His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

15. Her Secret

EVANGELINE.

I am fighting my tears as I run out the gates of the castle, trying not to let his lies and deception shatter me entirely.

A part of me is telling me to calm down and go back to him and make it clear he’s mine alone, but another part is telling me I had given him chances and it isn’t outside the norm for alphas to have mistresses.

Just the way his brothers and his father do…

I bite back a whimpering sob as Luna curls up within my mind.

Weren’t mates supposed to be one for one?

‘He won’t betray us.’ Luna whispers.

I can feel her pain but she’s still trying to comfort me.

‘Won’t he?’ Evelyn murmurs, unhelpfully.

Nothing I do can remove the image of him hugging her from my mind and even when I was trying to make sense of it, he was hell-bent on protecting her.

I keep running, speeding up when I sense others hot on my heels. It’s not hard to outrun them, although I know I can simply command them to stop and they would have to, but I don’t want to abuse my powers.

Soon, I find myself at the river bank, yet even the soothing sound of the gushing water does nothing to help the discord that has settled within me.

I approach the river and stare down at my reflection. My white fur seems to almost glow and my brilliant blue eyes are full of sadness.

No one explains how painful love can be…

I whimper softly as I walk along the riverbank until I spot a place down by the rocks and leap down, curling up pitifully. Anyone passing wouldn’t be able to see me unless they specifically look for me and step to the edge of the rocky cliff.

‘We need to go back to him.’ Luna urges, but I don’t want to hear it.

Not right now… I just need to collect my thoughts.

‘I know… but for now, I just want to be left alone.’ I reply, trying to hide my tears.

I can hide from Evelyn but there is no way to hide from Luna. She is my counterpart, a part of

Closing my eyes, I try to hide the pain that is crushing my heart.

The way he told me to stay quiet… his protective growl… but one that was not in my defence but hers.

I whimper, curling up tighter when I suddenly smell her.

The last person I want to see right now…

I hear the sound of bones snapping and don’t bother looking up.

“Evangeline, can we talk?” Isabella’s voice comes softly.

‘No.’ I reply.

I will not be any more of a problem

to like her. Recently I was even coming around to her, pushing

foolish of

my friends had added a strong dose of herbs to the drinks to get us all drunk… and

something had happened….

That hurt…

he just

pretended nothing

one who had come on to him, but it was just a one-off thing… Yes, there was

had a crush on him, but I promise you on my child’s life that there is nothing and I mean nothing between

her approaching slowly, treading carefully over the rocks, but I know it’s more because she doesn’t want me

the goddess. Why would I

move as

of blood filled my nose. I panicked, thinking something had happened to him. But… what I saw was far worse. We were no longer alone

bodies… There was blood everywhere. It was a nightmare… I wish I noticed that inhuman dead look in his eyes the night

fear in her voice, and the thumping of her

her arms. wrapped around her knees as she stares at the rippling water, unseeing, the haunted look in her eyes

“Then?’ I ask.

the bedding to me and asked him

see that she has been hiding so much more than I could have

Her voice breaks and

taste, go right ahead. My own fated mate said that to his men.’ She finishes through the

makes me sick. I know I have overreacted, but more than her, I’m angry

taking a similar position to her, and pulling my

because he is a monster… I know if he finds out that I had his child, he’ll want my son.’ She says through

monster. No, he

his Luna and mate, I had every right to know and perhaps I would have been ok with him pretending the child is his,

you, I never wanted to cause a rift between the two of you … I swear on the moon goddess herself, I am happy for him

the moon

I almost smile.

for one another, is so beautiful… fated mates are so rare… and it’s said for those who find their mate, that it is a true blessing. I wouldn’t want to take that away from anyone.” She says, and I know she’s telling the truth. I don’t know how,

I ask her the

“Who is he?”

towards me and tilts her head. “My

eyes shadow before she answers through the

Astorath, the beast of the North…’

my heart thuds as the ominous feeling of foreboding envelops

of

even say that he doesn’t exist because

my son from him, because if he knows of his existence… he will come

stare at her, trying to make sense of

sorry

and I should

have, especially when I’m still alive.” Kash’s quiet voice came, making us both tense.