Page 188 of Dark Haven Omegaverse

Was this what I was damned to? Wandering forever with the monsters of Helheim?

I should have had more time with my mates,realtime, not the bullshit we had to endure. It was weeks on end of watching our backs and protecting the other patients.

Now they had no one to protect them.

Oh god, Layne and Crew were alone with the demons. Thank God she had Stravos and the other gargoyles to watch over her.

The wastes were starting to come alive the further I ran. Shadows stirred in the distance, the darkness reminiscent of the demons.

I swallowed hard, willing myself not to think of Monty.

Not yet.

Losing my mates had put a permanent ache in me that flared to life anytime I thought of them. If I wanted to survive and findthem again, I had to fight my way forward through these endless wastes.

Fuck, I’d kill to breathe my alphas and beta in again.

A loud rumble cut through the icy winds and I glanced up, eyes widening as I took in the angry, black clouds rolling in. Vibrant blue and green lights flared to life behind the clouds, casting the snow in a strange effect.

It might have been pretty if lightning didn’t start striking the snow covered ground over and over again. There was no pattern that I could avoid, it was random and powerful.

Each crack of lightning was like a gunshot, echoing in the air and nearly sending me sprawling, the wave of power it left behind electrifying the air.

The once pristine ground was now covered in black, singed craters. It took me several more minutes of running and dodging the strikes to realize it wasn’t simple weather.

No. There were fucking demons and creatures forming in the craters. They moved slowly at first, as if they were newly formed, then began crawling out of the ashes. The stench of rotten sulfur filled the air, making each breath more difficult than the last.

If I were still human, I’d be dead by now. The running would have already killed me, if the loss of my mates didn’t first. Now, I had to worry about these giant creatures and demons.

I never thought I’d miss the silence of the wastes.

“Fuck,” I cursed as the ground shook again, pitching me forward. The shadows quickly formed a titan of a creature. His steps were slow and awkward at first as he found his bearings.

Then he saw me.

He tipped his head back and released a keening cry that had ice slithering down my spine. He was furry like a giant polar bear, but he had no real definition to his shape. He was all body and limbs with a wide, gaping maw on the front.

This couldn’t be real. Even my worst hallucinations weren’t this terrifying.

A loud hiss had the creature slowing, a scared squeak escaping it as a huge lizard started chasing it.

Right now, it only had sights on the fuzzy creature stalking me.

That was my sign to fucking leave.

I was running again, this time with renewed energy. If I let it catch me then I’d never know if my mates survived.

That was something I refused to let happen.

Why couldn’t I have woken up with some amazing powers? No, I instead had to be naked, alone, and terrified.

I should have tried to learn more about Helheim. Hel had me so focused on her evasive riddles, I didn’t have time to prepare myself for this cursed land.

Movement to my right had a scream rising in my throat. Until I saw the wild mane of red hair streaming behind a lithe man. He had a gleeful expression that didn’t fit the situation.

“Loki!” Relief would be an understatement. He didn’t speak as his kelly-green eyes sparkled with excitement.

He glanced behind us at the predators trying to make us their next meal. The stench was back meaning they were gaining on us.

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