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 open her soft skin. The delicious scent of her blood fills my nose and my eyes flash. The

What is this?

It’s even more potent than usual and it makes me feel dizzy. I watch her in slow motion as she raises her hand, letting the drops fall

Waste of blood. 1

her hand back, raising

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 I’m forced to remind myself why we’re

is thumping and I wonder if she’s scared but that thought vanishes from my mind when I see the look of want in her eyes when we break

wants me as much as I fucking want her. We face the lake once more,

hear our call… Raziel. The first Alpha and the

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

lowering her

Zerachiel’s rage as he refuses to bend to the wolf

hostility running

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

at times I feel I can sense Evelyn’s aura, but the Shadow Wolf’s aura is far

starting with the warning you gave me.”

every living soul. The filthy blood of the impure is like a poisoned dagger into the heart of the realm.

with hair as dark as night, lips the shade of cherry blossoms, with eyes the colour of the

we 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

He says, his voice as dark and cold as a winter storm.

I’m the reincarnation of

upon her, and I can feel his bitterness

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