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.

to explain myself, then I promise I will not be any more of

around to her, pushing away the doubts I had, only for them to be

foolish of

to the drinks to get us all

had

That hurt…

he just

he pretended nothing

to him, but it was

on my child’s life that there is

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

goddess. Why would I run from her?

move as she

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. We were no longer alone in the room;

There was blood everywhere. It was a nightmare… I

of her heart as her words sink in. The baby

lift my head to look at her, she’s naked as she sits there a few feet away from me, her arms. wrapped around her knees as she

“Then?’ I ask.

clutched the bedding to me and asked him what was going on? Do you know what my mate

much more than I could have ever imagined. She’s

bitch, or…” Her voice breaks and

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

I know I have overreacted, but more than her,

similar position to her, and pulling my knees up against my chest as

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.’ She says

sounds like a monster. No, he is a

know and perhaps I would have been ok with him pretending the child is his, but to hide

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

moon

I almost smile.

you 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.”

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

“Who is he?”

tilts

her eyes shadow before

beast of the

my heart thuds as the ominous feeling of

know of him.

because he is never seen… yet the whispers of the horrors of his crimes cross the land…

my son from him, because if he knows of

trying to make sense of it when

understand… I’m sorry for risking tha-”

should never have involved

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