His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

73. Summoning

ZEDKIEL.

I grip her hand as I scan the cave before me, it’s exactly the same as the last time I was here…

Its s cold that it’s biting into me, and I can feel her hand getting colder in my hold too. Her body temperature is dropping faster than is humanely possible. The sound of our beating hearts and the water in the lake is all that can be heard down here.

We walk across the rocky, jagged ground and for a moment I mull over if we should have taken the bath that is customary before entering this place…

Well, too fucking late now.

I can feel it, the intense pulsating of power around us as we approach the lake. Do I slice my hand as we do for the ritual?

“It’s freezing.” Evangeline says and I look down at her. Her breath is coming out in visible puffs but the fact she is able to stand here and not be affected when people have died trying to enter this place is impressive, but I’m not surprised.

She’s more than the average werewolf, which is why it’s only royals that can enter… because no one else makes it out, but this is just further proof of her true heritage.

Still holding her hand, I let my claws grow before slashing through the palm of my other hand.

“I summon you.” I say clearly, my voice echoing in the cave as I hold my hand out and squeeze it, letting my blood drip into the flowing river in front of us.

I wait, but there’s nothing. It’s said he can see what is within us… then he should know I have no ill intentions. I’m only trying to be the person this kingdom needs.

“Shall I try?” Evangeline suggests.

work.” I murmur. I feel a surge of energy ripple through the water as I create a cut with my claw along her palm, slicing

What is this?

and it makes me feel dizzy. I watch her in slow motion as she

Waste of blood. 1

rises within me, and I yank her hand back, raising it

along the cut, savouring the taste of her blood. The urge to

heart is thumping and I wonder if she’s scared but that thought vanishes from my mind when I see

me as much as I fucking want her. We face the lake once more, the cold reminding us of why we

the scriptures, of the curse, the truth of our past. Please hear our call… Raziel.

rumbling around us, and we both look across the river where the very

her head to

and I’m about to lower my own, when I feel Zerachiel’s rage

arrogance and hostility running through

his voice tearing through my mind, and

flickering of that white hue around her fading and at times I feel I can sense Evelyn’s aura, but the Shadow Wolf’s aura is far too intense to

questions, starting with the warning you gave me.”

every living soul. The filthy blood of the impure

to the woman with hair as dark as night, lips the shade of cherry blossoms, with eyes the colour of the bird of night, and skin like milk; when you allow her evil to bleed

are meant to break the curse that you placed upon us.” I say, clear and loud. No matter how angry I feel, I refuse to mess things up right now. Her soothing presence beside me is helping

needed.” He says, his voice as dark and cold as a winter storm. His rage

is it true that I’m the reincarnation of your

her, and I can feel his bitterness and

to put her children first and now you can all suffer for it.” He thunders and is about