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.

into a run, and she’s out the door in

is even going on Zed? At least fill me in before going after her.”

I know he wants to know, but at the same

there alone. I need to explain to her.” I say, breaking into a run. He sighs as he catches up and we

He sighs

up, and soon we are off the castle grounds. I’m following her scent, although I know she’s gotten far pretty fast. I also know that her getting 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 a shame that the first time I got to see her shift was because she wanted to get

happened?” Kash asks

have told him, but he had only come

mission to gather intel on the vampires on my command, Isa returned from her trip with a newborn pup. Her

back, she kept extending her stay, as if not wanting to face him… Initially, she had gone for a

She was enjoying the

left but she didn’t return until a few weeks after I left.” Kash

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

“Because-”

“And why would

it’s justified just as Evangeline’s

because if the truth ever came out… I know and so does Isa, that you would not have let things slide. We both know

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

kept this from me and Evangeline… we both had a right to fucking

you?’ I

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

her mate! But his name and reputation might just be enough to get you to understand why she did what she did, why she fucking hid the truth! Do you want to know? Then hear it! It’s Godric

the worry and regret settle in. His eyes return to green, and his heart is thudding as the weight of my revelation sinks

a

don’t wait for a reply, breaking into à run.

up soon enough, despite the turmoil he

“Zed!”

the forest. I slow down a little

let’s find her together. I’m sure when