All Chapters of The Darkest Obsession : Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

A dry laugh left my lips as I ignored him and gave the food an effort, poking at whatever was on the plate in front of me. The pasta looked good, smelled good even, but my appetite was nowhere to be found. I stabbed a piece with my fork and brought it to my mouth anyway, forcing myself to chew and swallow even though it tasted really good but at the same time brought no satisfaction to my being.Elias started talking, probably because of the sulking face I was sending him. Why he gave in, I had no idea. But I told myself to think it was because of that scowl. He rambled about nothing important at first, filling the silence with observations about the base and complaints about Duke being dramatic."It was so weird seeing him again," He'd said, flipping a page of the book he had in front of him."Duke? Yeah, no shit." I said with a mouthful of food. Elias glanced at me from the top of his book and lifted both of his eyebrows up. "Swallow before talking."Glaring at him from the space I

"Why are you here, Declan?" Cassien said as he pushed off the spot he'd been standing at and went to sit behind his desk. His gaze didn't meet mine for even a second as I stared at him, trying to catch his eyes and understand what was going on.Declan brushed at his suit jacket, his movements slow and careful like everything hurt. He pointed his chin toward one of the chairs in the office. "May I sit?"The glare Cassien sent him could have melted steel. Declan seemed to get the message because he just stood there, running a hand through his dark hair and stiffening his posture."I need to speak with you," he said finally, his voice still rough from where Cassien's hand had crushed his windpipe.Cassien's eyes flicked to Elias, a silent command passing between them. "Elias, escort Jude out.""No," I said immediately, planting my feet firmly on the ground. "I want to hear what he has to say.""You don't want to," Declan grumbled, rubbing at his chest where bruises were probably already

"I asked you about Declan." I trailed my fingers across large biceps underneath the clothing he wore. Cassien's fingers in my hair stopped what they were doing momentarily, before he began twirling them around my hair again.There was a distinctive feeling he didn't want to let me know what Declan had to say. And that made a feeling of unease go through me. The Maestro exhaled, his breath tickling the top of my head down to my forehead, as our eyes met. The most beautiful shade of blue, cobalt blue looked back at me, his eyebrows pulled together a bit, as tiny creases dotted the space between his brows. He moved closer to me, his lips inches away from mine, as his eyes continue to stare into mine, like he could see my soul. Everything laid bare for him. I willed myself not to look away at how intensely it was. Cassien's fingers left the strands of my hair, his hand curving against my both cheeks and holding me in place. His warm breath had moved from tickling the top of my head and n

I was stirring in my sleep, my fingers still trailing the taut muscles of Cassien's skin. The warmth of his body pressed against mine, solid and real. My eyes fluttered open to reveal it was still night, the darkness thick and heavy around us. I lifted my head slightly, looking for my phone or something to check the time when I saw a movement outside the window. It was so dark, so quick, just a flicker of shadow against shadow, but I could swear I saw something move out there.My body went still. That movement had been real, I knew it in my bones.Unwrapping myself from Cassien's arms, I moved towards the window. My bare feet were silent against the cool floor. The air felt charged with something I couldn't name. I reached the window and peered out into the night, my breath fogging the glass slightly as I pressed closer. A black SUV sat just outside the building, its dark paint barely visible against the shadows. My brows furrowed. I doubted that vehicle had been there earlier.When I

The words hung in the air between us, impossible to take back. My heart stopped completely in my chest, forgot how to beat for several long seconds. He'd never said it before. We'd danced around it, implied it in touches and looks and stolen moments, but never spoken it out loud. And now he was saying it. It felt... like a goodbye, like a last confession before he walked out that door and into certain death."Don't," I whispered back, my voice raw. "Don't you dare say that to me right now. Not like this. Not when you're about to do something stupid.""I need you to know," he said, his thumb tracing my bottom lip. "Before I go out there, I need you to know that this, what we have, it's real. You're real. And I love you for it.""Cassien," I tried again, my hands fisting in his shirt. "Please. There has to be another way.""There isn't," Elias said quietly from behind us, and I'd almost forgotten he was there. "Not one that gets most of our people out alive."Most of our people. He'd pu