His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

14. Guilt

ZEDKIEL.

I’m about to run after her, but Kash blocks my path. The crushing pain in my chest is unbearable. Her words ring in my mind and the repercussions that they carried, sting.

I’m losing my mind. I need her. I can’t imagine life without her.

I know I once promised her that she could leave, but now… even if she wants to leave, I will not let her.

How easily she was ready to throw me away…

“Move aside.” I snarl. My heart is thundering and the urge to kill everyone within the vicinity is overcoming me. Friend or foe, it was all becoming a blur.

All Zerachiel and I want is destruction if we don’t get to go to her.

“I know you want to go after her, but you need to calm down. I’ve sent some guards to watch over her at a distance. Zed, give her an hour or two to calm down and then you can go. If you go in

anger, it’s only going to make matters worse.” Kash tries to reason with me.

“She misunderstood.” I snarl. My claws are out and I’m trying to control myself from ripping him in two.

“Which is my fault.” Isa says quietly from behind us. “I’m going after her. I’m going to fix this. No one’s relationship is going to be ruined over me. Not on my watch. Zed, fill Kash in… on everything.” She adds quietly.

‘Kill her!’ Zerachiel growls in my head. ‘She hurt mate, and so did you!’

I glance at her and although there’s a part of me that is trying to read why she has suddenly. agreed to tell Kash, I can’t focus on it. 2

All I can think of is Evangeline. I need her by my side.

“Move aside, Kash!” I snarl warningly, grabbing him by the neck.

“Ten minutes Zed. Give her a moment to breathe.” He stands by his words and if he wasn’t fucking dying already, I’d kill him myself.

breaks into a run, and she’s out the door in a

hell is even going on Zed? At least fill me

I know he wants to know, but at the same time, he is trying to stall

I need to explain to her.” I say,

sighs

her wolf was something that would spread across the kingdom. She had shifted. I had seen the glimmer of white as she ran from the castle, but it’s

happened?” Kash

frown. Isa should have told him, but he

intel on the vampires on my command, Isa returned from her trip with a newborn pup. Her pup.” I

was gone for a few months and looking back, she kept extending her

excuse? She was enjoying the

and it had annoyed me since I had wanted to see her before I left but she didn’t return until a few weeks after I left.” Kash murmurs as he tries to make sense of it. “I don’t get it. Why would she hide something like that

him. They are each other’s only family and have a good relationship. I can guess why she

“Because-”

would you

feel his irritation, but it’s justified

have let things slide. We both know he could kill you in the blink of a

tracks, facing me, his eyes blazing as he looks

and Evangeline… we both had a right to fucking

I

trying to come forth and I’m struggling to keep him back. He has not been so

did what she did, why she fucking hid the truth! Do you want to know? Then hear it! It’s Godric

worry and regret settle in. His eyes return to green, and his heart is thudding

a joking

breaking into à run. I’ve wasted enough

up soon enough, despite the turmoil he is still clearly

“Zed!”

down a little to catch

up… let’s find her together. I’m sure when you