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.

just give me one chance to explain myself, then I promise I will not be any more of a problem to you both.”

wanted to like her. Recently I was even coming around to her, pushing away the doubts I had, only

foolish of me.

added a strong dose of herbs to the drinks to get us all drunk… and in that state, we did make out, but that was it, we didn’t go further, and he ended up walking away.” She sighs and

something had

That hurt…

just tell

pretended nothing had.

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

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

rocks, but I know it’s more because she doesn’t want me to bolt.

the goddess. Why would I

as she

on a trip and we got intimate… but when I woke up… naked and alone in that bed, with the potent smell of blood filled my nose. I panicked, thinking something had happened to him. But… what

a blade clean, and before him were two chopped-up bodies… There was blood everywhere. It was a

of her heart as her words sink in. The baby is

me, her arms. wrapped around her knees as she stares at the rippling water, unseeing, the haunted look in her eyes tells me she’s reliving those moments.

“Then?’ I ask.

him

I

rid of the bitch, or…” Her voice breaks and she takes

go right ahead. My own fated mate said that to his men.’

I have overreacted, but more

back, taking a similar position to her, and

the father of my child, but because he is a monster… I know if he finds out that I had his child, he’ll want my son.’

monster. No, he

I would have been ok with him pretending the child is his, but

and it’s my fault. I promise you, I never wanted to cause a rift between the two of you … I swear

moon

I almost smile.

have 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

and I ask her the

“Who is he?”

me and tilts her head.

before

Astorath, the beast of

my heart thuds as the ominous feeling of foreboding envelops me.

know of him.

exist because

to protect my son from him, because if he knows of his existence…

at her, trying to make sense of it when

understand… I’m sorry for risking tha-”

and I should never have involved

I’m still alive.” Kash’s quiet