Page 140 of Dark Haven Omegaverse

“I think Kol is growing more suspicious as well. It doesn’t make sense for her to allow this to happen. If you can come hereand handle things, why can’t she?” He nodded but didn’t argue my claims.

“She’s planning something, admitted to it but won’t tell me what, and our girl is in the midst of it. When I can’t be here, watch over her. She’s not safe and won’t get out of this unscathed.”

“Where are you going?” I demanded. Anger flared at what he was insinuating. “You can’t abandon your post, Ivar. There’s too much at stake.”

Demons were slipping through to the world, or trying to. It took every gargoyle on the perimeter of Dark Haven to stop it from happening. I’d even given up in the halls to be here which left the patients remaining vulnerable.

This was no longer a problem but a full-blown civil war.

“I’m not. But I don’t know if Hel will retaliate,” he admitted with a bit of worry lacing the words. “Things are changing. You and Kol both have to keep her safe.”

“We will.” With my promise, he whisked me back to the spot we’d just left and was gone again. My mind was reeling from his unspoken words.

Ivar feared for his existence.

Kol

Monday Evening

Dark Haven Grounds

The night was still. Which was not a good thing. It meant it was the calm before the next wave of demons.

Instead of staying content and feeding on the humans inside of Dark Haven, they were venturing out into the world.

Attempting to.

We’d banished hundreds, yet they kept coming back within days. Whatever was happening in Helheim wasn’t good. They were regenerating at impossible speeds, multiplying like rats, trying to swarm the human realm.

The fact our leader was doing nothing about it was disconcerting.

“Sir,” Veroh called out. As one of my strongest officers he’d been right beside me as we tore through the demons.

So far, no more demons had escaped after the initial wave, but I also didn’t know how much longer we could do this for. The insane energy was spilling out, altering this realm. If we didn’t do something then the realm would descend into darkness and chaos.

Lives would be lost. I might not have cared before, but now my mate was in the center of it all.

My mate.

That still felt strange.Yet, I couldn’t enjoy her. I claimed her, she was mine, I felt her in my core, but her presence was missed nearly every moment of the day and night.

Being here around humans showed me how out of touch we were from the start. I wasn’t gentle and soft like her human men.

Hell, even Ivar had a charm she couldn’t resist.

I lacked the emotion they did, the connection. I feared I was losing before we even had a chance.

“Sir?” Veroh’s second attempt at getting my attention worked, and I internally smacked myself.

Showing weakness to my men was not what they needed right now.

“Yes?” I asked.

“Movement on the western side of the perimeter but we cut it out. No failures.” He was proud, as he should be.

“I’m starting to feel like this is a distraction,” I admitted to him. “Send a group inside as well, it’s almost nightfall.”

“Will do,” he said with a bow of respect.

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