Page 31 of Unhinged Omega

"Fine," he says, sulking. "And here I was hoping it could be a family reunion."

I slam the door on his face to make it clear just what I think about that idea.

Ishouldjust tell him to fuck off while I'm at it.

There's no way Raven found the Harbinger’s skull. Hell, as obsessed as I am, even I'm not sure it actually exists.

But if there's even a chance…

Well, at least I'll get to satisfy my curiosity about this omega who's got Raven drooling like a rabid dog. Usually, his lovers are the ones chasing him.

And if nothing else, I'll finally have an excuse to kill him.

Chapter

Seven

NIKOLAI

Istare in abject horror as Cosima teeters on the edge of the pit, my heart stopping in my chest. It feels like everything is in slow motion. The Knight reaches up with those lethal claws, and there's a dull ache somewhere in my chest that feels like those knives are going straight through me.

It's a sensation I've never felt before. Not a physical sensation, maybe, but every bit as gripping and sharp as the pain I felt when my eye was ripped out, and a thousand times worse.

This is a hell of a time to have a heart attack.

Unless…

Is this fear?

Huh. No wonder Reese is always vomiting. How the fuck do normal people feel this shit on a daily basis and function?

I lunge forward and grab Cosima's robe, yanking her back from certain death. She whirls on me immediately like a wild animal, fists and sharp nails flying. My nose is already throbbing from her earlier assault, and now she's going for my eyes.

Eye.

"Would you calm the fuck down?" I growl, trying to restrain her without hurting her. But the thin fabric of her robe just tearsin my hands and she gets free, landing a blow square in the center of my chest. "I just saved your life!"

She's stronger than she looks, and despite thrashing in a frenzied rage against me, every swing and swipe is calculated. As I block her so she doesn't get my other eye, I realize she's actually pushing me back a little.

Did someone teach her how to fight?

And why am I fuckingjealous?

Another thing I've never felt in my life. About thirty years and I guess my emotions finally decided to show up to the party. Wonder what's next.

Some fucking relaxation would be nice.

Is that an emotion?

Below us, the Knight lets out an earth-shattering roar that makes my men flinch. But when I glance around, I realize they're not even looking at the monster. They're staring at Cosima's disrobed body with hungry eyes.

My blood starts boiling.

I spin us around so I'm blocking their view, ignoring the way she's still clawing at me like a rabid cat and glower over my shoulder. "Anyone who so much as glances in this direction gets thrown in the fucking pit!"

Suddenly, everyone has urgent business elsewhere. Even Lex makes herself scarce, though not without a final appreciative glance that has me considering if even she needs to join the Knight down there.

I shrug off my coat, trying to wrap it around Cosima's shoulders as she continues to struggle. "Would you hold still?" I snap. "I'm trying to cover you up!"

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