His Dark Obsession

15 Her Secret

EVANGELINE.

I am fighting my tears as I run out the gates of the castle, trying not to let his lies and deception shatter me entirely.

A part of me is telling me to calm down and go back to him and make it clear he’s mine alone, but another part is telling me I had given him chances and it isn’t outside the norm for alphas to have mistresses.

Just the way his brothers and his father do…

I bite back a whimpering sob as Luna curls up within my mind.

Weren’t mates supposed to be one for one?

‘He won’t betray us.’ Luna whispers.

I can feel her pain but she’s still trying to comfort me.

‘Won’t he?’ Evelyn murmurs, unhelpfully.

Nothing I do can remove the image of him hugging her from my mind and even when I was trying to make sense of it, he was hell-bent on protecting her.

I keep running, speeding up when I sense others hot on my heels. It’s not hard to outrun them, although I know I can simply command them to stop and they would have to, but I don’t want to abuse my powers.

Soon, I find myself at the river bank, yet even the soothing sound of the gushing water does nothing to help the discord that has settled within me.

I approach the river and stare down at my reflection. My white fur seems to almost glow and my brilliant blue eyes are full of sadness.

No one explains how painful love can be…

I whimper softly as I walk along the riverbank until I spot a place down by the rocks and leap down, curling up pitifully. Anyone passing wouldn’t be able to see me unless they specifically look for me and step to the edge of the rocky cliff.

‘We need to go back to him.’ Luna urges, but I don’t want to hear it.

Not right now… I just need to collect my thoughts.

‘I know… but for now, I just want to be left alone.’ I reply, trying to hide my tears.

I can hide from Evelyn but there is no way to hide from Luna. She is my counterpart, a part of

Closing my eyes, I try to hide the pain that is crushing my heart.

The way he told me to stay quiet… his protective growl… but one that was not in my defence but hers.

I whimper, curling up tighter when I suddenly smell her.

The last person I want to see right now…

I hear the sound of bones snapping and don’t bother looking up.

“Evangeline, can we talk?” Isabella’s voice comes softly.

‘No.’ I reply.

promise I will not be any more of a problem to you both.”

to like her. Recently I was even coming around to her, pushing

How foolish of me.

one of my friends had added a strong dose of herbs to the drinks to get us all

So, something had happened….

That hurt…

didn’t he just

pretended

was the one who had come on to him, but it was just a one-off thing… Yes, there was a

him, but I promise you on my child’s life that there is nothing and

hear her approaching slowly, treading carefully over the rocks, but I know it’s more

am the goddess. Why would I run

don’t move

and alone in that bed, with the potent smell of blood filled my nose. I panicked, thinking something had happened to him. But… what I saw was far worse.

blood everywhere. It was a

sense the fear in her voice, and the thumping of her heart

wrapped around

“Then?’ I ask.

head. “I didn’t know what to do. I clutched the bedding to me and asked him what was going on? Do you know what

she has been hiding so much more than I could have ever

the bitch, or…” Her voice breaks and she takes

fated mate said

the thought makes me sick. I know I have overreacted, but more

I reply as I shift back, taking a similar position to her,

father of my child, but because he is a monster… I know if he finds out that I had his child, he’ll want my

like a monster.

told me. I am his Luna and mate, I had every right to know and perhaps I would have been ok

and it’s my fault. I promise you, I never wanted to cause a rift between the two of you … I swear on the moon goddess herself, I am happy for him and

On the moon goddess….

I almost smile.

and it’s said for those who find their mate, that it is a true blessing.

and I ask her the question that I’m

“Who is he?”

towards me and tilts her head. “My so-called

shadow before she answers through the

beast of the

twists and my heart thuds as

I know of him.

does not have an ounce of humanity in him… Some even say that he doesn’t exist because he is never seen… yet the whispers of the horrors of his

son from him, because if he knows of his existence… he will come

trying to make sense of it when

sorry for risking

this is my fault, and I should

you shouldn’t have, especially when I’m still alive.”