EVANGELINE.
I cough when he lets go, and I look up at him.
“Zedkiel!” I say, reaching for him, but it’s then I realise it’s not him… “You’re…”
“Can you not tell the difference between us?” He says darkly, and I realise my mistake.
He’s talking in that strange stiff manner like the words aren’t natural to him…
Oh no… was I just talking to Zedkiel right now? “Y-your…”
“I told you not to mention anything to Zedkiel… He heard what you said. He knows we talked. You are making things extremely hard for me now, Little Dark Mate.”
“I didn’t mean to. Keeping secrets from Zedkiel is only causing problems. I need answers. You said he will kill me, you said that-”
“I also said do not tell him.” He looks down at his hands as if examining them.
“I didn’t, I was asking you-” I begin, but he cast
