.

I scan the bathroom, frowning when my attention falls on the large mirrors that line the wall behind the sink basins.

Frost? I push away from the door and slowly walk over to them, looking at the corner of the glass that meets the ceiling.

There’s ice…

I tilt my head, frowning. Earlier I had felt as if the temperature had dropped in here. I’m certain when I came in here it wasn’t this cold.

What is going on?

I’m about to reach for my phone when I realise it’s not with me. I glance at the door before I quickly climb onto the marble counter and reach for the corner of the glass.

Ice cold.

It is not even just steam, it was solid ice coating the corner of the mirror. The glass around the ice was frosty and had partially steamed up.

Strange….

I jump down, feeling my unease and restlessness rising. I’m trying to distract myself from Royce’s words, but it’s hard to do so.

Why do I feel so… upset by his words?

I take a deep breath, knowing I need to get out of here before I lose control. I exit the bathroom and return to the table where Dad is smirking over something Kataleya has said.

“Only you princess.” Dad’s saying to her as he hooks his arm around her neck and pulls her close, kissing her forehead.

My steps falter, my emotions slamming down on me like a fucking tidal wave, and I want to run…

I need to get out of here before my emotions fuck everything up.

“Sky! I was telling Dad about the ice cream tub incident with Alessandra.” She giggles.

I force a smile and nod. “Oh, that was fun.”

Hide it all.

I have to.

Just the way I always do.

“Oh yeah! I caught your guest on the way to the bathroom and he said he has to leave and to thank you for the dinner.” I say lightly, feeling Dad’s gaze burning into me.

“Oh yeah?” He says, “His fucking loss, Kat just ordered the entire fucking dessert menu.”

Kataleya pouts. “I only wanted to try them all…”

The girl loves food and I’m sure even the food is probably grateful to be devoured by her. I mean, who knows, maybe food are little foodles who talk and chat and their goal in life is to be eaten.

I shake my head, pushing my random thoughts from my mind.

Dad smirks before jerking his head at me, motioning me to sit on his other side.

I don’t argue, sliding into the space from Royce’s side. His scent lingers, and it only makes that punch to the gut even worse.

“So what dessert am I devouring?” I ask, glad when Malevolent silently brushes against my leg, comforting me.

“As Dad said, lots.” Kat says with a sheepish smile.

My heart thuds and I scratch Malevolent’s neck.

“Perfect. Any scraps left for Malevolent?” I ask, not wanting to feel so upset. I had fed her bits in between, but I had been so distracted that I’m not sure how much she has eaten…

“I fed her.” Kataleya whispers.

“Thanks.” I say as Dad turns to me.

He doesn’t say anything as his eyes meet mine and I hate that I want to break down and cry. Instead, I stare back at him defiantly, those dark eyes glinting with emotions and the one thing I know is that no matter how many men hurt me, or how many times I fuck up. Dad will always be here for me.

I just can’t tell him that.

As if he knows what’s going through my mind, he wraps his strong arm around me, pulling me close. I close my eyes, inhaling his woody scent that always holds that touch of smoke. His steady beating heart and the warmth of his embrace make me lean into him, trying to ease the pain in my chest.

This is a place that will always be safe…

My heart’s thudding and I’m so fucking messed up right now that I’m grateful when he doesn’t ask anything as he rubs my arm.

Something tells me he heard our conversation, no I’m sure, and I know that he will bring it up…

The dessert arrives soon after but I’m too distracted to eat. My emotions are a mess and no matter how much I pretend I’m enjoying the different desserts, I’m not.