Page 46 of Knot So Broken

I stand up and wrap my arms around his waist.

It takes a second for him to relax into my hold, eventually wrapping his arms around me. He drops his head to rest on my shoulder. I feel him take in a breath of my scent. His body relaxes further into mine.

“Thank you, my love.”

“I agree with Theo, Kennedy. I can’t allow you to be in that classroom on your own and just leave you to the wolves. I can’t see you like this again.”

I turn my head to find Jax. Stress is written all over his face. I feel a ping down our bond that feeds me a hint of what he might be feeling.

I whimper again, unable to control myself.

I hate the thought of being a weak, whimpering Omega but right now my Alphas need me. I need to fix their pain even though mine is still so potent. This whole fiasco has seemed to rattle them more than I originally thought.

I reach out to Jax, offering him a hand that he quickly takes. I pull him as close as I can to me. Letting go of him once he is close, I reach out to my final Alpha but flinch as I feel a hand on my back.

Ledger steps in behind me so I am now completely surrounded.

Normally, something like this would set me off. Yet, all I feel is peace and an overwhelming feeling of just how right this is. It's like another broken piece of me is glued back together.

While the cracks are still visible, it's now back to where it should be.

We stay huddled in our group for a while. Long enough that the sun beating down on us starts to cause a sheen of sweat on our skin.

Theo must seem to grasp onto how uncomfortable it is starting to feel as he takes a small step away from me.

“I think it's time to take our Omega home once and for all.” His voice is firm, sealing our fate.

I know that I would follow this man around blindly. It’s as though just a word from him is enough for me to put my life completely in his hands.

Any ideas I had previously of who and what I wanted to be seem to leave me. Because I want to be their Omega. I want to be the person that they come home to at the end of the day. I want to have their babies. Grow old with them.

I want it all.

And for the first time, it seems like that might actually be within arm’s reach.

Theo guides us back into the car. He doesn’t give the school a second look and neither do I. There are no doubts in my mind that this will get back to my father even though Theo has given me control of my records.

Yet, the further we get from the school, the further I feel like I get from his clutches. A steel resolve begins to form in my mind.

I don’t want to go back to the old Kennedy that was unable to fight for herself. I want to stand up to him. To show him that what he was planning on doing to me isn’t right. I want my life to be mine.

“Your thoughts are very loud, Little Omega,” Ledger growls, shocking me out of my thoughts.

I chuckle, pulling a piece of hair behind my ear, “Ahh, yeah. I was just thinking about my father and what his reaction will be to me unrolling from university.” Growls echo throughout the car. I’m surprised the windows didn’t rattle because of the sound.

“Fuck what that sorry excuse for a human thinks. He doesn’t get to control your life anymore. If you are happy to be done with school, you are done. If you want to get a job, we will help. If you want to go shake your ass on stage, just let me know the time and place. I’ll be your best customer.”

I can’t help the laughter that explodes from my chest at Ledger's omission. He seems to be the more growl first, ask questions later kind of guy and hearing a joke come from his lips just seems so left of field, but I’m here for it.

Jax and Theo laugh along with me.

It helps to break the doom and gloom that seemed to be surrounding us for the last two days.

I don’t want what feels like a second chance at life to be like that. I want to feel happiness.

Ledger's joke almost feels like a step in the right direction.

“Although, it's not my fault if I’m also your only customer,” he adds.

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