His Dark Obsession

71. Concerns

EVANGELINE.

Zedkiel reaches up and switches the shower off before grabbing a towel and lightly

towelling my hair. I look up at him, watching his emotionless face. His face is as sharp

and cold as always, and his eyes are hard but….. there’s so much more to him than he

gives away…

I don’t miss the way he rubs my hair tenderly, his fingers brushing the stray strands back

before he slowly towels my body dry. He pats the towel lightly over my injuries that are

almost gone, somehow, I’m healing fast.

He brushes his fingers over them, his flashing red before he moves away.

eyes

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I observe him, and although he hasn’t said anything since I confessed, he doesn’t need

to… That kiss he gave me, said far more than words ever could. The way he took care of

me … Everything he has done for me, openly, vocally, and silently. They all mean so

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I step closer, my gaze dipping to the soaking pants that now cling to him and emphasise

a certain part of him that makes my stomach flutter.

“Are you in pain?” He asks, his red eyes glaring at my healing wounds.

“I’m fine.” I say, knowing what he’s thinking.

“Good… Don’t let someone so meaningless get to you.” He replies, wrapping the towel

around me and tugging me closer.

“Yeah, I know. I was just holding out hope for something that was never there… I keep

thinking that what happened was something that there is no other solution to. Maybe she

didn’t want to do what she did.” I murmur softly, tracing the ridges of his chest and abs.

“Now you know.” He says, threading his fingers into my hair. He tugs my head up until

I’m forced to look into those gold- green orbs. “You don’t need people like that in your

life.”

go of me, leading

my lip. A

away.

much as f*cking you calls to me, we will

out some clothes for the

going to the Chamber?” I ask, my heart s*ipping a

made for only the royals… but a place I’m going

I

daughter.

still questioning that?’ Evelyn’s voice

course, it’s no small matter… but she had two daughters, right? A-are

one?’ I

There’s silence, but with it, there’s a terrifying anger that seems to burn

No reply.

“Evangeline. Focus.” Zedkiel growls, crouching down in front

but something

happened. Why else did she get

cursed his own offspring… She’s the evil

I shake my head. This visit will help us greatly, I’m certain of it.

and I need to

I try again, but there’s nothing but

followed by

staring at Zedkiel and shake my head, trying

as I slowly pick up

there for

tried to ask her a question.” I say, sighing softly. “This curse, this entire situation…

asked her if she is the

frowning slightly. “We do

“Yes, we do. If the moon Goddess

that mean we somehow became one after

work? How did she become a part

removing his wet pants and

counterpart,

somehow she is your Lycan, but that makes no

was a werewolf, and your power isn’t one of a werewolf,

you both have two different

listening to him. He has a point and I don’t think I’m a Lycan, that I am

when I saved you, I saw your eyes. They were milk-white, with a faint

when she takes over

to the aura. You two are two

Evelyn will have the answer to that.”

“Yeah, if she tells me.” I respond with a

I look

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at my chest and he turns sharply, watching me. “What

a top that covers those

before I quickly busy myself with