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.

will not be

I was even coming around to her, pushing away the doubts I had, only for

of me.

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.

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

child’s life that

treading carefully over the rocks, but I

the goddess. Why would I run from her?

as she continues.

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 I saw was far worse.

It was

her heart as her words sink in. The

around her knees as she stares at the rippling water, unseeing, the haunted look in her eyes tells me she’s

“Then?’ I ask.

me and asked him what was going

she has been hiding so much more than I could have ever imagined. She’s not the sparky Isa, just a woman masking a dark trauma.

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

own fated mate said that to his men.’

makes me sick. I know I have overreacted, but more

to her, and pulling my knees up against my chest as I look over at her.

because he is a monster… I know if he finds out that I had

monster. No, he is a

me. I am his Luna and mate, I had every right to know and perhaps I would have been ok with him pretending

fault. I promise you, I never wanted to cause a rift between the two of

moon goddess….

I almost smile.

two 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 she’s telling the truth. I don’t know how, but I do.

of emotions, and I ask her the question that I’m not sure she’ll

“Who is he?”

and tilts

nod and her eyes shadow before she answers through the

the beast of the

heart thuds as the ominous

know of

not have an ounce of humanity in him… Some even say that he doesn’t exist because he is

to protect my son from him, because if

her, trying to make sense of it

I’m sorry for risking tha-”

this is my fault, and I should never have involved him.”

shouldn’t have, especially when I’m still alive.” Kash’s quiet voice came, making us both