His Dark Obsession (Moonlight Muse)

EVANGELINE.

I gasp, as Zed is thrown to the ground so unexpectedly that he doesn’t have time to protect himself. His head slams into the rocks behind him and I cry out in panic and fear.

What have I done?!

I attempt to rush towards him, my heart thundering violently, guilt and agony tearing through me. To my horror, my body refuses to move. That darkness and unease that has been circling me, strengthens immensely.

What is going on?

Why did I react so cruelly towards him?

Almost as if I have no control of my body. Isa had just explained everything to me so why am I hurting him?

I try to move, try to explain, but I’m unable to.

He’s hurting!

“Evangeline.” He says as he sits up, and it breaks me to see there is only worry and regret in those eyes of his, despite the b***d that is dripping down the back of his neck.

Zed..

“Baby girl, are you ok?” He approaches me, uncaring of his own injury.

I hurt him.. how could I hurt him…

He raises his hand, reaching for me, when I feel as if I’m being pulled away.

No, be angry at me…

But there’s no anger, just worry, love and sadness.

No, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have run away, I shouldn’t have let it get to me…

I feel even more hurt.

‘Luna, what’s happening? Why did I hurt him?’ I sob as everything around me seems to darken until I can no longer see Zed.

“We are cursed to be doomed.. it is… out of our hands..’ Her faint voice comes.

The curse?

I know it isn’t Evelyn, but whatever I had felt had been powerful…

Luna! What do I do?!”

There’s no reply, and fear squeezes at my heart.

‘Zed!’ I shout fruitlessly, but I’m met by a block.

A sinister chuckle makes my b***d run cold and I can almost hear the echoing of her footsteps within my mind.

Evelyn.

I have never felt her so strongly in my mind as I do now…

‘Oh, dear sister… Your jealousy, self-doubt, pain, and bitterness have weakened the barrier.. it’s time I claim that throne.’ She chuckles darkly.

No. Evelyn, I promise you I will save you. Just give me some time!’ I beg, trying to look around.

“The thing is, I don’t need saving anymore. The throne will be mine… Zerachiel and Zedkiel will be mine too. I don’t need you to save me anymore..”

‘No. please, wait!’

This can’t be happening!

This is my fault! Why did I get so angry?!

She chuckles. ‘Even now you don’t realise that you weren’t even in control of your own body earlier…

There’s far more at play dear sister than just you and I..’

“Zed will figure it out! Or Zerachiel will’ I scream as I feel as if my soul is leaving my body.

I can feel Luna’s anguish, but she’s so far…

No.. no! What have I done?

“You mean, what have I done? Evelyn chuckles as I feel the shadows close down on me.

I am the goddess… nothing can hold me!

‘But the curse of the Eternal God is far stronger.”

She chuckles sinisterly. ‘As for Zerachiel and Zedkiel, I will handle them.’

That’s the last I hear, before she throws me into the abyss of my own mind. A prison with no light or escape.

Suddenly I feel an excruciating strain in my chest, it’s so painful I can’t breathe, it’s as if something is being ripped right out of me.

What is going on?

I whimper in agony, and it’s like I am being continuously stabbed in the chest. I double over, feeling myself falling…

‘Zed!’ I scream.

He can’t hear me…

I. She’s taking control of me… I need him to know that I love him..

“Zed, I’m sorry… I love you! I. love you..”

But he can’t hear me…

Luna…”‘I choke, trying to look around, but as far as I can see, the shadows are consuming me.

Weighing down on me, like beasts of darkness.

I..

The pain is unbearable and soon I succumb to the pain; the darkness claiming me entirely…

ZEDKIEL.

Pain rips through me, as she throws me back with such force, I can’t fight it. I struggle to my feet as she stands there unmoving, glaring at me with such hatred that it makes it hard to breathe.

Evangeline..

No, she can’t hate me. She has to hear me out.

I try to approach her. The river is rippling violently, hitting the rocks, and the sky has become cloudy.

“Little Mouse, listen to me, Im sorry…I f****d up! I should never have hidden it from you! But it just didn’t cross my mind. I swear it.” I’m pleading.

For the first time in my life, I’m begging to be heard.

“You’re the only one for me.” I whisper hoarsely.

‘Something is wrong.’ I hear Zerachiel’s pained voice from inside.

Why does he sound so weak?

What do you-

That’s when I feel it, the intense painful pull that tears through me and I fall to my knees.

Fear envelops me as I realise what this is..

The mate bond.

My eyes snap up, my heart thundering as I watch her standing there. She’s unmoving, her head hanging, but there’s nothing.

No sign of a struggle, or her aura…

“Evangeline!” I force myself to my feet as I stagger over to her and grab her by the arms, shaking her. “

Look at me, baby girl!”

I cup her face, forcing her to look up at me.

Come on… snap out of it!

She doesn’t respond, her eyes still glazed. My heart is thundering like a galloping horse, yet hers is steady and rhythmically calm..

The bond. what’s happening? I feel the intense sparks diminishing beneath my fingers as I look at her frantically.

It’s fading…

No, god no!

“Evangeline… f**k..”

Is Evelyn taking over?

What have I done..

This is my fault!

She gasps, her eyes flying open, and I look down at her. Her beautiful face is the same as ever and there’s no sign of pain or panic.

Thank f**k…

I pull her into my arms, kissing the top of her head in relief.

“F**k, you scared me.” I murmur, relief flooding through me.

