Page 168 of Dark Haven Omegaverse

“I’d sit his ass down and tell him what you’re thinking. He can either get with it or move on,” I said. “It’s tough but you don’t want regrets. And if you’re feeling it this strongly, then I’d see it through. Then again, this is coming from the girl that’s fucking two humans, a demon, a half demon, and a gargoyle.”

“All at the same time?” she asked, gasping, then falling into a fit of laughter. “Girl, how is your vagina not broken?”

“Oh, my vagina isveryhappy,” I shot back, cracking up at where our conversation had gone.

She got quiet for a second before looking back at me. “You know, you’re right, I do deserve happiness. I’ve lived a really shit-tastic life and if I want to bang a gargoyle, I’m going to bang a gargoyle.”

“Exactly!” I cheered. “Fuck all the gargoyles.”

She cut me off with a weak smack and we lost it, falling backward as we laughed.

Though, Layne somehow managed to save the whiskey.

“We really should have eaten something before coming in here,” she noted, taking another sip of the whiskey for good measure.

“At least we’re close to the cafeteria,” I said. “Let’s go sneak some snacks.”

She stood and pulled me up with her as she stormed out of the room, leaving the alcohol behind.

It was hard to keep my feet under me and I was even more disoriented with the shadows pulsing around me, fading in and out like they, too, were drunk.

Hallucinations were fucking weird.

The hallway was empty but something cold creeped down my spine, stopping me in my tracks. Layne nearly toppled over me as I stopped without warning.

My vision was wavering, thanks to the alcohol, and even my panic was delayed.

I’d picked an awful time to start drinking.

“What do we have here?” The warden’s voice had me pushing Layne to the wall, my body shielding hers.

“Kol! Monty!” My desperate pleas only made the warden laugh.

“You think your little commander is going to save you here?” he questioned as he stepped closer. “Maybe I should see what that commander is so captivated with.” His words were laced in innuendo, and bile rose in my throat.

“I’d like to fucking see you try, demon.” Kol’s voice reverberated through the small hallway. It was so low and gravely it almost seemed painful.

I’d never been happier to see a gargoyle in my life.

Kol lunged at the warden, but he disappeared before they clashed.

There was no flare of shadows like Monty, he just simply wasn’t there anymore.

Kol growled and slammed his fist into the stone, but he was quickly turning around to make sure we were okay.

His eyebrows furrowed when he stepped close, leaning in to take a deep breath. “Are you drunk?”

The question had Layne bursting into laughter which only made me laugh along with her. Soon we collapsed in a heap.

The adrenaline was dropping away and the world was spinning rapidly.

“You saved me! My hero,” I cooed at Kol who loomed over me, breathing heavily and looking at me like I’d lost my mind altogether.

I lost that long ago.That thought made me laugh even harder.

“I’ll always save you,” he whispered. Kol was so serious it almost sobered me for a moment. I wanted to spill everything to him, tell him I didn’t want to die.

But the alcohol only made me slur the words into an incomprehensible garble. He lifted me in his arms and the moment I was embraced by him, darkness overtook me.

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