Page 129 of Knot Their Soldier: Part One
What did I do?
Why did I do that?
I stare on helplessly, a ringing forming in my ears.
I almost killed my Prime Alpha.
Chapter Forty-Four
Blaze
I know the moment the Command drops. Like an egg cracked over my head, it slides from me.
Crouched on the dirt, heaving ragged breaths, Knox spits a glob onto the dirt.
He climbs to his feet, and with a look of disgust, says with a cold, biting tone, “You’re done.”
It’s like he’s slapped her. She recoils and then crumples in on herself. I cup my cheek. It’s almost as if I can feel the sting on my skin.
There is no sign of her earlier anger. She’s deflated with her shoulders slumped, and her eyes water.
Before any of us can say a word, for the first time since I’ve known her, the little Omega’s bravery fails.
Halley’s bottom lip wobbles as she stammers an apology. “I— I’m sorry. I don’t know what came over me.”
And then she bursts into tears. Deep, ugly sobs wracking her tiny frame.
Frustration wells within me, bubbling in my gut like a feral thing.
My knife catches the sunlight, glinting briefly before I fling it with all my strength across the length of the camp and into the trunk of an ancient tree. The bark explodes as my knife drills deep into its wooden flesh.
Halley squeaks in alarm, but I can’t keep the fire in my blood from boiling.
“You fucking assholes. I told you we needed to tell her!” I shout, my skin fizzling beneath the surface, aching for a release.
Shade throws me a withering look, his eyes darting to Halley in warning. “Not here, Blaze. Not now.”
“Not here?” I look at Knox, still panting like a dog, sucking in air like it’s his damn job. “Notfuckingnow?”
I pull at my hair, focusing on the sting and trying to ground myself. It’s not helping. I’ve been trying for weeks and I’m out of patience.
“Blaze…” Viper says from beside me. His meaty hand lands on my shoulder and he squeezes.
“She deserved to know!”
And squeezes.
And squeezes.
Until the pain breaks through my hurtling, spiraling thoughts.
He only stops when I force my tensed shoulders to unclench.
“The Omega Command is too strong for her to learn yet,” Shade says, as if we’re discussing a data point on a spreadsheet. Like Halley isn’t standing right there.
I fucking hate when he does this. Detaching himself from the rest of us and disassociating from his feelings.
“Yeah, well, at least we could have helped her. It never would have come to this,” I spit. They know my opinion. I’ve told them every night since the chase.
