His Dark Obsession

(Book 2) Chapter 64. The Time Has Come

EVANGELINE.

‘Evangeline. You must not let him strike your-’ Luna began.

‘Don’t!’ Evelyn sounds panicked.

‘She needs to know!’ Luna shouts.

I push Zerachiel away with immense force, backing up a little while trying to drown out Luna’s and Evelyn’s voices in my head. I can’t focus if they’re arguing.

Zerachiel growls as he raises the dagger, lunging at me once again.

“Zedkiel, if you can hear me… fight this!” I shout breathlessly, fending Zerachiel off.

He’s strong, and I know what I need to bring myself to do.

I spare a quick glance around; wolves and vampires are clashing in all directions. There’s a darkness growing around them, I can sense it, and I can smell the blood, feeling pack links breaking away.

Our warriors are dying… unnecessarily. Our people are suffering once again.

“Stop Zerachiel! What do you get from this?!” I shout, my eyes blazing.

“This is your doing Evangeline, look around! Wolves and vampires are both dying because of your selfishness.” Zerachiel taunts, his eyes blazing with hatred.

“My selfishness?” I raise an eyebrow as I spin around, kicking him in the stomach.

He staggers back. “I was thinking you’d choose to be by my side. What of the bond? It clearly never meant enough to you.”

“It did, but I will never side with a monster!” I snarl as Luna’s voice breaks through my mind, making me falter.

“Be careful Evangeline! Please-”

“Don’t alarm her in the midst of battle.” Evelyn growls.

“She must know! You are carrying our pup, be careful Evangeline!’ Luna’s urgency and her revelation make my eyes widen.

I freeze. For a moment I’m shell-shocked.

Time seems to slow as Zerachiel continues to spout hateful words, but I can’t comprehend them anymore as I realise what this means.

I’m… carrying a pup, a baby, my baby…

die… the fact that I’m ready to die defeating him is

I must live

worry, you won’t die, your pup is protected by the gods. It’s why you didn’t even know you

reason

only for yourself!’ Luna

of anguish as she worries for the pup. How

on the battle ahead.’ Evelyn says.

seeping through the bond from Zerachiel is, I can’t let it

“Your time to go has come… I

using my powers to force him to remain rooted to the spot.

suddenly reaches out and yanks someone in front of him. I try to stop, but it’s too late and

face, filling my nose and mouth. I gasp as I look down, and

heart thumps as I stare down

another…” she

from around us pierce the air and

I whisper, my

across his face as he steps back, letting the

whatever will Zedkiel think when he finds out you killed his precious mother he only recently

No…

This can’t be happening.

stare down

her… My eyes blaze, as Ziahra’s cry of despair knocks me

her as a

panicked, but I know she won’t… After

I snarl, as I stare at him. There’s

me! I

fast as I can and right the wrongs

Now is the time.

me, and I jump up, using a tree behind me as leverage before I spin in the sky, raising my sword, and calling to

feel my blade change weight and shape within my grasp as I ready myself to kill him. The intense power of the weapon in my hand making

forcing him in place. I see the tension in Kash’s and Ragnar’s eyes. Their hopes rely on

faith that I’m doing the right

whispers sadly,

last moment, I see Zerachiel’s

Zedkiel…

aim to kill

“Evangeline…” He murmurs softly.

That’s Zedkiel…