Knot So Broken: A Dark Mafia Omegaverse

15. Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Fifteen

M y heart threatens to explode from my chest at the declaration coming from Theo. Even though I had been given reassurances multiple times over the last twenty-four hours, it still helps to be given it now.

Especially after having my confidence bashed into the ground.

I see Jax and Ledger explode from the front doors of the school. A similar fury to the one that radiated from Theo only moments ago seems to pour off both of them in waves, visible even from the distance between us.

It's only seconds before they reach the car. Jax pushes Theo from in front of me, bringing me into his arms. He holds me like I am the very air that he breathes. “Omega.” His voice sounds pained, gritted through his teeth.

“Alpha,” I whisper, hoping that it's able to calm him down. He relaxes slightly as my arms come around him. I attempt to hold him tight even though my strength is that of a fly compared to his.

“What the fuck happened back there?” Ledger growls .

“Kennedy said that the Omegas told her that we are just using her. That we plan on throwing her away once we are done. That she is tainted.”

Ledger's face falls as he looks over at me.

“You know that's not true, Kennedy?” His voice is troubled, devastation written on his face. I shrug my shoulders, not giving him a straight answer.

His face darkens as he closes the gap between us. Jax doesn’t move from my arms but that doesn’t seem to stop him.

“You. Are. Ours. Mine. You are utter fucking perfection, Kennedy Hayes. There’s not a single soul on this earth that could even amount to you. You are everything.” I’m unable to stop the tears that begin falling down my cheeks. Ledger's words heal and break something inside of me all at the same time.

“It's just… I’m broken,” I manage to mutter through the sobs that pour from me, “There is always going to be a part of me that's broken and I don’t want you three to have to deal with that just because we are scent matches.”

My hands fall away from Jax and he pulls away from me too.

“You shouldn’t be burdened with fixing what someone else broke.”

Jax wipes away the tears on my cheeks. His features turn sombre, almost as though he is experiencing my heartache right along beside me.

“That's just the thing, Kennedy. I want to be right here, picking up your pieces. You will be the most beautiful puzzle I’ll ever put back together.”

His words only seem to make the tears flow harder as he pulls me back into his chest. “Don’t cry baby. You are breaking my heart. ”

Once the tears have finally dried on my cheeks, I pull away from Jax. Wet patches of my tears soak his tee but he doesn’t seem to mind.

“Are you okay?”

I can tell he already knows the answer to that question, having held me while I broke in his arms for longer than I care to admit.

“No, but I will be.”

He nods his head before taking a small step away from me, not yet ready to commit to being too far away from me.

Theo and Ledger instantly step up into our space.

They put their hands on me in any place they can reach, showing their support in any way they can.

“I think we are done with this school, Kennedy.”

I gasp, my head shooting up to look at Theo. His hand grips mine tight. “What do you mean?”

“I refuse to allow my Omega to be bullied in a class that should have protected her. You don’t deserve that. I vowed to keep you safe and if that means leaving this bullshit school behind, then so be it. We don’t need it anyway. We are 23. It’s not a necessity to listen to half the bullshit they spew in there.”

I stare up at Theo, my mouth agape as his earlier anger wafts off him in waves. I can’t help but whimper. The Omega in me instantly wants to comfort him knowing that he is distressed.

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.

“Make that one of three. No way would we be missing the show.” Jax turns around to face me before winking. Arousal spikes in my core and more growls sound in the tight confines of the car.

“God damnit, Jax. I was already getting images of Kennedy dancing for us. Adding the spike of her scent is going to make me lose control,” Theo says and I see him adjust himself in his seat from where I am sitting behind him.

I am unable to control the blush on my cheeks as I hide my face in my hair. Ledger chuckles as he puts his arm around me. I look up out of my hair curtain and find him looking down at me. A soft smile is on his face .

“You are so precious, my sweet Little Omega.”

My insides defrost at the adoration coming from Ledger. I’ve noticed each time I’ve spoken to him at just how gentle he is with me.

He comes across as a brute on the outside. This force of nature. The kind of guy that you would look at twice. That if he came knocking on your door in the middle of the night, you knew it wouldn’t end well for you.

I feel honoured in a way that I get to have this soft side of him. That it’s all for me, and me alone. Well, unless Jax is included in the mix. I have a feeling that Ledger and Jax’s relationship is different though. That they are able to unleash a bit more. Have a bit more of a war in dominance. A war I would gladly watch from the sidelines. The thought of Jax and Ledger does things to me. Excitement fuels me at the idea of the three of us being all together.

It seems scandalous of me considering it hasn't even been twenty-four hours yet since I lost my virginity. Unfortunately though, I’ve had way too much time to think about what relationship dynamics I would have if I was to gain a pack.

I had hours upon hours where I was free to dream, locked in my bedroom. Now my dreams are real life.

It makes me wonder when it will start to finally feel real. When all of this will just be normal to me. When I wake up in the mornings and not have to pinch myself. When I don’t feel terrified that my father is going to take me away from this new life I find myself in.

When I finally feel safe. When I have the ability to live my life how I want it. Now that I have had a taste, I crave it.

I promise myself then and there that I won’t let anyone dictate my future. Not even my Alphas.

This life is mine and I want to live it my way.

Even if it kills me.