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.

myself, then I promise I will not be any more of a problem to you both.” She

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

of me.

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

had happened….

That hurt…

just tell me?

pretended nothing had.

to him, but it was just a one-off thing… Yes, there

you on my child’s life

but I know it’s more

goddess. Why would

move as she continues.

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

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… but

her voice, and the thumping of her heart as her

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

“Then?’ I ask.

asked him what was going on? Do you know

more than I could

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

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

I know I have overreacted,

to her, and pulling my knees up against

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,

have told me. 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

to cause a rift between the two of

moon goddess….

I almost smile.

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

void of emotions, and I ask

“Who is he?”

turns towards me and tilts her head. “My so-called

before she answers through the mind

Astorath, the beast

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

know of him.

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

my son from him, because if he

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

sorry for risking

I should never have

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