His Dark Obsession

59. A Message

ZEDKIEL.

“Did you find anything at all?” Chasyn asks me as I remove the nails and lift the Oracle’s body to the ground, looking around I yank the charred tablecloth off and cover her body. 2

“Not yet.” I say, staring down at the Oracle’s body, I sniff the air, letting the smell of blood fill my nose. There are two different smells mixed in… I lean down, sniffing the blood. It’s not Evangeline’s blood.

Relief floods me, and I stand up.

I don’t know why she thinks she killed her, but I plan to find out who it really belongs to, but this blood is not Evangeline’s. I’ve tasted hers, smelt hers… this one is nowhere near hers.

“Don’t touch anything in here.” I hear Chasyn command some of the men. I slowly walk through the room, trying to visualise what may have happened.

The runes and the burns are the Oracle’s doing, her magic draws from herself and that around her. I know that much. I frown as I crouch down looking at the marks on the floor.

There are no claw marks, no torn clothes… This isn’t a werewolf or a witch… I’ve studied all kinds of species and magic, but this was a battle of a different kind of magic…

I wipe a bit of the blood and taste it, hearing Chasyn groan from the doorway.

“Don’t do that.’ He mutters, grossed out.

“Don’t look then.” I reply coldly, frowning as I scan the floor slowly once more before walking back to the Oracle and looking at her hands, her entire body is covered in blood… but I can smell some other blood on her too and I lift one of her hands, before examining it closer. There’s someone else’s blood on her hands and behind her nails…

Frowning, I pause. It’s definitely not the same as the one on the floor.

I hear footsteps, and Chasyn enters, shutting the door behind him.

“What is it, Zed?”

“There’s blood from two different people here. As we already know, a scuffle took place. This is something that forensics can figure out… I don’t know how long it will take to get some answers but I can pinpoint that blood if I smell it again.” I say, pointing at the Oracle’s neck that isn’t covered by the tablecloth. “The blood on the ground is the Oracle’s…”

“D*mn…”

Standing up, I walk over to the table, picking up one of the bloodstained iron nails. Taking a sniff, I pause, looking down at it.

Her opponent had bled very little… I burn the smell into my mind and turn to Chasyn.

“It’s not a werewolf.”

“Yeah, no one thinks so.” He mutters, looking uncomfortable.

“Oh yeah, I’m the one everyone suspects, right?”

Chasyn looks up and although I keep my face emotionless, I cannot deny that it angers me. “It’s not like

that Zed…”

“Like I f**king care. Anyone who did this would have been covered in blood, or at least have some blood

been anywhere long enough to shower or

the wall.” Chasyn says grimly. Standing up he goes over to one of the shelves that contained vials and bottles of potions. Most have been destroyed in the apparent struggle that took place here, or should I say duel. “Have you noticed there is also no scent here?

look up

mean the one you used to use?” I ask, going over to him as he crouches down and grabs

unlike you I didn’t want to be caught, and she never complained about us asking for some…“ Chasyn sighs gravely and I’m about

this

careful. Besides, the rest of the bottles seem to have shattered from force, but this one… it’s broken like it just dropped a short

had a point, and I nod. He pauses, and I know

“What is it?” I ask, irritated with

us again, seems the other Alphas learned of what’s happened so he has filled them in. I don’t see the point for this to have

hell. I didn’t

my eyes slowly scanning the walls, trying to see if there are any

here that I may

of the Lunas.”

bad luck and they say I’m bad luck.” I

of these rushed marriages that

he had that irritating smirk on

“I claimed her before the

and Lucia can’t stop talking about her when I see her either.” He

a shopping trip with Lucia. “You still have an attachment to her, although

fishes out his phone before he begins taking

room.

our Lunas must be confident and powerful. And marking an Omega… that’s not going to make us stronger. Omegas are treasures for us to claim, gems to enjoy and to treat with love, but they are gentle by nature and far weaker than an Alpha or high-rank

my head, I shake it. “If that’s the case an Alpha wouldn’t ever be

but I’m mated to an Omega. “Hence why I think you should have kept her as your Omega and taken a Luna of warrior blood at the least. It’s obvious you can control yourself if you want. She’s alive after all,

my fated mate or chosen, she would have still

follow the trails and marks on the floor as

never planned to make Evangeline my Luna, but my Queen. She may be an Omega,

he smiles. “You love her.” He says, he sounds more awed than anything,

Love?

that

tell anyone that she’s my fated mate, not whilst this tournament is ongoing. I didn’t trust it and so ignore

All thoughts are wiped from my head when

“What the…”

it?”

message. I can recognise the Oracle’s markings

the Gemini and end the war within yourself. You are both each other’s blessing and curse. Return to the place of your greatest fear,

It’s for me. I know

“What are you looking at?” He

it… That only strengthens the fact that that was a final message

that mean whatever happened

glancing back at the body in

the hall again as Dad paces