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…

ready to die defeating him is

I must live

is protected by the gods. It’s why you didn’t even

reason

for yourself!’

for the pup. How did

on the battle ahead.’ Evelyn

is seeping through the

and for all …” I say, now turning to him with renewed determination. “Your time to go has come… I will not let

powers to force him to remain rooted to the spot. “No.” He

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

my nose and mouth. I gasp as I look down, and it takes me a

as I stare down at

this… without destroying one… another…” she

us pierce the air

I whisper, my

he steps back, letting the woman’s body fall to the

Zedkiel think when he finds out you killed his precious mother he only recently found.” He chuckles

No…

This can’t be happening.

in place as I stare down at the dead

Ziahra’s cry of despair

her as a

panicked, but I know she won’t…

I snarl, as I stare at

me! I am a

destroy him as fast as I can and right the wrongs of

Now is the time.

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

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

Kash grab him, forcing him in place. I see the tension in Kash’s

faith that I’m doing

sadly, her strength blending with

Zerachiel’s eyes return to

Zedkiel…

can’t doubt myself; I aim to kill Zerachiel, not

“Evangeline…” He murmurs softly.

That’s Zedkiel…