His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

16. The Ordeal

ZEDKIEL.

She had remained silent, even when I took her back to my room. It was almost as if she was in shock, or too stunned to

react. I wasn’t sure.

I had seen the hatred in her eyes when

she had seen the mark and for a moment

I wondered if I did something wrong… but

she was mine, and if I wanted to mark

her, I could. But it still irked me, her. reaction, knowing that she feared and

hated me.

I haven’t given her a reason to be scared. I

haven’t ripped her to shreds. She

displayed more spunk in front of others- for others. But when it came to me, she

was terrified.

“From this day on I want your mark to be seen. Keep your hair up. I want that mark

on display.” I said coldly, wondering what the Oracle meant by ‘we meet again.’

She stared back at me unblinking, once again that intrigued me. How was she able to look me in the eye for that long and not look away? I knew the effect my powers had on people. I knew when

people looked away in fear and when it was from my powers…

Back at the ball, I had thought she had been rooted in fear when she had laid eyes on me, because, unlike everyone else, she hadn’t lowered her head to me.

“Ok.” She said quietly, looking away.

I stepped closer, and she moved back, making my eyes flash dangerously. If she was scared of me, then maybe I should really give her a reason to be terrified. I pinched her chin, snapping her head up towards me. There it was again the stark terror in her eyes.

I didn’t know what to say, so I glared into

her eyes, seeing them pool with tears and my grip tightened. “Remember, I own you.” I snarled, before shoving her away.

“Yes, I won’t ever forget that.” She whispered.

I looked down at her, and for a moment,

she reminded me of something that was

broken.

Did I do that? I didn’t hurt her… nor did I

force her… But then again, I had a talent for hurting people without intentionally meaning it.

“I’ll be in my office; you are free to roam the Castle. If anyone says anything to you, make sure you tell me.” Not waiting for a reply, I stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind me.

Something about her drew me… but it

didn’t make sense… I unlocked the office

door and stepped inside, mulling over the moment when I first touched her.

I know that you find your mate by touch when both parties have shifted… but even though I thought I felt something… It was impossible, I couldn’t have felt anything, she didn’t have a wolf and neither did it make sense for an Omega to be my mate.

Furthermore, it was practically unheard of for Omegas to have mates, and of course, I wasn’t exactly a full Lycan or werewolf. I doubt I had a mate at all.

Pulling the chair out from behind my desk, I dropped into it, looking at the huge pile of reports that awaited me. I switched my computer on, raising an

eyebrow at the huge number of incoming emails. Guess people were more confident in sending me a crap load of work via

email rather than face-to-face.

the rogues, there seemed to be far more to do. We had

sure those living on the

no idea why some of this stuff was allowed to sift into my personal email. Antonio was meant

and sighed. I couldn’t focus, not with my thoughts that kept going to the way My Little Mouse behaved or

her far more

through my mind, she would quiver in fear. One

her mine completely. I massaged

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down her neck.

way it smelt… the

so many levels. The hunger for the blood of one of our own species was taboo…

I got to work

The Blood Ritual.

the heir to the crown. We were all confident that it would be me, and so was I.

name was upon that

would become

didn’t feel the cold much, it now bit

cleanse myself, or just the material wrapped

with an ominous thud behind me, and I

looked ahead.

of water silently rippling through it. I looked at the arched roof of the cavern before gazing down at the dark water of the Lake of Truth, running with the blood of our sins… The water looked almost black, but under the moonlight, it

red…

was a place that

in our lifetime. The

our eighteenth birthday… This was where

of the moon… A place where all royal alpha heirs

had been beneath

ones with royal blood could enter. Something that we must do. It wasn’t an option, but

walked over the jagged rocks, seeing the moonlight seeping through at the altar ahead. My

despite how carefully I was treading. Almost as if not wanting

awaken the Chamber.

its ethereal power… the bodiless entity that seemed to reside

halls… It felt like the very cave

chamber would look into

soul…

river, where the moonlight

soon turn

waited.

I shift but I will be given my

blood pour into the lake as the moon shifted slightly, casting its

It was time.

at the moon, waiting for it to take on the red hue, hearing the faint chimes of the

Any moment now…

heart was thudding in my chest. Even if I wasn’t a pure-blooded Lycan, I held confidence in my beliefs and

still the

the Alpha

of the bell

instead of the

shrouded the originally bright moon, taking on a faint red edge, but then, suddenly, the cave became darker.

wind ripped through the Chamber making

my eyes flashing red as I scanned my surroundings.

wasn’t normal. Something

the

ripple faster.

appeared in the water’s

move, as if whatever

grip upon

huge, its eyes holding a cunningness far more powerful

an Alpha wolf. This wolf was far more…

And when it spoke, its voice echoed in my mind, tearing through my brain

the mortal ear…

clutched my head, but the

is beyond the reach of the moonlight will devour every living soul, the filthy blood of the

this

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floor, the sharp stone was biting into my hands and the smell