All Chapters of The Darkest Obsession : Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

Voices drifted through the fog in my head, low and muffled like they were coming from somewhere far away. I couldn't make out the words, couldn't piece together what they were saying, but the sound was familiar enough to pull me slowly back toward consciousness. My body felt heavy, weighed down by something I couldn't name, and my eyelids refused to cooperate when I tried to open them.The voices grew clearer as I floated closer to the surface, and I recognized them now. Cassien and Elias, talking about something in hushed tones that suggested they didn't want to wake me. But I was already waking, already dragging myself out of that soft darkness even though part of me wanted to sink back into it and stay there where everything was quiet and still.My eyes finally opened, blinking against the light that filtered through the room. Everything was blurry at first, shapes and colors bleeding together until I forced my vision to focus. Cassien and Elias stood a few feet away from where I l

I followed Elias out, after persuading Jude and assuring her that everything was fine. I didn't need her to worry after the fire incident. My teeth gritted together as I moved behind Elias out of the room, our steps barely heard as we walked through the cream coloured tiles. We stopped shortly in front of a dark brown iron double door. Taking just a moment, Elias pushed the door open, revealing a pale haired man and Ashley. I stepped into the room, taking in all of their familiar features and sighed. Duke had his legs crossed at the ankle, his almost-white curly hair, scattered like a mop on his head. He peered at me through his square shaped glasses, "Welcome Maestro."A frown etched upon my face. Ashley snickered from a side in the room, "I don't think he appreciates it much when people call him that."I cleared my throat and moved closer to the round wooden table at the center of the door, with nothing more than some files, a black inked pen and a wide tablet. My eyebrows came toge

The next day came and I was still drowning in it, still feeling the weight of Ava's death pressing down on my chest like something physical I couldn't shake off. My mind drifted everywhere and nowhere all at once, bouncing between memories of her laugh, the way she'd winked at me from behind the bar, how she'd offered to help me without hesitation. Now she was gone, snuffed out like a candle, and it was my fault. No matter what Cassien said, no matter how many times he told me this wasn't on me, I knew the truth. She'd died because of me, because I couldn't leave well enough alone, because I had to keep digging and dragging everyone I cared about. A knock on the door pulled me out of my spiral. I didn't answer but the door opened anyway, and Elias walked in carrying a tray that smelled like fresh bread and something warm I couldn't identify. He set it down on the small table by the window without a word, the plates clinking softly against the wood, then dropped into the chair beside

The kiss wasn't gentle or tentative, it was hungry and demanding. His mouth opened under mine immediately and I tasted him, familiar and intoxicating, as our tongues met and tangled together. Heat flooded through my body, pooling low in my stomach and spreading outward until my skin felt like it was on fire. I released his wrists and slid my hands into his hair, tugging the band free completely so the silky strands spilled through my fingers. He groaned into my mouth, the sound vibrating through both of us, and his hands came up to grip my waist, fingers digging into my hips hard enough that I knew there would be marks later.I shifted my hips, grinding down against him, and felt him hard beneath me, the pressure of him right where I needed it most making my breath hitch. He made a low sound in his throat, somewhere between a growl and a moan, and his grip on my waist tightened as he pulled me down harder against him. I did it again, rolling my hips in a slow deliberate motion that ha

I didn't need Cassien to finish that sentence as I felt a swell of emotion crashed through me. Although I'd always had Kyl—My thoughts started to drift there but I forced it away, and shoved it down deep where I didn't have to look at it. I focused instead on the vulnerable sight of Cassien above me, on the pain etched into his features and the fear I could see swimming in those cobalt blue eyes. I realized in that moment, that I'd been true to myself when I followed him, when I chose this path even though it was a strike at my entire career, at everything I'd worked for. I didn't care.Fuck, the only reason I wore that stupid police badge in the first place was because I wanted information about my parents' death.As I held Cassien's cheek in my hand, feeling the warmth of his skin and the slight tremor that ran through him, I realized maybe this was where I was meant to be all along. I rubbed my thumb gently across his forehead and away the crease between his brows."I'm okay," I t