His Fated Obsession – Book 2
EVANGELINE.
Luna.
My wolf.
I look around and find us surrounded by a brilliant white light so pure, yet even with the blinding light, Luna glows brighter. Her aura radiates off her, and her blue eyes are fixed on me. I don’t know where this place is exactly, but it’s somewhere within my mind.
I reach for her, and she lowers her head. The moment I touch her, another wave of energy like currents of live electricity jolts through me, spreading through every fibre of my body.
Someone’s calling me, and I look around, knowing I need to go.
“Evangeline! Fuck!” Voices from far away echo in my head.
Kash?
I am here now, and no one can send me back. You are finally strong enough to unleash me. Go,
My eyes fly open to see Kash in front of me, his hands cup my face and his heart races faster than I have ever heard it. Lucia is holding my hand, her heart pounding as Isa stands behind Kash, her eyes wide with horror.
“I’m fine. Are you guys okay?” I ask, scanning the room. The office is a mess, papers are strewn everywhere, and the coffee table is to the side. Alpha Ambrose’s chair is tipped over, his desk pushed up against the far wall.
“What happened?” I ask.
“You,” Kash says, removing his hands and instead running them through his hair. But he’s still staring at me.
Me? I brush my hair back only to freeze, slowly looking down to see my black locks are gone. In their place is white hair, as white as Luna’s fur.
“Her aura,” Isa says, as she steps back cautiously.
“What happened?” Lucia whispers, her hands trembling as she holds mine tightly, the other hand stroking my hair.
“I got my wolf,” I say quietly,
Kash closes his eyes, letting out a breath of relief. “If something happened to you, Zed would have killed us all.”
Killed us all. I know his rage – Zerachiel’s rage. If anything were to happen to me, how would he cope?
I try not to think of that and quickly stand. “How long was I out?”
“About half an hour, we’ve got everything,” Kash says, standing up. “Your aura will not go unnoticed, though. You’re glowing.”
I don’t know what abilities I hold, and it doesn’t matter. Unless we break the curse, no amount of power will help us.
“It’s beautiful,” Lucia says in admiration, and I look at her, seeing a beautiful smile on her face.
“Thank you,” I say.
“Take a deep breath and try to imagine you're pulling it in like it’s something you can tighten. It’s a bit like how you would suck your stomach in. It’s a similar kind of feeling,” Isa offers, and I nod, doing as she says, and I can feel it ease up, see the glow fade from my skin.
“I’ll try, thank you,” I say gratefully. “Well, I think I should go and take the ritual bath.”
Isa picks up the bundle of undyed cotton that had been pushed into the corner and smooths them out. They must have gotten there at some point when I was talking to Evelyn.
Kash is about to open the door when he hesitates. “Your hair.”
“Yeah, I think I need to cover it,” I agree, touching my hair.
“Zed is going to say we aged his Luna by stressing her out. Here, just put my jacket on,” Isa offers, picking it up from the floor. I accept it, pushing all my hair back and slipping on the jacket, which is a little tight. It does the job, and I pull up the hood.
“They’ll see it sooner or later, but for now, I’d rather it not get out,” I say quietly. The women nod their agreement, and we exit.
The guards glance at us and lower their heads to me. Their hearts are racing, and I can feel their confusion.
They can sense my wolf.
I give them a nod, trying to pull my powers in as much as possible, trying to grasp them completely.
I hope I get better at this. I don’t want anyone feeling uncomfortable.
I walk down the hall to the bathroom.
“I’ll just put these inside for you,” Isa says as she enters the bathroom with the clothes, and Kash leans against the door.
“I’ll wait here. I want you to head back to the office,” he says quietly to Isa, and I frown, knowing he means Lucia.
Isa sighs, placing the clothes on the railing for me before she steps out of the bathroom and walks down the hallway back to the office.
I’m about to close the door when I pause. “Kash, why don’t you like Lucia? She’s not done anything to make you hate her.”
“It’s nothing personal, but many of Zed’s family do not have the best intentions at heart for him. An Omega would do anything for her Alpha. All Chasyn needs to do is ask her if he so desires, and she will rat us out,” he says coldly, crossing his arms.
“Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. I don’t want to see your hostility or doubt towards her moving forward. Am I clear?” I say. I don’t even feel guilty for being firm with him.
He frowns but nods. “Yes, Luna,” he says icily.
I know he’s upset, but I can’t let him continue to treat her like that. Shutting the door, I take a deep breath and go over to the clothes where Isa has left me a list of how the ritual bath is carried out.
She does seem nice. I would ask Zedkiel outright if there was ever something between them. If Zed refuses to answer me, I'll ask Isa herself.
I feel different. I can’t explain it, but I do. And my head? There’s a serene feeling inside, and I don’t feel I’m having to fight Evelyn from taking over. She’s there. I can feel her in the corner of my mind, but I think Luna is keeping her back.
It’s the least I can do,
I didn’t think wolves had voices,
No, only Stella and I were powerful enough,
Stella.
I can feel her sadness. She didn’t need to tell me she was talking about Evelyn’s wolf.
What happened to her?
I … I killed her.
Silence falls, and I can feel a comforting warmth from Luna. Although I just met her, it doesn’t feel like it. She gives me the confidence and strength I have always been missing.
I’m glad you are here.
I’m happy to be here, too. It got upsetting to see you so lonely growing up. From here on out, I’m here by your side. Forever.
I smile as I undress and rinse my hands three times, as the instructions say. I continue washing myself as I talk to Luna.
I know a wolf is part of us since birth, and we feel their presence upon our shift. Were you there when that village burned down when Alpha Aeron found me? Do you know what happened back then?
I feel her sigh. No, if we don’t have control of your eyes, then we can’t see what’s happening. I only heard what you did, but from a distance. Things became clearer when you turned eighteen. When you were trapped in the pool I managed to create a barrier around you, but it was so difficult.
You did that … Thank you.
No need to thank me.
I take a deep breath and step under the water, washing my pure white hair. I haven’t even looked in the mirror, uncertain of how I look or what Zedkiel will think.
I turn my thoughts to Raziel, wondering if I will be able to sway him.
No. There cannot be any ifs. I have to sway him.