His Dark Obsession

30. A Connection

ZEDKIEL.

I stare at her, my heart rate quickening. Of all things, I wasn’t expecting her to say that… but her words shook me and not because of the reason behind her fear of me, but because it aligned with what occurred in the Chamber of Truth. The ominous warning that took place at my Blood Ritual, to kill the woman with hair as dark as night, skin as pale as snow and eyes the colour of the bird of night…

I would end up killing her? I scrub my hand down my face, trying to remain emotionless.

I look at her as she sits there, trying to stifle her tears; I can’t imagine myself killing her… Not her. Anyone but her.

But I’ve already hurt her before… My Lycan is always fighting to come forward when she is around, wanting to devour her… but I know that despite that, I wouldn’t have hurt her the other night. When I drank her blood, it was her ripping away that had caused her that injury.

I push the thoughts away, needing to focus on what she had just said. These dreams, my omen… There has to be more to this, a way to stop that from happening.

A part of me wants to reassure her that it’s going to be ok, that I won’t hurt her, but can I guarantee that? Deep down I couldn’t, regardless of everything that has or hasn’t happened I couldn’t give her my word. I slowly crouch down in front of her, placing my hand on her knee.

“Evangeline.” Her heart thumps as she looks at me, she’s smudged her eye makeup, and she looks even more like a panda now… “Look… I don’t know what to make of your dream… but I know I wouldn’t intentionally kill you…” 2

The flash of fear in her eyes tells me she’s thinking exactly the same thing as me. Who knows what I’d do when I wasn’t in my right mind?

I sigh quietly, watching the black marks of her makeup mixing with her tears as she wipes her face, making them even worse. It is obvious she doesn’t wear makeup much because she’s either forgotten about it or she just doesn’t care. “Nothing I say will reassure you when even I don’t trust myself… however … there’s something about you…”

That makes me want to keep you close forever, but I don’t say that to her. I can’t. 1

“You’re not angry?” She asks, almost as if that in itself shocks her. She watches me as she wipes her tears away.

Can you be angry at a panda in a red dress? I smirk slightly and stand up. 4

“No, I appreciate you sharing that. We need answers… I feel your dream connects to my Ritual…”

“Ritual?” She asks.

I didn’t tell anyone about that night. We aren’t really meant to discuss it in detail… but why do I feel like there’s more to us… between us…

I look down at her as she stands up, still clutching her dress to her. “We need to find out why you have those dreams repeatedly. Have you ever told anyone?”

I frown and shake my head. “I vaguely remember telling Grandmother Philomena once, but she said it is just a silly dream and I should pay it no heed.”

happening, and you

over. “Go change, I’m going to take you

closet taking some clothes. “Oh, and you

I hear her gasp and I

and instead pull on some sweatpants and a hoodie. She steps out of the bathroom; her face is now free of makeup, her cheeks

“My make–up…”

clothes they had picked out for her, but tonight I

on the hoodie over

tits had to be covered

I pull my

the middle of the woods to kill you. So

heart rate quickens, and I

mutter, locking the door after

and I try not to focus on her lips. Reaching over, I pull the hood

don’t know a lot about me. Maybe if you didn’t always run, you might figure out a lot more.” I

eyes soften before she tenses. “Yeah…”

I take her wrist leading her down a side hallway. We’d take one of the back entrances. I didn’t want anyone to see where

tell me where

begun to come out of her shell. Slowly

walking through the woods and the trees are getting tighter, making it harder for her

foolish that you came out here so willingly

done a lot of stupid things in

am… but am I not the same person who you think will kill you? I don’t reply until I slowly come to a

feel that?” She asks

you feel

something in the

could feel? I brought her here to see if she’d feel

was that we cannot utter what happens beyond the chamber to anyone. Not that I think an

powerful energy… but it isn’t… bad.” She

strange… there are so many who cross this area but don’t know what is beneath it, but here is

royals…

of truth is right beneath our feet.” I