His Dark Obsession

51. Seeing Red

ZEDKIEL.

I don’t know what she wants from me. Blistering rage rushes through me and I clench my jaw, my eyes flashing. How dare she…

I’m trying. Trying to show her that I’m on her side, but she can’t even share something so simple as what she’ll ask the Oracle. I have told her everything! We were meant to be in this together.

I punch the wall, feeling the pain jar up my arm, but I’m far too angry to care. What more do I f**king need to do? I get that I’m not the ideal husband or Alpha… but I’ve tried, I’ve tried so f**king hard with her.

I growl, making the guards who stand outside our door flinch.

“A-alpha… if you are to leave, we must accompany you.” One of them says bravely. I almost sneer. Dad placed his most trusted and, in his eyes, his bravest and strongest guards here because I doubt anyone much wanted to even do this job. Being around me is something they’re all afraid of, and don’t trust… just like she doesn’t trust me.

She might act like she does and for a short moment I thought the f**king same, but she doesn’t trust me. Is it because she almost died? But that wasn’t anything to do with me… Well, it did to the extent I’m certain it’s me they want out of this race…

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I run a hand down my face, trying to control myself. I walk down the hall, heading to our quarters. I need to just clear my f**king head.

One of the guards follows and although I know it’s f**king protocol for out-of-tournament hours, it irks me. I enter our quarters and head to the bedroom, not caring when he follows, and I go to the small fridge that stands to the side. I cast him a cold glare, and he bows his head.

“Sorry Alpha Zedkiel… I have to follow…”

I grab a bottle of blood ignoring him, although the dark colour of the bottle disguises that its blood I still didn’t like him around. Not everyone knows what I am… I head into the bathroom slamming the door shut. behind me. I down the full bottle of blood, leaving it on the sink as I stare in the mirror, my eyes returning

to normal.

Did the strange state I saw her in, in the water, have anything to do with what the Shadow Wolf told me in the Chamber of Truth? Should I go down to the chamber again? I know it’s not somewhere that you are allowed to return to… Each royal is only allowed to venture down there once, it’s said that no one can survive a second period in the chamber but why do I feel there must be some answers there. What’s to lose? The worst that will happen is I’ll die, and I don’t think a cave with some kind of entity possessing it

can kill me…

She’s my mate, so why does she see me killing her and why did the Wolf say she will be the one to destroy us all?

I need answers and although I will ask the Oracle, but I will also go to the chamber…

Feeling calmer after that drink, the idea of a run is appealing, but I don’t want to leave her alone in the castle, not

take a shower before I

the bedroom. Although I’m calmer, I’m still irritated with her refusal to share

She’s my mate though…

at the guard. “Get out.” I snarl. He bows his

steps out and I pull open my

need to

slippers, heading out of my room when I

that leads to the hall. The guard is leaning against the wall, but he isn’t paying attention to me. Quietly, I slip into my office, going over to my desk drawer. I pull it open and pick the phone up. It’s definitely not mine… The way it was inside the sofa, not under it, makes me feel as if someone

there to spy on me or something? I don’t think

Is it Evangeline’s?

the tournament. I pick up a file to cover the phone, just in case someone does come in, and I look at the screen that’s now switched on and loaded with apps. The phone flashes as

are from the same sender. S, that’s all it says, I click on the chat and skim

“Angel – I

talk

for you, only you. I’m going to get you

‘How can you marry

there. I’m already

still want me,

as I stare at the

from – Sinclair. There may not be even one reply from Evangeline… but she had this phone. She had planned to escape with his

feeling now.

How dare she…

up, shoving the phone into my pocket before I leave the

Maybe I should have left

hate people like

the door open to see the room is empty. My eyes

Turning, I lock the bedroom door before I walk

to get

her fingers through her

She’s a fake… She used her charm to seduce me, her innocent actions to make me feel she

somehow, and was planning her escape. I approach her and she tenses,