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.

with my claw along her palm, slicing open her soft skin. The delicious scent of her blood fills my nose and my eyes flash.

What is this?

stare at her hand, the scent of her blood hitting me hard. It’s even more potent than usual and it makes me feel dizzy. I watch her in slow motion as she raises her hand,

Waste of blood. 1

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

watches me. I run my tongue along the cut, savouring the taste of her blood. The urge to leave this place and fuck her as I drink from her consumes me, but

down and kisses me passionately, I kiss her back, not missing how her heart is thumping and I wonder if

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

curse, the truth of our past. Please hear our call… Raziel. The first Alpha and

wind swirls around us, its growls rumbling around us, and we both look across the river where the very same shadow wolf I saw all those years ago appears. His burning eyes are on us both as the river

her head

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

and hostility running

growls, his voice tearing through my mind, and I know Evangeline can hear

around her fading and at times I feel I can sense Evelyn’s aura, but the Shadow Wolf’s aura is

starting with the warning you

darkness which is beyond the reach of the moonlight will devour every living soul. The filthy blood of the impure is like a poisoned dagger into the heart of the realm. Son of darkness, away from

colour of the bird of night, and skin like milk; when you allow her evil to bleed within you… pay heed, for then, shall you bring doom to the

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

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

is it true that I’m

and I

first and now you can all suffer for it.” He thunders