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.

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

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

of me.

the drinks to get us all drunk… and in that state, we did make out, but that was it, we didn’t

had

That hurt…

he just tell me?

he pretended nothing had.

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

him, but I promise you on my child’s life that there is

rocks, but I know it’s more because she doesn’t want

the goddess. Why would I run from

as she continues.

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 I saw was far worse.

wiping a blade clean, and before him were two chopped-up bodies… There was blood everywhere. It was a nightmare… I wish I noticed that inhuman dead look in his eyes the night before…

fear in her voice, and the thumping of her heart as her words sink in. The

she sits there a few feet away from me, her arms. wrapped around her knees as she stares at the rippling water, unseeing, the haunted look in her

“Then?’ I ask.

and asked him what was

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

of the bitch, or…” Her

a taste, go right ahead. My own fated mate

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

I reply as I shift back, taking a similar position to her, and pulling my knees up against my chest as I look over

if he finds out that I had his child, he’ll want my son.’ She

like a monster. No,

would have been ok with him pretending the child is his, but to hide things from

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

moon goddess….

I almost smile.

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 question

“Who is he?”

turns towards me and tilts her

eyes shadow before

beast of the

as the ominous feeling of foreboding

know of

ounce of humanity in him… Some even say that he doesn’t exist because he is never seen… yet the whispers of the horrors

from him, because if he knows of his existence… he will come for him.”

stare at her, trying to make sense of it when I nod.

I’m sorry

should never have involved him.”

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