My heart is thundering, but she’s content and calm. She’s ok, that’s the only thing that I can think of.

I run my hands along her arms. The sparks are there but they are faint..

My heart squeezes.

Did she reject me? Even if she didn’t say it out loud fully.. Because she’s the goddess, what if, in her anger, she destroyed the bond?

Fool!..’ Zerachiel growls just as Evangeline tugs away, her eyes glinting coldly, and I feel my stomach drop.

It’s not her.

A small smile crosses her lips, and she raises a hand to my face, a sad expression replacing the smile as she caresses my jaw.

“To think I didn’t even have to fight, she indeed no longer wants you.”She says looking into my eyes before she removes her hands and looks down at them.

“What do you mean? Where is Evangeline!” I ask, trying to control my anger.

She shakes her head. “She rejected you; didn’t you feel it?” She asks with a glimmer of concern in her eyes.

I tense, feeling the hollowness inside.

No, this can’t be possible.

“She wouldn’t reject me.” I snarl dangerously.

“Then explain why you feel so empty inside… you do, don’t you? Don’t be so foolish Zedkiel.. I mean, she never really cared for you, anyway.”

“And you would know that because?” I hiss.

Zerachiel’s rage is barely controllable and the pain of betrayal is eating up at me.

I did this; I made a mistake, and she so easily rejected me?

She sighs, “You may not like me Zedkiel, but I too am your mate… Zerachiel’s mate.. I wouldn’t lie to you.”

She frowns as she stares at the river that has once again calmed before she turns to me and raises an eyebrow.

“Tell me, Zedkiel, if I’m lying, why is the bond so weak between you two? You felt it break, right?

She whispers sorrowfully.

I scoff, stepping away from her “There’s no bond or spark between us, either”I snarl I need Evangeline.

“Of course, there isn’t, or not enough for you to feel it, because Zerachiel knows my wolf is dead. And that’s why he doesn’t want a mere mortal”She whispers.

A part of me wants to understand her, but I don’t care, not now. I want Evangeline, I need her!

“I want her back. Bring her back”thunder,I grabbing her by the neck.

A small cold smile crosses her lips, and she grips my wrist. She’s powerful and dread seeps into me when I sense her powers. Not because they are immense, but because they are mixed with Evangeline’s white aura, Somehow, she has her powers. How?

She notices my shock and smirks coldly.

“See? She’s given up She’s given me her body.

Behave before I have you thrown away in the cells for disobedience! Remember, I am the rightful ruler”

“Evangeline is! Not you” I snarl My heart is thudding violently as I fight to keep Zerachiel at bay.

I don’t know what he’ll do if I let him out, but one thìng is clear, he is ready to draw b***d…

“But I am Evangeline…” She tuts.

“You are not!” I hiss, “You will never be her! No one will accept you!”

She c0cks a brow, shoving me away. “But the thing is, who will believe you? All I need to do is tell everyone you want the throne… that in rage and blinded by jealousy, you tried to kill me.” She blinks innocently,

My rage is slipping from my control, my heart thudding as my eyes blaze red.

That hatred towards her is only growing, but I have to remember that she is in my Evangeline’s body, she has to be in there. Somewhere.

“No one will believe you.”I hiss.

They will. I know they will.

My stomach twists as she advances on me, almost as if she’s bearing down on her prey. But I’m an Alpha too, and I don’t back down.

She smiles, a smile that doesn’t belong on Evangeline’s face.

“The thing is.. you never told anyone of importance about the real me… so now… no one will believe you. Try to have me locked away, Zedkiel, and I will have you thrown from this kingdom for your betrayal. I will make sure that you are exiled.”

I’m ripped from the forefront of my mind as Zerachiel lets out a thunderous growl, taking control and grabbing her by the neck.

‘Don’t!’ I should.

“I want her back!” He thunders.

Evelyn’s eyes fill with a flicker of pain and sadness as she grips my wrist.

“Zerachiel.. ” She murmurs.

He has a hold on her. She may be able to show me arrogance, but somehow Zerachiel is her weakness.

We can use that, if his temper doesn’t take over.

“You have no right to call me by that name! I Zerachiel, the first Lycan, reject you Evelyn, daughter of the moon, as my mate and Luna!’ He thunders.

NO I shout. She gasps, her lips quivering as I feel something weak snap inside of me.

A bond that was already on the edge of destruction.

‘Zerachiel, take it back! We need to control her to get Evangeline back!’ I shout, panic filling me and I realise everything is spiralling out of control.

I’m afraid I won’t! She needs to be punished!’ He roars, dumping her roughly onto the ground.

She falls to the ground, but I know he won’t kill her. I can feel him trying to control his urge for b***d.

Thank f**k…

She looks at him. Her eyes, which were filled with sadness moments earlier, are now replaced with hatred.

“Do you really think Evangeline wanted you? This was going to happen, anyway.” She scoffs, getting to her feet.

“What do you mean?” Zerachiel hisses.

She blinks before smirking coldly. “Evangeline was going to die after breaking the curse so I could live.”

Her words make my b***d run cold.

I don’t believe it.

She wanted to be with me, She wants to.

“Lies!” Zerachiel hisses.

She doesn’t respond, and despite how much I refuse to believe that, the next sentence shakes me to the very core… She looks me dead in the eye, her voice crystal clear as she says the words that shatter any faith I have left.

“You know I’m not lying… deep down you know you were never enough to keep her.”