His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

48. A Clue

ZEDKIEL.

I rush through the halls trying to pick up her scent, but there’s nothing at all, no fucking scent. They’ve sprayed something here; the entire place just smells the same…

Fuck!

I punch the wall, looking down at the paper. There has to be some fucking clue in here? I glance up when I see Chasyn run down the hall, his face pale.

“What is it? Is Maryka in danger?” I ask, knowing if his mate is hurt, he could at least feel it.

He shakes his head before he runs off down the hall, not saying anything. 1

I’ll find her. Somehow.

Rolling the papers up, I stride down the hall, desperate to find her. I don’t like her out of my sight, alone, especially if I don’t know where she is or who she is with. I should have asked someone to watch over her. I don’t trust anyone here…

I run through the halls, trying to think where they may have taken her, but nothing seems out of the ordinary. It will be somewhere hard… there has to be a clue in here! Unrolling the papers, I flip through them, trying to slow down and read through them. Frowning when I reach the hostage section…

There’s got to be some clue in here…

“Attention to all contestants. You have until midnight to find your Lunas and return to the grand hall. There are no restrictions, you may go wherever you wish as long as you uphold the rules of the tournament. If at any point your cameras are switched off, you will immediately be disqualified.” Franco’s voice comes from around me.

My irritation only rises. So this is a game to them? Obviously, it fucking is.

to my shirt. Now that made sense. Of course, we

somewhere safe. No one is going to risk the mates of

Leaning against the wall,

staring at this paper, a hostage situation where the Luna is kidnapped, and the palace is overtaken… There’s a lot of detail of what happens in the palace, of course, there is, as they have a shit tonne of

realise Evangeline was gone, most of us would have completed the entire paper. But aside from the passage describing the takeover of the palace, not one part of the text mentions where the Luna

I tell myself, trying to read through it again. Each passing minute frustrates me and it’s only when I’m about to rip

but she is unable to escape and hides the letter…” Is

letter… Where would

few moments before I

I head for our quarters. I can see the cameras set up here

access to my place. I push open the door, not caring

she hide

The bedroom.

even spent time at… I pause when my mind goes to the apartment in the city. I frown, it’s not a place l want the world to know of, but if nothing is here, then

and closet apart. There is nothing

I find nothing. Returning to the lounge, I head to my office. I’m a little slower here, hating when this place becomes a fucking mess, plus with all this paper I

office. It’s also a mess now just like the bedroom and I have found nothing. I’ve been here for over

spotting the couch. We did have a moment here…

couch. Nothing. I search in the crevasses

The force makes it tip over. I glance at the ground beneath it, but there’s nothing here. I run a hand down my head, my head pounding with irritation. I’m hungry too and I need blood. I’m about to turn away when my attention falls to the sofa, spotting a small cut in

something in here. I frown as I scan the inside. There’s no clue or letter, but my eyes