Page 28 of Knot So Broken

It feels as though Kennedy looks right into my soul. Like she is assessing me yet again. I’ve never felt so raw. Not once have I opened up to someone the way I have her. If we are going to start this pack off right, she deserves honesty. It's the least I can give her. “I just don’t know what to do. All of this is insane.”

She shakes her head before her hands tighten in mine. There’s a slight shake to them as she grips me like I’m her anchor.

“I’ve never had a nest before.”

A piece inside of me dies at her omission.

Jax growls from behind me, “What do you mean you have never had a nest before? Aren’t Omegas meant to have them from the moment they Emerge?” She bites her lip as she shakes her head, “My father didn’t deem it a necessity.” “Well we do,” Ledger snarls from beside me, “That nest is yours. Yours to do with as you wish. You want to paint it pink and fill it with fluffy blankets, that's exactly what we will do.”

“We meant what we said. You deserve to be spoiled. You want it, it's yours.” She lets go of my hands before turning back around. She takes a couple of steps into the nest, taking a look at the bare bones we fitted it out with.

A recessed mattress takes up the majority of the room. The ceilings are low enough that if the guys and I were to walk in, we would have to crouch. But Kennedy’s

five-foot-seven height makes her the perfect fit. The walls are stark white, the perfect canvas for Kennedy to decide what she wants in here. There is a kitchenette in the corner as well as a door leading into the bathroom. Kennedy turns back towards me. Shocking me, she rushes towards me before jumping into my arms. I catch her, wrapping one of my arms around her middle and using the other to hold her under her ass.

I try to not let myself think about how good she feels as I bring her into me. She squeezes me tight so even if I was to let her go, she would be clinging to me like a koala. “Thank you, Theo.”

Her whispered breath tickles the soft skin on my neck.

Down, dick, Down.

Chapter Ten

Theo eventually releases me but he doesn’t move too far.

I feel like I’m in a whirlwind. Only this morning I thought I would never escape the horrors that were my life.

Now, I am standing here in this manor with not one but three of my scent matches. God, my scent matches. One who is my bonded mate.

The connection between Jax and I sings as he smiles down at me from where he is standing next to Theo.

While I feel like my brain is still slowly catching up to my reality, I can’t help but allow myself to feel happy.

It is a surreal feeling. After years of darkness, the light feels like it's in reach. I should probably be more cautious. I should be putting some distance between these Alphas and I. I should be mad at Jax for marking me.

But I don’t feel that way.

It feels like after being handed lemons my whole life, I deserve to finally make lemonade. “Come on, let’s take you shopping,” Theo says, grabbing my hand and pulling me along behind him.

“Wait, I don’t have any money.”

Theo halts before turning back to me. “You don’t need money, love. When I said we will look after you. That means everything.”

I go to protest but he cuts me off, “Trust me?”

I know his words mean deeper than just allowing him to buy me things that I now need. He’s asking me to put my life in his hands. For him to take control. From the look on his face, he needs me to say yes more than he needs his next breath. I let out a sigh before I nod my head. His responding smile warms something deep inside of me.

“Come on then, love. Let your Alphas spoil their Omega.”

My body must take over at that point as all other thoughts leave me.

Their Omega. My Alphas.

If a heart could explode, mine does right then.

I feel like someone needs to pinch me. Yet, if this is all just a dream, it's not one that I want to wake up from.

We load back up into the SUV and head back into the city. I haven’t spent much time in Vadena. My father never afforded me that luxury. The only place he allowed me to go to was school. No detours. Ever.

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