Page 27 of Knot So Broken

I lead Kennedy into one of the bedrooms. Her eyes open comically wide as she looks around the room.

“I…is this really for me?” Her eyebrows furrow as she looks at me with so much earnestness. Like she is desperate for me to be the one that saves her. “Yes, love. This is your room. I want you to decorate it however you want.” She rolls her lips together as tears begin to well in her eyes.

Unable to resist, I put a hand up to her cheek, caressing the soft skin as the first tear drops.

“You deserve to be looked after. You deserve to be taken care of. I know this is all moving really quick and jarring to the system but we want to do this for you. Not only are you now Jax’s mate, you are our scent match.”

Her mouth drops now as she looks between Ledger and I, before looking back towards Jax who comes up to stand beside her.

“You can feel it can’t you, Little Omega? You can feel it in your soul. You are ours and in turn we are yours.”

Jax looks down at Kennedy and I can already tell he is head-over-heels for her. I can understand the feeling.

I never gave much thought to love at first sight but right now, I understand. It makes me want that bond with her even more now. I want to be hers. I want her to mark my neck. To have a brand that I can show off to everyone else. To be able to shout to the world that she is mine.

Fuck, I actually have someone that I can call mine.

Jax and Ledger have always had each other. I always felt a little left out. Not that I had a particular interest in the same sex but I craved that bond. That connection with someone else. To have someone to vent to at the end of the day. To not do life completely alone. I feel like I have that now.

Kennedy puts a hand up to the middle of her chest right where a mirrored feeling in each of our chests slowly thumps away.

Kennedy looks up at Jax before looking at me, then at Ledger.

“I can feel it,” she whispers.

I can’t help the smile that brightens my face.

Fuck, she can feel it. She can actually feel it. It's not one sided.

I can’t deny the spike of anxiety I felt. That maybe she wouldn’t want this. That maybe she would refuse to acknowledge the bond.

I’ve seen it happen to other Alphas. Being rejected by their Omegas. The exact ones

that are meant to be chosen for them. The ones that are meant to be destined for them. There was that hint of worry that she would do that to us.

But as I look down at the Omega that rubs the centre of her chest as she looks at us, I know she is nothing like them.

She wants us just as much as we want her.

God, how could we not. Not only is she fucking beautiful, she is so kind. She is gentle. From the little I have seen, I know she is everything I could possibly want and more.

“We have one more thing to show you, love,” I say, getting Kennedy’s attention again. Turning, I walk over to one of the doors leading off her new bedroom. Kennedy walks through the door and immediately pauses in the threshold.

She remains silent for the longest time. Her body doesn’t move an inch and from the look of her not moving her shoulders, I guess she hasn’t taken a breath yet either. “Do you like it, Kennedy?” Ledger presses, a hint of unease in his voice. “This is too much,” Kennedy finally says. Her voice breaks as she turns back to us. “It's not enough, Little Omega.”

She shakes her head, curling in on herself before bringing her hands up to cradle them under her chin. I watch as her walls start to slowly go up.

“Don’t do that, Kennedy.”

Her head snaps up as she meets my eyes.

“Don’t pull back on us. Don’t put those walls I can see you building behind your eyes,up. I know you are scared. I’m scared too. I’m terrified actually.”

She drops her hands from her face. I step up to her immediately and pick up her hands, holding them in mine.

“I’m terrified that I’m going to let you down. There’s a lot that I have to tell you and I’m scared that you will run from me. That itwill be a deal breaker for you.” I let my emotions show on my face, allowing her to see the real me.

“I want to be able to make you happy. I want to be the person that puts a smile on your face everyday. I want to protect you from the demons that have plagued your life.” I feel emotion begin to tighten my throat. “I want to be the Alpha you deserve.”

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