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…

that I’m ready to die

pup, I must live

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

voice of reason and

care only for yourself!’ Luna

are full of anguish as she worries for the pup. How did I not know,

ahead.’ Evelyn says. ‘And no, I do not care only

and rage that is seeping through the bond from Zerachiel is,

to go has come… I

raise my sword, using my powers to force him to remain

him. I try to stop, but

across my face, filling my nose and mouth. I gasp as I look down, and it takes me a second to recognise

as I stare down at the woman,

this… without destroying one… another…” she whispers as

pierce the air and I look up sharply at

I whisper, my voice

grin is plastered across his face as he steps back, letting the woman’s body fall to the

finds out you killed his precious mother he only recently found.” He chuckles and all I can do is stare down

No…

This can’t be happening.

is… I’m frozen in place as I stare down

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

use her as a

Someone panicked, but I know she won’t… After all, my sword was holding

as I stare at him. There’s nothing more to think

destroy me! I am a

to destroy him as fast as I can and right

Now is the time.

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

and shape within my grasp as I ready myself to kill

in place. I

I’m doing the

whispers sadly, her strength blending

see Zerachiel’s eyes return to normal, glimmering

Zedkiel…

I aim to kill Zerachiel, not Zedkiel, regardless

“Evangeline…” He murmurs softly.

That’s Zedkiel…