His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

25. A Match

EVANGELINE.

“Ok then, on three. One… Two… Three!” Chasyn signal goes and in a blink, Maryka darts at me, punching me across the face. I gasp as my head snaps to the side, feeling the jarring pain in my

neck and cheeks as I stumble back.

Zedkiel snarls, about to step forward. At the

same time Chasyn does, his eyes widening in

alarm and fear for his Luna. “It’s fine. We’re

fine. Please.” I whisper to Zedkiel, the taste of

blood in my mouth. My heart thumps loudly and I look at the brunette. A competitive glint in

her eyes.

Of course, there will be… they will all want to

win…

“Let them go at it, it will help Evangeline.” Chasyn murmurs, walking around to his

brother. I have a feeling it’s to stop him in case he tries something against Maryka. Zedkiel’s eyes narrow but he says nothing, his eyes burning red…

I focus on Maryka, thinking she went straight

for the face.

“Are there any rules?” I ask.

“None.” Zedkiel replies coldly.

who had an expression that I recognise pretty well on her face. The look of someone who doesn’t really like me but is pretending for others… It was disappointing but I didn’t let it show on my face. I need to focus on winning

at me again, and this time I duck. Moving aside, I stumble back as she spins. on the ball of her feet. She’s lithe and fast, wasting no

“Fight!” She exclaims.

will… when

room, an idea occurring to me, move to the left,

and I

I stagger back, the breath knocked. from me. I gasp as I try to regain myself only for her to

jarring pain shoot up my arm as her punch connected

clumsy punch of my

ass before she shoves me back. My head

of the large weight training machines. I roll over as she lunges at me and I catch her with my feet, which connect with

hope I

over myself and straight into the machinery behind us. I flinch when I hear the clang of the machine and the pained whimper that comes from her before her

“That was low.”

reply, glancing at the machine behind her once again. She runs at me, and I do the same, but instead of attacking her, I jump, grabbing onto the

my leg up straight

tries to block, but she doesn’t expect it and my knee connects straight with her face. She falls and I drop to the ground, stumbling as I turn to look at the woman on

The adrenaline rushes through me. My head hurt from when she pulled my hair and my entire body was bruised from her

voice holding

her. She’s still on the floor, slowly getting up and I look at Zedkiel,

interest.

you alright?” I whisper, holding

hand out to her. She smacks

Zedkiel to place a hand on my shoulder.

She had done a lot more

wouldn’t heal. 1

He says firmly, looking down at the woman who, to my horror, is bleeding from her nose. “You shouldn’t be a

were happy to

moment you got hurt, you get

warning. Stay away from my woman unless it’s completely necessary.” He

sharply.

two have helped enough. Let’s go, Evangeline.” He grabs his shirt, taking hold of my wrist as he pulls me towards the door. I bite back a whimper as pain rushes through my aching arm. But my heart is thumping for another reason… He called me by my name… 3