Thorn Winters will spend this holiday season running. Thanks to his father and sick brother, he's got debts piling up, and unfortunately for him, those debts are owed to the White Frost Mafia. When he's sent an invitation to the White Hunt, a mock version of the Wild Hunt, where omegas are ordered to run for alpha amusement, Thorn rightfully hesitates before accepting. Winning could clear his family debt, but losing might find him beneath an alpha, and rumors have it, not all omegas make it out of the White Hunt alive. Baal Fae wants an omega for Yuletide. Not just any omega. One glimpse of Thorn Winters has him craving the other man instantly. As the Underboss in the White Frost, he gets first pick during the Hunt, and he plans on claiming his omega in every way it counts. If he has to dangle the health and safety of Thorn's family over his head to get him to submit? So be it. On Synastry, it isn't just acceptable for an alpha to go to any length to claim their mate, it's encouraged. Thorn can run, but he won't get far. Notes/Trigger This is an omegaverse novella told in the same universe as His Secret Omega and Devil May Hunt. It is a standalone. Expect high heat, getting all tangled up in the Christmas lights, and power play. This is a Dark MM Sci-Fi Omegaverse Romance, which means there are many themes that some might find disturbing. Some of these include, but are not limited to, dub-con, forced proximity, and explicit sexual content not suitable for all readers. Please be sure to read the Author's Note for a complete list of warnings! HEA guarantee!