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

that festering rage bleeding through me and slowly cracking the hold I have upon my anger.

our mate, they 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 tearing through my chest to the point I want to rip my own heart

his struggle,

going to sacrifice herself

His

the sting of betrayal twists in my

just not enough to keep her… She never wanted this

be spreading, but I realise that she’s been trying

curse… or curses.

to

heavily, I close my eyes, trying

forehead, pondering

answer.’

realm of gods. How do I go there and what about her? What will happen to her

realm… Not just anyone, let’s see.

frown, but I don’t say anything. Right now I’m fucking grateful I at least have him on my side. Someone to help keep my sanity intact. I hope he can genuinely see

that, but you are both foolish! Impulsive! Stupid!’ He

if 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

this shit blame game, but he’s

silence and I feel a heaviness settle

‘Do

think that only you are

I frown slightly.

prisoner who sees your stupidity

understand 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 surprise in her eyes… almost as if she didn’t mean to

She didn’t.

have to tell myself that repeatedly because I’m about to lose my

her breasts rising and falling and a part of me wants

to free

what it can do to a person as pure

ruins everything!’ He

frown, ‘Have you ever shown

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

have… there is no hope for the likes of her!’ He spits and I fall silent,

you kill

doesn’t reply, and it gives

me, for being able to kill our mate in previous

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

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

her, trying to think

I ask

seems to hesitate before

There are ancient

Does that mean I

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’s no answer, for him

hoped there was something in there to help him, but he