Page 93 of Dark Haven Omegaverse

Then Drake’s laughter drew me right back to the words this gargoyle spoke and I narrowed my eyes.

“You don’t get to make demands of me. Shouldn’t you be fighting?” I argued.

He nodded once. “I’ll return to the fight. But I will come back for you.”

“Don’t threaten me, gargoyle.” He merely let out a huff of laughter at my words.

Kol flew off, and I stood there stunned until Drake finally snapped me from it. “Come on, we have to go find the others and get the library secured. This is only going to get worse.”

Was that even possible?

Monty

Friday Afternoon

Hel’s Castle

Sköll was pacing back and forth in front of Hel’s empty throne, as if daring me to step any closer to his queen’s place.

The creature of fire and bone had never seemed so intimidating, but I ignored him, nonetheless. I had no intention of crossing that line. Not when she was in such a bad mood. Dark Haven had gone to hell, and I no longer trusted her.

A fact I was not bothering to hide.

Hel’s ice proceeded her, frosting every surface it reached as she stalked in the throne room. Her face was a mask of pure fury and her robes billowed behind her.

I’d never seen our queen so disheveled. Everything about her seemed dull, from her hair to her clothes.

It was a sure sign of the times. The omega was struggling.

That didn’t make me trust her more.

“How did you let this happen?!” Her voice was little more than a feral growl. Apparently, I would be the scapegoat for her frustrations.Typical.

My jaw clenched at the accusation and for once I felt no fear of what she thought or wanted. She couldn’t get rid of me as she’d always threatened before.

Not if she wanted her little prophecy to come to fruition.

Just that fact alone bolstered my confidence. The lack of fear and already rising anger was a dangerous combination I’d have to be wary of.

Stepping over the line could hurt more than just me. Harlow was the one who truly mattered. I wouldn’t put it past Hel to try and use her against me.

“Me? I was vehemently against making deals with slimy, backstabbing humans. Even after your warnings, he put Harlow in solitary and caused an uprising within our ranks. He knows how to ward me out of anywhere he wants, including the rooms of that fucking wing of his. Vane has obviously gone rogue.”

Hel slammed her fist to the side of the throne as she sat, ice shattering and exploding around her as a storm picked up, a visual depiction of her emotions.

Sköll looked like he was enjoying every minute of the chaos, batting his paw at icicles as they shattered in front of him.

“You don’t understand what’s on the line. I’d sacrifice you and every one of your shadowy minions to make sure nothinggot in the way,” she challenged, finally sitting back in the throne even though she was still breathing like a caged animal.

Hel didn’t even seem to flinch as the ice destroyed her precious palace.

My fury was at a breaking point now. She all but admitted that she had no care about how she reached her goal or who she hurt in the process.

Hel didn’t get to let Dark Haven and the human world descend into chaos with no repercussions.

“Need I remind you it ismylittle human cleaning up this mess right now? That she needs every one of us you promised to her. You cannot dispose of me. Though, I will be hunting down Vane with no remorse now. He’s broken any deal we had.”

The storm picked up at my insolence, it wasn’t going unnoticed, but a smile still formed on her face. Knowing it was for show was more than a little off-putting. But I was done being yet another minion for Hel.

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