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 fast as possible, but

She was out of town visiting some family for two days… What if I snuck in and grabbed her keys from

I’ll do that, and then I’ll leave. I’ll get as far as

emotions and the pain I was feeling. Not only that, but I was running on adrenaline, the only thing

–

I hoped not… I entered and

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 few nights. For a second, I was tempted to see

at just the

dress I had worn at the back of my chest of drawers and looked around, the place that had been home for the last ten years, one

Home…

was now no longer

eyes. My emotions that were

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

key box that held all the staff’s car keys was in sight,

sorry for

for it, hearing a chortle from 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

slow, I paused several times as the fear that someone would see me, or that the monster himself would realise that I

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

—–

had passed, and I was lost. I didn’t know where I was and without my phone, I had nothing to guide me, they would know I was missing by now. Would someone

thought of the monster I was 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 me; how could

threatening to break through my tender skin as I gripped the steering wheel with all my might. My hands were clammy and a bead of sweat rolled down the back of my neck as fear perfumed from my pores while

of the car. The wipers were moving as fast as they could, but it did nothing

on…” I whispered,

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

How far was I?

Would they find me?

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, so this wasn’t one of my brighter ideas considering driving wasn’t something I had experience

go back there.

more. My hands shook as I clutched the steering wheel tightly, my heart beating like a thousand drums as I eased

Please clear up…

vision I had out the window even worse, I couldn’t

feel a panic attack coming on. Grandmother Philomena’s voice

an Omega but do not show your

thought she had a good heart…

sold me like I was

counting slowly to ten

breathe in… breathe

Falls immediately. The blaring sound of a horn and blinding headlights made me brake, sending me slamming into the steering wheel.

Evangeline…

as I restarted the car once again, taking another shuddering breath. I had just rounded another bend when suddenly a menacing

in fear, I let go of the steering wheel as something huge hit the windshield shattering the glass, the impact

No!

death come at me. Yet when the car finally hit the bottom, I was flung

with agony and my head felt like

I do not know, but I was still breathing, though my heart felt like

was met

Panic slowly writhes