Oh, quite, quite dark. I really felt for how alone Charles felt in this story, despite having Raven (whom he really isn't sharing his plans with anyway). At least his child will decrease his loneliness.

And I just kept thinking that Erik was so stupid - partly not his fault because many of his reactions as an alpha were so culturally ingrained. It didn't occur for his to think in this and that manner.

I also loved the little snippet where the child is dreaming and Charles is being BAMF and plotting how to make omegas the top of the food chain.