Page 131 of Dark Haven Omegaverse

I could feel his annoyance at the name, but I didn’t feel like sharing something so intimate with these demons. The last thing I was going to do was give them ammo to use against him for being so casual with a ‘mere human.’

“The group therapy room,” he suggested and I nodded, gesturing to the doors leading inside.

“This way.” They didn’t protest as I turned and led the way inside, only pausing to call Kol forward with me. “My mates stay with me.”

These strangers would not get me alone, and would not separate me from my men and monsters.

The room had a class but the therapist stood at the sight of us and ushered his group out of the room. From the sweat andfear on his face, I could tell he was aware of what we were. He’d clearly been introduced to what lurked beyond the veil.

Once they knew, you couldn’t unsee them.

Did all the staff know? Including the nurse who’d pretended to be oblivious to Monty from the moment I arrived?

That had me wondering what Drew knew about this place. It would explain better why she defended Vane so intently.

“Am I actually going to get answers on how to close this portal?” I asked as I took a seat.

The two newcomers didn’t sit, but they stood across from me as if I were a queen on her throne.

“That’s a bit complicated,” Gravik admitted with a slight dip in his tone. “I’m forbidden from telling you outright, but I’ll try to answer what I can so you come to it on your own. Hel was adamant it beyouwho finds your way there.”

“Of fucking course she did,” I growled. “Then this meeting is useless. What can you tell me that they haven’t?”

I gestured to Monty, then Kol. Both now stood behind me, one on each side.

Gravik let out a dark chuckle and I could feel annoyance coming from both of them. They must have expected a meek human, but I would not bow down to Hel’s closest advisers.

I no longer trusted her. She had lost control of her demons, let a rebellion happen, and broke her deal with Vane letting the demons kill humans.

Her cryptic messages weren’t doing me any favors.

“That Hel is pleased with your progress so far. She also sends along a warning that you are following the wrong leads.”

His words had my eyes narrowing.

“Wrong leads? So, she wants us to just let this happen?” I scoffed. He gave a smirk that didn’t hide the fact he found my ignorance amusing.

I pulled out my dagger and flipped it around in my hand, toying with it as I stared at them.

“Can I close it by sacrificing a demon or two with this?”

“That would likely do the opposite,” Gravik answered with a shrug. “That’s not what you’re supposed to do, though.”

They had all the answers and weren’t giving me a single fucking thing to go on.

“You, then?” I cocked my head to the side, taunting them right back. Maybe if I threw them off enough they’d spill something. Plus, it was easy to fire them up when I was protected.

The two new men tensed, and I felt Kol and Monty shift behind me in response.

Kol leaned down, his tone sharper than it had been with me before.

“Watch your tone. These are not lowly demons, they’re the highest-ranking ones in Helheim, mate. I’d like to not die for you today,” he said.

Monty let out a low chuckle of laughter at Kol’s words.

“I disagree. Show them who the real boss is here, Harlow. You aren’t to be looked down on,” Monty said, earning a growl from Kol.

It was like I was having the cartoon moment with a devil and angel on my shoulder, only mine were both monsters.

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