His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

53. Conflict

EVANGELINE.

I cough when he lets go, and I look up at him.

“Zedkiel!” I say, reaching for him, but it’s then I realise it’s not him… “You’re…”

“Can you not tell the difference between us?” He says darkly, and I realise my

mistake.

He’s talking in that strange stiff manner like the words aren’t natural to him…

Oh no… was I just talking to Zedkiel right now? “Y-your…”

“I told you not to mention anything to Zedkiel… He heard what you said. He knows we talked. You are making things extremely hard for me now, Little Dark

Mate.”

“I didn’t mean to. Keeping secrets from

Zedkiel is only causing problems. I need

answers. You said he will kill me, you said

that-”

“I also said do not tell him.” He looks

down at his hands as if examining them.

“I didn’t, I was asking you-” I begin, but he casts me a warning glare. “I’m sorry

for not being careful…” I end meekly.

“There is no need for meaningless words.

Time is running out, Little Dark Mate, and you are awakening… Soon the stars will align…”

He’s talking cryptically, but I’m taking in

every word.

“What is your name?” I ask bravely. I

don’t know how dangerous he is, but one

thing I know for certain is that he will not

hurt me.

“Zarachiel.” He says after a moment.

Like the archangel…

“Zarachiel… Nice to meet you.” I say, giving him a small, gentle smile. He doesn’t respond to it, but he does reach out and caress my cheek. “Y-you call me Dark Mate… why?”

“Because you hold great evil within you… but I don’t care. You are still my mate and it’s my duty to protect you. It doesn’t matter what else happens, you are mine.”

He says, a small frown on his face.

It’s like he is trying to convince himself.

My stomach twists. Evil? I’m not evil.

‘Aren’t you?’ That same sinister voice comes in my head, making me shiver and

I frown.

“You say that I’m your mate…”

He simply smirks. “Even Zedkiel realised you are our mate.” He murmurs. “Do you not feel it? The sparks when I touch you?”

He runs his hand down my cheek and

neck before he grabs me by the arm and

yanks me into his lap.

“I-I do, but they aren’t- they can’t be…” I

trail off, not knowing what I’m even trying to say. Trying to understand what he’s saying. “Are you insinuating that we are mates?” I ask softly, my cheeks

burning when he seems a little more interested in outlining my nipple with his finger.

I shy away from his touch and cross my arms over my breasts, knowing I should have put on a bra. The hunger in his eyes isn’t something I can ignore.

“I’m not insinuating anything. I know that you are our mate. Zedkiel knows it

too.” He states, making my stomach drop. My heart thunders as the words finally sink in.

I was… I am… an Alpha Prince’s mate? My

hands feel shaky when I move my hair off my face.

“W-what?”

“He realised today when we felt you

red eyes filling with anger at the

my mate…

possible… I don’t even have a w- wolf, how can he be sure? How can you be so

he’ll

unable to look him in the eye as I straddle his lap, hugging myself.

me well for far longer than he knew I was his

I don’t have a wolf;

I can’t have a mate.”

no longer

late… this has set it all into play.” He murmurs, his

darkening.

I ask, wishing he

spoke clearly.

to despair. No matter what I do …” He looks bitter, in pain even and when he

to ask about.

single time?” I ask

this mean we have been

life? Is that

smiles sadly and

us be together. We are destined to be together yet destined to be doomed…” His words make my blood run cold and my heart thumps and not in

you away, we somehow end up finding one another… I want you to live but the moment we cross paths… it’s too

with my nightmares, but why is

we need to tell Zedkiel-”

knows!” He snarls, grabbing my

his hands. “Look, Little

never fully told you what the Shadow Beast in

Zedkiel is a fool, and

trust

can see his struggle. Is Zedkiel coming forward?

Zarachiel can

clear that it’s not the

when it comes to Zedkiel,

in control.

I need to get

answers!

in the chamber? The

ask urgently.

to the woman with hair as dark as night,

heed, for then, shall you bring doom to the world.” He says, I can see the layer of sweat on his forehead as he struggles, his eyes flickering from green-gold to red. My

his words.

Evil.

Am I evil?

know what to make of that.

that I am…

–

is so wrong –

evil?

care for us.’ That voice comes in

I shiver involuntarily. 1

it hurt that Zedkiel expected me to be fully honest, yet he himself isn’t being fully honest with me too… he

the truth of the

Next time wait for me

his lips graze against mine making my core throb as he kisses me deeply, my breath hitches and I find myself kissing him back. He groans

and jerks back.

of trusting Zedkiel, but I truly believe we need to work as a

Please-” 1

cushion, his eyes fluttering shut, and I close my eyes.

are things so

to Zedkiel. I don’t

continue like

Do not trust them,

them. You have

you?’ I

not have

will find out.’ She chuckles

fades away.

as Zedkiel

runs a

his attention turning to me.

He’s my mate.

the fuck was that?” He

yet you yourself withheld two very vital pieces of information from me.”

way…

and I wonder how

conversation he heard from

in

what I mean.

mean?” He asks.

many secrets have you kept

you’re too confused to answer?” I

realising I’m

his thighs.

off him, but he grabs

my hips, pulling

against my

to stop,

shut for a second and the way

knots in pleasure

skin, resting firmly

around my waist…