His Dark Obsession

A Dreary Night

ZEDKIEL.

This day is one that I will always remember.

The threat she held over me she meant it.

It was sickening to watch her take on Evangeline’s coy demeanour, to see her fit in with all her ways, and only when I told Kash what happened did he believe me.

Night has now fallen, and she is asleep by my side. No matter how fucking angry I am, my woman is inside there somewhere.

I regret that the last words we exchanged were ones of anger. Hers hurt like a fucking knife in the chest, but to hold on to my sanity I tell myself that she was not herself when she spoke those words.

My Evangeline knows she means the fucking world to me. No one else matters, only her. I will do anything for her. Anything.

‘But if you weren’t so nice to that woman! Then our mate wouldn’t have been hurt!’ Zerachiel snarls menacingly.

His wrath burns me like poison and guilt rips through me.

I know I messed up, I never meant for this to happen. I was just fucking trying to do the right thing.

I sit there, leaning against the headboard as I look at her sleeping form.

I feel hollow… there’s a gaping hole inside of me that needs Evangeline back. Her somewhat of

a rejection has numbed me but at the same time, I can’t explain the crushing pain that now festers inside of me.

If I can turn back time I’d change that, but I can’t help but let the doubts eat at me. Being alone most of my life has made it hard to feel as if I am good enough… Am I?

What have I really done for her?

Nothing.

She didn’t want anything to do with me. How was she able to so easily cast me aside?

‘Stop it! Remember, we are doomed to fail; you must do the right thing…’ Zerachiel growls, cutting me off.

How do I fix this?

The anger inside of me is bubbling, rising with each passing moment, and I know it’s not Zerachiel’s but mine. It’s growing and the hatred for the woman that lay there in my woman’s body is only getting stronger.

My heart is thundering, my eyes blazing red as I glare out at the moon.

What does it mean to be the goddess?

What power does Evangeline have that she was so easily thrown into the abyss of her mind?

Where is the power of the Moon Goddess when we need it?

‘Zerachiel… tell me why does Evangeline have visions of me killing her… why do I even kill her? Because I can’t see myself ever being able to do that… even if it’s Evelyn in her body. I can’t hurt her.’ I ask him, trying to make sense of it.

the end, that I’ve not lost

bleeding through me and slowly cracking the hold I have upon

cannot kill them for the sake of others.” His voice

struggle, and soon

said that Evangeline was going to

His

as the sting of betrayal twists

to keep her… She never wanted this or

I realise

curse… or curses.

need to fight

close my eyes, trying to focus on

pondering over

us the answer.’ Zerachiel mutters with

gods. How do I go there

just anyone, let’s see. There must be a

fucking grateful I at least have him on my side. Someone to help keep my sanity

that, but you are both

the start or fucking warned me, things could have been handled better. Don’t you feel

can both play this shit blame game, but he’s meant to be a part

I feel a heaviness settle inside,

‘Do

you are

I frown slightly.

A prisoner who sees your stupidity

when she

She didn’t.

tell myself that repeatedly because

and a part of me wants

wants to

do to a person as pure as Evangeline. ‘Why do you hate her

ruins everything!’ He

frown, ‘Have you ever shown

it comes to Evelyn, who has done nothing but ruin everything. She is the damn

of her!’ He spits and I fall silent, staring

can you

it

he hates me, for being

Evangeline… well, not entirely, as Evangeline had the habit

I also know she’s the only link I have to Evangeline,

to think of a way to reach

I

to hesitate before

way. There are ancient arts that

mean I

had seen the books she had left on the stand by the entrance to our quarters. Two were regarding vampires and I know she’s been looking for answers for Kash and with Evelyn here, I had given him the books to check through. But if

there to