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

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

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

something had happened….

That hurt…

didn’t he just

he pretended

who had come on to him, but it was just a

I promise you on my child’s life that there is nothing and I mean

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

goddess. Why would

don’t move as she continues.

mate 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 I saw was far worse. We were no longer alone in the room; he didn’t even care to protect me from his men’s gaze.” She shudders and her voice

there, 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

and the thumping of her heart

look at her, she’s naked as 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 eyes tells me she’s

“Then?’ I ask.

her head. “I didn’t know what to do. I clutched the bedding to me and asked him what was going on? Do you know what my mate said?” She’s lost in her thoughts

time, I see that 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.

Her

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

I have overreacted, but

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

father of my child, but because he is a monster… I know if he finds out that I

like a monster. No,

I am his Luna and mate, I had every right to know and perhaps I would have been ok with him pretending the child is his, but to hide things from me…” I

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

moon goddess….

I almost smile.

so rare… and it’s said for those who find their mate, that it is a true blessing.

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

“Who is he?”

towards me and tilts her head. “My so-called mate?”

shadow before she

the beast

heart thuds as

of

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

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

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

understand… I’m sorry for risking tha-”

is my fault, and I should never have involved

I’m still alive.” Kash’s quiet voice came,