Chapter 0690

Enzo

I scrambled to my feet, my palms scraping on the icy stone floor. The swirling portal had vanished, abandoning me alone in this strange place. Smooth obsidian walls surrounded me, broken only by a high, domed ceiling. There were no visible doors or windows in the expansive circular room.

Except, I wasn't alone. As I looked up, I saw them: the audience.

With growing unease, I slowly turned, taking in the faces that started at me from perches high above. Shadowy figures lurked around the room's perimeter, partially obscured by tall black pillars.

I inhaled sharply. The scents of multiple animals-but something more, something... wrong. These weren't just animals. They were shifters.

Mila smiled, baring a row of teeth that locked all too white in this dark place.

"Welcome, my subjects!" she called out theatrically, her voice booming and echoing through the high ceilings. "We have a very special guest tonight... my new mate!"

echoed mockingly in my head. Mate? Revulsion and fury chumed in my stomach as the implications sank in. I already had a mate, and even if I didn't, I would certainly never

hell!" I snarled. But she merely

reptiles, animals I couldn't even recognize, turned into a sea of very 'human' faces. Their eyes glowed

And then they spoke.

and her mate!" the

to raise. This didn't make sense. I knew that there were different species of shifters out there, but there were a lot of them here.

looked on in disgusted shock. The

a hockey team, was some sort of barbarian queen? Where even was I? Was I even above ground? Was I in the human realm, or the supernatural realm? Was I in any realm

and everywhere at once. The misshapen congregation of people swayed and chanted

"Mate... mate... mate..."

if I was going to vomit. "No!" I growled, straining against the silver ropes still holding me in agony.

and the music stopped. In the ringing silence she

ear-shattering shrieks and squeals and cries as the crowd cheered.

thrashed desperately against them, but the silver rope

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