Page 76 of Unhinged Omega

What the fuckisthis thing?

The choppy white hair is distinctly Vrissian. Must be an escaped experiment from one of their labs. Never thought I'd see one in person. If they're capable of making alphas like this for their armies,that'sa problem.

And pretty fucked up.

"Where the fuck is Lex?" Nikolai's bellow carries over the chaos.

I catch a glimpse of the butch alpha sprinting for the tower, that mangy mutt of hers yapping at her heels and snapping instinctively at her leather trench coat. Nikolai's face contorts with rage. He snarls a stream of Vrissian curses and takes off after them.

And now Raven's running alongside Nikolai.

Never thought I'd see that, either.

But I can see it in both their faces. A shared desperation. They're both trying to stop the monstrous alpha from reaching the tower.

From reaching whoever's inside.

I'm close now, so close. I lean further out of the tank, fingers straining. "Raven!" I yell. "Grab my fucking hand!"

He doesn't even look back. "Make me!" he shouts, voice raw with defiance.

For a split second, I consider it. Consider using my alpha bark to force him to safety. But the memory of his glazed eyes and his limp form stops me cold, however tempting it is to use that to save him.

I won't do that to him.

So I push Betty harder, gaining ground.

The monstrous alpha reaches the tower first. His massive metal claws tear into the base of the tower like it's made of paper, ripping holes big enough for a man to step through. I catch a glimpse of Lex diving into an elevator and a moment later, she starts ascending. I can see her through the glass as she ascends with her dog beside her. The dog's barking down at the monster with every breath, like that's gonna help.

Raven skids to a stop not far from the monster. His gun is in his hand before I can blink, and he fires.

The sound of the shot is lost in the cacophony, but the effect is immediate. The monster's head snaps around, blue eyes glowing behind the iron mask locking onto Raven. A snarlrips from the huge alpha's throat, the sound more animal than human.

No.No no no.

I don't think. I just act.

I grab the stick that controls Betty's turret and the main gun swivels, lining up the shot in a heartbeat.

I fire.

The blast is deafening. It catches the monster square in the back, blowing off the metal rods sticking out of him. Judging by the bleeding gashes in his back, those were the last, but not the only ones. Half his mask was blown off, too, revealing more of his mangled face. Scars and sharp teeth are all I see before a shower of glass and twisted metal rains down from the tower.

"You moron! My omega is up there!" Nikolai roars at me, fury etched into every line of his face.

Hisomega?

The same omega Raven is after?

Of courseit's the same goddamn omega.

The universe fucking hates me.

"Cool," I snarl back, already lining up another shot. "And my boy is down here."

I'm about to fire again when a blur of golden hair fills my vision. The boy in question. Raven launches himself into the tank, colliding with me in a tangle of limbs. His fist connects with my jaw, snapping my head back.

"What the fuck, Raven?" I growl, grappling with him as Betty rocks beneath us.

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