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.

a run, and she’s out the door in

least fill me in before

but at the same time, he is

you can keep up, I’m not staying here and letting her be out there alone. I need to explain to her.” I say, breaking into a run. He

sighs in defeat.

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 a shame that the first time I got to see her shift was because she wanted to get away from

Kash

Isa should have told him, but he had only come back recently.

my command, Isa returned from her trip with

utter confusion. Of course he would be… he was gone for a few months and looking back, she kept extending her stay, as if not wanting to face him… Initially, she had gone for

She was enjoying the time

until a few weeks after

hurt, and I don’t blame him. They are each other’s only

“Because-”

“And why would you

can feel his irritation, but it’s justified just as

does Isa, that you would not have let things

dead in his tracks, facing me, his eyes blazing as he looks

Zed… you and Isa kept this from me and Evangeline… we both had a right to fucking know. I want his fucking name, now!’ He says through the

you?’ I say.

to keep him back. He has not been so out of control for a while, I almost forgot how much of a constant struggle it

to understand why she did what she did, why she fucking hid the truth! Do you want to know?

worry and regret settle in. His eyes return to

a joking matter.

reply, breaking into à run. I’ve

catches up soon enough, despite the turmoil he is still clearly

“Zed!”

little to

together. I’m sure when you explain this to her,