His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

Chapter 36

36. Regret

ZEDKIEL.

Over a week later.

That night, I messed up.

For a fleeting moment, I saw her relax and rather than run from me, she had

embraced our closeness. Until I fucked it

all up and ripped through her flesh. I don’t remember what exactly happened. I just know that the urge to taste her blood consumed me and I had bitten into her.

Then I remember her torn flesh and

blood dripping down her breast as she stood across the bathroom.

But it was the look in her eyes that got to

The fear… the fear of the beast before her.

The same fear I see in the eyes of

everyone else…

I found her screaming on the bathroom

floor and then she had lost

consciousness, probably due to the blood

loss. I wonder how much I had drunk and

although I hated it; it rejuvenated me like

none other ever could and I wanted more.

So much fucking more and I know I can’t.

I had carried her to the bed and bandaged

her up before I had wiped her clean, hoping she’d be ok.

When she awoke the following morning,

her words still replayed in my mind as

she stared ahead, refusing to look at me.

“I will help you win this tournament, but I need you to promise me that you will stay away from me.” There was no fear or worry in her voice. It was emotionless

and hard…

Like always, I fucked it all up.

then Alistair

she’s become closed

and it was

of our wedding if you can call it

the high court.

would have to

something that is

your wife fears you… I

to take a woman through an arranged marriage, but we should at least

look in the mirror,

collar of my shirt.

absolutely

holding out my

him to help me into it. Somehow, he had

held the title of

surprised when I said I had

offered me to take an advisor

Plus, she is comfortable around Alistair,

smiles these days and if it wasn’t for me knowing for certain that he didn’t see her

did, he would be dead

she ready?” I ask,

on my black

as he admires me,

is, and she looks as beautiful

do handsome.”

turning away. “Then tell her to

that we are to

like a couple?”

did… but maybe if

trails off when

as I glare at him

mirror.

happened or what terms we were

us was clear.

face all the people

her.” He hurries off and

my jacket.

don’t know why I even agreed

prove that I deserve that crown. Alcazer had

do I care who she is. I’ll scope out Evangeline’s competition today. Ragnar would be taking his oaths with his chosen Luna today alongside us. Both of my brothers had selected their women at the ball. I knew both were

That made the contestants stand at eight. Two were still to marry, but they were going to get married soon. It should be pretty easy, but I didn’t trust anyone not to

of footsteps approaching came and I looked to the

in my chest as I

expecting her

look utterly

says, spreading

dress around her.

isn’t looking at me though, her gaze on

an off-shoulder

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