Page 39 of Knot So Broken

“Morning, love. How did you sleep?” Theo drawls as he brings he takes a sip of his coffee.

Kennedy goes to answer but her stomach grumbles instead.

Both Theo and I laugh as Kennedy looks down to her lap, blushing in embarrassment. “Hungry, I guess?” Theo asks as he sets his cup down before coming around the island bench.

Kennedy looks up at him as he places a kiss on the top of her head.

“Dig in. We’ve got a lot on the agenda today. Seeing how we all had a bit of a sleep in this morning, we don’t have long until school starts.”

Kennedy’s eyes widen as she looks up at him in horror.

“Oh my God! I just remembered I completely ditched school yesterday! The teachers are going to have it out for me now. Oh God, I’m going to be expelled, aren’t I?” Kennedy’s questions come out in a rush. Her frantic shuffling having extracted her top half out of the blanket she was wrapped in moments prior.

I step up into her, grabbing her face gently before turning her attention completely towards me.

“Breathe for me, Little Omega.”

Her first breath in is choppy and she releases it far too quickly before pulling in another. “Not like that. Follow me. Deep breath in,” I wait for her to follow my lead. It takes her a second before she begins sucking in her first proper breath.

“Now, breathe out slowly.” I instruct once her lungs are full. “Again.” I coach her three more times until I am convinced she is calm enough to do the motion on her own. “Theo organised everything with Ridgeview yesterday. You won’t be in trouble for missing a day off school. They certainly won’t expel you for it either. It is university after all.”

She nods, even though she doesn’t look fully convinced. I don’t mind. I know that I have a hell of a lot more work to do before I have fully gained her trust and have the ability for her to follow me blindly.

We will get to that point though. As an Alpha, I need that of my Omega. And in return, I will grant her mine.

“As for all of your schooling documents, everything has officially been rolled over so you have control of it. Your father now has no jurisdiction over you or your life,” Theo says as he places a hand on her back.

Where she would have previously jumped away from the touch, there’s only a slight flinch, something that brings me hope.

“A...Are you sure?” Kennedy’s voice is quiet as she looks up at her other Alpha. Theo nods, “One thing that I can promise you is that he will never be able to touch you again. You are my–our–Omega. You will never know that life ever again. In this house, you are safe.”

His face remains solemn as he looks down at her. I can see the doubt in her face. How could she not? Not even a day ago, she was looking down the face of a man that was planning her demise. The man that we have come to learn has attempted to sell her. A fact that makes yesterday's agitation creep up again.

Now, she is surrounded by three Alphas who are already overly infatuated with her. Who are promising things that she had only dreamed of. Are providing her a life that she deserves.

She nods but like my promises, I know she doesn’t fully believe them. “Eat up, love,” Theo prompts, nodding down at the plate of waffles slowly going cold. I go to step in suggesting that the waffles be remade or heated back up but Kennedy moans around the mouthful that she all but shoved into her mouth.

Everything goes quiet. So much so that if a pin dropped, you would be able to hear it. Both Theo and I are laser-focused as we watch Kennedy chew what's in her mouth before taking another bite of the waffles. It elicits another moan from her. I didn’t realize that watching someone eat would be the equivalent to watching porn but, here we are. I watch the live show right in front of me as I ignore my aching cock. It twitches against my sweats but I ignore it as a string of maple syrup drips down Kennedy’s chin. My balls threaten to burst as shedrags her finger up the mess before sucking the digit into her mouth.God damn.

A groan I’m unable to place breaks the silence in the kitchen, snapping us back into reality. I launch myself away from Kennedy, unable to trust myself if I keep watching her any longer.

“I’m going to take a shower,” I grumble.

A cold fucking shower.

Coming back down the stairs after having to fight my erection under the freezing spray of the shower head, I blow a sigh as I find my mate standing with Theo. I feel my heart stop as I spot the shirt she is wearing. My tee from yesterday swims on her but she has rolled the sleeves up so it fits her better. The extra length of the tee is tucked into the front of her black jeans.

She turns, most likely hearing my gasp of air. Her smile lights up the darkness of the Manor. It feels as though it radiates from her.

“Omega,” I growl as I dart down the stairs.

Her eyes widen as I rush towards her. It fills me with even more longing when she doesn’t cower away from me. Instead, the smile remains on her face. “Alpha,” she drawls as I come to a stop in front of her.

Tension at the word builds inside of me. It takes every ounce of strength I have to hold myself back from taking her for my own. I refuse to do that to her though. While I love Jax, I could never just takefrom Kennedy in that way. I want her fully on-board with us when I mark and claim her as mine.

I want her so amongst the throes of pleasure that she doesn’t even remember her own name.

“I’m holding back the beast, baby. But that word is testing me.”

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