Page 192 of Dark Haven Omegaverse

It was definitely forged from the same fires that the demons were. He was the size of a German Shepherd with coarse, black fur and a face that was simply a dog’s skull with blue fire blazing beneath it.

He sniffed the air once then relaxed, as if he knew I wasn’t a threat.

“Hello, there,” I cooed as I crouched down on my knees. Something about him called to me in a protective way and I knew he wouldn’t hurt me. “Who are you?”

He walked closer with his head tilted down until he head-butted my outstretched hand. I ran my hands over his skull before scratching his mane that looked more like tiny shards of ice and bone than fur. Despite how thick and sharp it looked, he was surprisingly soft and warm.

“You’re a good boy, aren’t you?”

“Are you seriously talking to that thing like it’s a puppy?” Drake’s voice had me up and running at him full force before I even processed it. The impact knocked us to the ground.

Sobs broke free as I crushed him in a hug that had him shaking with emotion. The longer we clung to each other, the more settled I felt. I hadn’t realized just how wired I’d been until this moment.

“Harlow, I’m okay,” he promised. I couldn’t talk and he didn’t press me for anything as he held me tight, not even moving from the floor. “I’ve got you.”

“Hiro, Roman, Kol, Monty?” I choked out finally. The defeat on his face was answer enough before the words even left his lips.

“No sign of them.”

Drake

Hel’s Castle

Harlow was every bit the goddess she now embodied. Her previously pale skin now held an otherworldly glimmer. Her formerly blonde hair had shifted to a bright, starlight silver.

She was taller, more toned, but just as fucking perfect as she was before.

And her scent?

It was like coming home.

Snow and sweet berries, mixed with a slight hint of ember from the fires that burned this land. It hit me square in the chest, stronger than before and burrowing into every sense, consuming me from the inside out.

I was gone for her from the start, but now? Now I knew our bond made it beyond the constraints of mortal life. We were soul mates.

She might be too freaked out to notice our nakedness, but I wasn’t. Her soft body melted into mine, the warmth had my cock hardening and my knot pulsing, begging for me to claim her now.

Then she mentioned Hiro, and my boner was gone.

My chest ached fiercely, something that had been happening from the moment I woke up with no bond and no mates.

“No sign of them,” I admitted in defeat. “I’ve only just woken up here.”

It was unsettling to say the least.

The blade slicing through me was something I knew I would never forget.

That and being sucked into a void that was more desolate and crushing thananythingimaginable.

“Where?” she asked, twirling around as she studied the room. As she moved, ice and shadows spilled from her hands, matching the frantic desperation in her eyes.

She had no clue what she was capable of, how much of Hel’s magic she possessed. No one did. But, I couldn’t exactly let her accidentally smite someone. She was already a mess.

“Harlow.” The warning in my voice had her stopping, and only then did she glance down and jump before holding her bare hands up.

Her pouty mouth fell open and her bright blue eyes widened.

“Holy fucking shit, am I doing that?!” Her words may not be that of a goddess, or whatever she was, but her power screamed of it.

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