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 a

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

foolish of

of herbs to the drinks to get us all drunk… and in that state, we did make

had happened….

That hurt…

didn’t he just

he pretended

one who had come on to him, but it

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

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

Why

don’t move as

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 trembles. before she

clean, and before him were two chopped-up bodies… There was blood everywhere. It was a nightmare… I wish I

of her heart as her words sink in. The

as she sits there a few feet away from me, her arms. wrapped around

“Then?’ I ask.

asked him what was going on? Do you know what

hiding so much more than I could have ever imagined. She’s not the sparky Isa, just a

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

go right ahead. My own fated mate said that to his men.’ She finishes through

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

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

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

monster. No, he is a monster.

had every right to know and perhaps I would have been ok with him pretending

wanted to cause a rift between the two

moon goddess….

I almost smile.

is so beautiful… fated mates are so rare… and it’s said for those who find their mate, that it is a

at the river, her eyes void of emotions, and I ask her

“Who is he?”

turns towards me and tilts her head. “My

and her eyes shadow before she answers through the mind link.

Astorath, the beast

and my heart thuds as the ominous feeling

know of him.

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

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

to make sense of it

sorry for risking tha-”

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

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