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,

bite my lip. A cold smirk crosses his lips but

away.

we will have to

clothes for the both of

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

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

frown thoughtfully… Am I

daughter.

you still questioning that?’ Evelyn’s voice sneers in my

small matter… but she had

I ask

it, there’s a terrifying anger that seems to

No reply.

“Evangeline. Focus.” Zedkiel growls, crouching down

nodding, but something about her reaction tells

did she

cursed his own offspring… She’s the

my head. This visit will help us greatly, I’m

of her that she cannot move on from… and I need to figure it

try again, but there’s nothing

followed

I blink, staring at Zedkiel and

“What happened?” Zedkiel asks as I slowly pick

placed there

to ask her a question.” I say, sighing softly. “This curse,

her if she

my thigh, frowning slightly. “We do need to talk, all four

my agreement. “Yes, we do. If the moon

Zerachiel… Then does that mean we somehow

work? How did she become a

He stands up, removing his wet pants and putting on some dry ones. “I wonder

scriptures mean you and your counterpart, sometimes they play on words. For

second, I did think thatperhaps somehow she is your Lycan, but that makes

was a werewolf, and your power isn’t

both have two

a point and I don’t think I’m a

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

when she takes over

aura. You two are two different entities somehow fused as one…

have the answer

she tells me.”

I look at him. Does that mean that

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

asks, pulling on a

before I quickly busy myself with