His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

6. An Attempt
EVANGELINE.

“Take her to my room.” Zedkiel had commanded, and two guards had immediately stepped forward.

I looked at Sinclair, hoping for one last chance for a miracle, but he simply cast me a final glance of regret before he turned and left through the same doors his father did moments earlier.

I was left in the Prince’s room, and even I didn’t miss the look of pity in the eyes of the guards.

“She’ll be dead by morning.” I heard them say as they shut the door.

“Pity, she’s so young too, to think the Welhavens raised her and just discarded her…”

I fell to my knees on the cold floor of the Prince’s quarters. It was far more modern than the rest of the castle I had seen, but like the prince, even his personal quarters were dark and cold.

There was no expression or feeling to the room.

I placed my face in my hands, sobbing into them.

What did I do to deserve this?

I really did try to be the best I possibly could, but it wasn’t enough…

Wiping the tears away, I looked around. This couldn’t be the end.

Forcing myself, I got to my feet and after scanning the room, I noticed it didn’t have a window. I hurried to one of the three doors on the other side of the room, the first was locked, and I rushed to the second, not giving up.

Luckily, it opened and I stepped inside, realising I was in Zedkiel’s bedroom. To my relief, I saw this room had a window. It was the only thing that didn’t match the modern interior of the room with its sharp pointy dome-like shape, and the intricate metal design around the edge of the dark frame.

Please open…

I didn’t know how, but I was sure he wouldn’t come up so soon… if I could get away, I would leave Dark Falls immediately. I’ll go far, far away. I’ll live amongst humans. I’ll get a job or something, anything would be better than staying here to be killed.

With shaky fingers, I brushed away my tears, pulling at the window handle. It opened pretty easily, and relief flooded me, but the moment I looked down I felt sick. It was high… extremely high.

“That or stay here and die.” I whispered, stepping away from the window.

I removed my heels, pushing them under the bed before I rolled my dress up to my knees and returned to the window,

I stared up at the cloudy sky. It was going to rain soon… if it did, it would mask my scent…

Gingerly I climbed out of my window, this room was towards the back of the castle and even the gardens below were lit with far fewer lights.

“Goddess help me.” I whispered as I squeezed out of the window, I lost my hold and almost fell, I grabbed hold of the ledge just in time, my heart thundering in my chest.

I didn’t think this through…

Deep breaths Evangeline…

I bit my lip as I slowly climbed down, grateful that the stone wall provided plenty of footing. It was hard, trying to find good niches to grip onto was difficult and at times I lost my grip. My nails were broken, as I dug into any hold I could find and I had cut and scraped myself several times.

At times, I froze when I heard someone approaching, yet luckily no one looked up.

Soon I was a few feet from the ground, but I dared not drop, if someone heard…

Twenty minutes later I was finally out through the gates, I broke into a run, my mind racing.

to get out of here as

Welhaven manor. She was out of town visiting some family

leave. I’ll

was trying not to give in to the emotions and the pain I was feeling. Not only that, but I was running on adrenaline, the

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hoped not… I entered and quickly hurried to my room, relieved that I didn’t run into anyone,

on, quickly grabbing a few items of clothing and the small stash of money I had saved. It wasn’t much, but it would get me a room and food for a

felt guilty at

of my chest of drawers and looked around, the place that

Home…

place that was

away the tears that brimmed my eyes. My emotions that were wreaking havoc inside of me were barely held

sneaking to the staff quarters, I bit my lip hearing the two chefs chatting in

staff’s car keys was in sight, but I had to be careful no one

sorry for

the kitchen I took the chance to open the glass door. Carefully, I lifted the key in front of it slowly and moved it onto the hook next to it, as I stared at Josie’s bunch of keyrings. If I moved that they’ll hear, instead I silently got to work

someone would see me, or that the monster himself would

prayer of thanks to the goddess, although I wasn’t sure if she was watching out for me… I took one final glance back down the hall before I slipped out into the now pouring rain. I was going to

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know where I was and without my phone, I had nothing to guide

given to. Like I was nothing more than a piece of property. I wouldn’t go, I wouldn’t let him take me. Betrayal washed through

gripped the steering wheel with all my might. My hands were clammy

extremely difficult, and I was straining to see past the hood of the car. The wipers were moving as fast as they could,

come on…” I whispered,

road was narrow, winding around the bend of the hilly, rocky side. One wrong move and my car would go hurtling

How far was I?

Would they find me?

end of the car sliding on the slippery roads. Quickly I lifted my foot off the gas pedal, I didn’t even have a driver’s licence,

back there.

I eased the gas back on. I couldn’t go back there; I refuse to go back there. Even if I wanted to, the road was far too narrow to

Please clear up…

what little vision I had out the window even worse, I couldn’t return to him, not when I knew what

heaving violently, and I could feel a panic attack

you may be an

always thought she had a

me like I was a

slowly to ten as I

and steady… breathe in…

to get away from Dark Falls immediately. The blaring sound of a horn and blinding headlights made me brake, sending me slamming into

Evangeline…

lingering in my mouth as I restarted the car once again, taking

as something huge hit the windshield shattering the glass, the impact sending my car off the rocky winding road and

No!

eyes shut, not wanting to see death come at me. Yet when the car finally hit the bottom, I was flung back and forward, my nose hit the steering wheel, and pain rushed through my entire body

my head felt

do not know, but I was still breathing, though my heart felt like it might burst out of my

was met with

thing? Panic slowly writhes through