His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

25. My Fate

EVELYN.

He steps back, his heart thundering, and I know he’s going to do something. Will he stab me again? Snap my neck? Or will he be more inventive this time, make it more painful, slower, really go for the heart by ripping it from my chest?

A soul can only break so many times before it is irreparable. Peering up at him, it makes me wonder what

his next move will be.

Is someone hiding out here? His loyal friend wasn’t there when we left the gathering.

I can see the raw guilt and regret in his eyes, but are those feelings genuine? Or just a mask to hide his

true intentions.

I’m telling myself they are, because it is all I have.

Ever since he returned from talking to the she-vampire, I knew he had a plan… he is going to side with them as he does every time. He’ll turn his back on me, throw me away like every other time.

He will become their king and he will have no remorse for me…

His hands cup my face and my heart squeezes, pounding violently in my ears.

Why does it hurt more than ever? Just once I want to know what it’s like to be wanted, to be loved, and not seen as the monster, the burden and the one responsible for the destruction of a never-ending cycle

of heartbreak.

However, the more I think of his intentions, the more his betrayal hurts, and writhes through me like an infection, as I crave what I’ve never wanted before.

The feelings I feel for him are foreign, and for once, I wish for my normal sadistic nature, the uncaring,

dark version.

Is it because this time he treated me with some care?

That he showed me some level of love?

I’m not sure, but my heart is breaking knowing that even Zedkiel doesn’t want me. That he’ll never want me. He just wants her back.

For the first time, Zerachiel’s counterpart is showing me some love, something that I couldn’t ever imagine.

Unlike them, I hold memories of our past lives, even if they are blessed with no memory of me or the pain. I’m the one who has to relive it every time.

He still looks the same, he always does, maybe sometimes he has dreads, or locs, the last time he had even dyed his hair… but it’s always him. Always the same man…. just a little more broken each time we meet, but for the first time, those golden-green eyes are showing me a version of him that I have always yearned for.

But I am struggling to understand why he is giving up on me? I’ve tried to behave. He’s shown tenderness, instead of blatant hate, and showed love instead of vengeance.

I can’t bring myself to hate him for what he’s about to do and I find myself speaking words I haven’t spoken or meant in such a long time.

“I love you.” I whisper, unable to stop myself from showing the vulnerability I am feeling as the darkness

inside of me begins to rise.

I’m fighting it, because I don’t want to disappoint him, but for what?

He will betray me…

He always does….

Yet, I want to hear those words too…

Need to hear them at least once…

“I love you too.” He says softly, making my eyes widen in shock.

I scan his eyes, trying to understand him.

His eyes are full of such intense emotions and, for the first time, I feel weak.

No, it’s not the type of love I want, but it is real. It’s there in some form. I blink up at him, my mind replaying his words on repeat.

said he loves me.

you to listen to me until the end, ok?” He says quietly. His deep voice is

to miss

Miss his touch.

air outside as the rain begins to pour down, hitting the cracked stone, and

“Ok.” I murmur.

that I will always protect you, no matter what happens. It’s not goodbye until all hope is lost. I’m going to break this curse,

wash over me and my heart twists

used to it.” I whisper, looking away from him when he grips my chin,

thumb brushing across my lips gently, and his

choose the both of you

words, as much as I long to believe him, history always repeats, and I am

I am delusional.

you won’t Zedkiel. You will always choose Evangeline.

can make it better for him, then

both need to

we keep going?” I ask, looking into the darkness ahead as I pull out of

I look at

the realm of the gods to get the answers and find a solution to breaking this

He says

he goes, she’ll

me flare up inside of me, threatening to take over and I can’t help the coldness of my tone

why are you telling me?” I ask icily. My eyes flicker black as he reaches for

your help.” He says, making

my

“With what?”

don’t want her back! Surely, he doesn’t expect me to help him get her back!

there, but if he goes, then he’ll know, and they’ll be together again!

And me?

alone

and I turn sharply seeing her, Kash and another silent Vampire step out from inside of

holds power, I can feel it. The evil that resides here is vast, but there is also more. An ancient magic that makes

bones and the hollow of my stomach

Zedkiel says, his eyes

can’t betray her.” He snarls, looking at them. “I can’t.”

26. A Little White Lie

EVELYN.

know what to do. I

he really going to tell me the truth, or is he just trying

go to the other realm. Time is running out and we won’t keep getting chances to right the wrongs of our past. I need you to trust me, Evelyn. I don’t want to hurt

Trust him?

know every single time, he will cast me aside

a time, someone who used to be my

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M

LIFETIME

giggle as my hand taps her shoulder. “You’re it! You’re it!” I giggle as I spin around, my

Evangeline giggles, as we plough through the powdery snow before we both tumble over our white dresses, falling

roll onto my back and lay there staring at the snow falling down. The snowflakes glitter as they rain down around us, and I hold my hand out trying to catch them.

I spot Evangeline making snow angels, her tongue poking out from between her red lips, as she tries to catch the snowflakes. I chuckle and

smiles at me.

my mouth, trying to catch one and giggle

giggles, rolling on her side. Her raven dark hair falls around her angelic face like a cascading waterfall, we are identical in every way, except for

when her hand reaches out and taps my shoulder. “Ha! You’re it, you’re it! Can’t catch

white as the snow, the

Ah, so pretty!

on Evie, let’s play, I got you!” She shouts, and I turn my head. She pouts, waiting for me to get up and I shriek in excitement as

up, and she scurries closer to me as I puff out the snow in her face. She grabs a handful, smearing it down my face,

her head, the snow falling from my

surely up to my knees!

bunches up her lace dress, she wipes

coos. “There’s

brightly