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.

work, and with the growing unease and the constant attacks from the rogues, there seemed to be far more to do. We had to make sure

to the other packs… making sure those living on the edge were safe. Records on

useless emails that were of no need to me, I ignored them. I really had no idea why some of this stuff was allowed to sift

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

far more

thoughts that went through my mind, she would quiver in fear. One

I massaged my jaw, my mind going to the way her blood dripped

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down her neck.

way it smelt… the way it tasted…

species was taboo… I may be a hybrid, but still, I shouldn’t be craving her blood… yet

thoughts aside, I got to

The Blood Ritual.

crown. We were all confident that it

knew my name was upon

become

down here, and although we didn’t feel the cold much,

material wrapped around my waist… either way, I

with an ominous thud behind me, and I

looked ahead.

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

red…

a place that

into once in our lifetime. The

our eighteenth birthday… This was where I’d shift.

the moon… A place where all royal alpha heirs come,

Chamber had been

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

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

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

awaken the Chamber.

its ethereal power… the bodiless entity that seemed to

It felt like the very cave was

would look

soul…

river, where the

that would soon turn

waited.

here and not only will I shift but I will

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

It was time.

take on the red hue, hearing the faint

Any moment now…

Even if I wasn’t a pure-blooded Lycan, I held confidence in my beliefs and who I was. I was still my father’s son, still the

still the one who

the Alpha of Alphas.

gong of the bell

twelve but instead of

a crimson red – thick, dark clouds shrouded the originally bright moon, taking on a

of growling wind ripped through the Chamber making my

eyes flashing red as I scanned my

This wasn’t

at the

to ripple faster.

wolf appeared in the water’s

me. I couldn’t move, as

grip upon

its eyes holding a

This

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

for the

the voice came from

the reach of the moonlight will devour every living soul, the filthy blood of the impure is like a poisoned dagger into the heart of the realm. Son

heed this

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over, my hands braced on the floor, the sharp stone was biting into my hands and