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.

me that this isn’t the

the hold I have upon my anger. Anger won’t get me anywhere. I’m

are our mates… you cannot kill them for the sake of others.” His voice is full of anguish, tied with an excruciating pain that is

can feel his struggle, and soon the pain

that Evangeline was going to sacrifice herself

His

sting of

not enough to keep her… She

darkness seems to be spreading, but I realise that she’s been

curse… or curses.

to fight

heavily, I close my eyes, trying to

my forehead, pondering

us the answer.’ Zerachiel mutters with

gods. How do I go there and

see. There must be a way, use your brain.’

on my side. Someone to help keep my sanity intact. I

know that, but you are both foolish!

you had told me from the start or fucking warned me, things could have been handled better. Don’t you feel that you made matters worse? Instead of guiding me and helping me, all my life you have just shut me

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

and I feel a heaviness settle inside,

‘Do

you are bound

I frown slightly.

sees

that… I can see the effect the curse has been having. When Evangeline had pushed me, when she released that anger, there was fear and

She didn’t.

repeatedly because I’m

rising and falling and a part of me wants to hate her entirely, but one thing that Evangeline

wants to free

curse… I’ve seen what it can do to a person

always ruins

frown, ‘Have you ever shown her

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

the likes of

you kill

doesn’t reply, and it gives me

it’s why he hates me, for being able to kill our

her sleep, she looks just like Evangeline… well, not entirely, as Evangeline had the habit of curling into me

she’s the only link I have to Evangeline, and for that reason, I have

to think

ideas?’ I ask

seems to

vampires will know a way. There are ancient arts

Does that mean I should

answers for Kash and with Evelyn here, I had given him the books to check through.

in there to