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

pup, I

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

reason and

care only for

as she worries for the

needed to focus on the battle ahead.’ Evelyn says.

how powerful the negativity and rage that is seeping through the bond from Zerachiel

now turning to him with renewed determination. “Your time to go has come… I will not let you

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

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

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

stare down at the

settle this… without destroying one… another…” she whispers as her life

the air

I

doesn’t care, a menacing grin is plastered across his face as he steps back, letting the woman’s body fall to the floor without

finds out you killed his precious mother he only recently found.” He chuckles and all

No…

This can’t be happening.

in place as I stare down at the dead body of none

My eyes blaze, as Ziahra’s cry

dare you use her as

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

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

can never destroy me! I am a part

as I can and right the wrongs

Now is the time.

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

ready myself to kill him. The intense power of the weapon

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

that I’m doing the

are.’ Luna whispers sadly,

the last moment, I see Zerachiel’s

Zedkiel…

I know I can’t doubt myself; I aim to kill

“Evangeline…” He murmurs softly.

That’s Zedkiel…