Page 146 of Knot Unwanted: Part Two

Something shifts inside me as I continue to play, and I change the melody to a different one this time, one that Finn immediately recognizes. Soon he’s humming, and then he’s singing, his voice joining the guitar in a harmony we haven’t shared in over two years. Hailey watches us both with wondering eyes.

This, I think, as my fingers move with increasing confidence across the strings,is what we’ve been fighting for all along.

Chapter 30

Finn

Watching Jax play again after so long feels like witnessing a small miracle. A return of something precious I’d feared was permanently lost.

As the final notes of his impromptu concert fade, a peaceful quiet settles over the room.

Jax sets his guitar aside carefully, his expression softer than I’ve seen in ages. When he turns to Hailey, cupping her face with one hand, the tenderness in the gesture makes my heart swell.

“Sorry about freaking out earlier, darling,” he says, voice pitched low and gentle.

A delicate blush rises on Hailey’s cheeks. “It’s okay. I’m not mad at you.”

Jax leans in to press a brief, sweet kiss to her lips before shifting his attention to me where I sit at her feet. He bends down, pressing his forehead against mine in a moment that makes my breath halt in my chest.

“Sorry for—” he begins, but I can’t help interrupting.

“Freaking out earlier?” I finish for him, a teasing smile playing at my lips.

Jax snorts. “Yeah.”

“Apology accepted, alpha.”

Something shifts in Jax’s expression at the word—his eyes darkening with sudden intensity that makes me swallow hard. Then his mouth crashes into mine, all hunger and possessive tongue. I gasp into the kiss as his hands fist in my sweater, pulling it over my head in one fluid motion.

“Fuck,” I pant as his lips trail down my throat, sucking marks into my skin. His teeth scrape my collarbone while his palms slide down my chest, fingers brushing over my nipples. I arch off the couch with a whine.

Across the room, Stone and Ren descend on Hailey. Stone pins her to the couch, swallowing her moans as Ren pulls her top upward. His mouth closes over one peaked nipple while Stone sinks between her thighs, pushing her knees apart as he tugs her pants down and spreads her open.

“Look at them,” Jax murmurs against my stomach, nipping the soft skin below my navel. His fingers make quick work of my bottoms. “Look how pretty our girl is when she comes apart.”

I do look—just in time to see Ren slide two fingers into Hailey while Stone’s tongue circles her clit. Her back bows off the chair, her cry shattering the air as the first orgasm rips through her.

Then Jax’s mouth is on me, hot and wet and perfect. I choke on air as he takes me deep, his throat working around me. His fingers dig bruises into my hips, holding me still as he sucks hard—once, twice—before pulling off with a filthy pop.

“Jax—”

The pleasure is overwhelming. Time ceases to exist, only feeling.

Pleasure cracks down my spine as I spill across his tongue. He swallows every drop, eyes locked on mine until I’m trembling and oversensitive.

By the time I blink back to awareness, Hailey’s slumped bonelessly on the couch and Ren is licking his fingers clean with a satisfied smirk. The alphas move in quiet coordination—lifting us onto the couch, tucking blankets around our spent bodies.

Jax presses a kiss to Hailey’s damp forehead, then mine. “Now that we’ve already eaten,” he murmurs, lips curling at his joke, “it’s time to feed you.”

Stone snorts as they retreat toward the kitchen, leaving us wrapped in warmth and the scent of satisfied pack.

The days following Hailey’s press conference pass in a whirlwind of media attention and public outrage. What began as one omega’s testimony has exploded into a nationwide reckoning, a tidal wave of revelations that shows no signs of abating.

Every morning brings new headlines, each more damning than the last. “OMEGA TRAFFICKING RING LINKED TO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.” “POLICE CHIEF RESIGNS AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS.” “MAYOR CAUGHT IN HEATH SCANDAL DENIES INVOLVEMENT, EVIDENCE SUGGESTS OTHERWISE.”

The momentum is staggering, almost unbelievable. Omegas are coming forward with their own stories, emboldened by Hailey’s courage. Protests have erupted in major cities, demanding justice for trafficking victims and sweeping reforms to omega protection laws. News channels run wall-to-wall coverage, political commentators debate the far-reaching implications, social media overflows with hashtags and calls to action.

And at the center of it all, though she remains safely hidden away in our home, is Hailey.

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