Chapter 33
Nova
It’s been a week since mine and Tucker’s heat ended. He’s officially moved in and life is great. Nick and Tucker are getting along a lot better and Tucker just fits into our pack perfectly.
To celebrate the nice weather, the old ladies and I put on a big family barbeque.
A lot of the women who remain on the compound are widows and, honestly, it hurts my heart to see them struggling.
They're strong, though. A few of them have even found love again.
Not that I think they were really in love with their husbands who passed, considering most of them were uncaring bastards who treated them like shit.
Everything is perfect today. All of the people who live on the compound came and the kids had a blast. Now the sun is starting to set and the kids have left, but the party is still going.
Pretty much, we’re all trashed.
We’re sitting around a massive bonfire, drinking and talking.
I’m sitting on Ian’s lap while Will sits next to us.
Tucker and Nick are around here somewhere.
Last time I saw them, they were talking to some of the guys, Nick’s arm around Tucker as they laughed about something.
It was fucking adorable. They’ve come so far, we all have.
But seeing Nick embrace his bond with Tucker is amazing to watch.
Who knew under that big, bad, killer asshole persona, he was really a big softy?
“And then you shoved him off you and said, ‘If you can’t fuck me harder, I’ll do it myself’.” Will chuckles, taking a sip of his beer.
“Stop!” I gasp, leaning forward to slap Will’s arm. “I did not.”
The guys have been filling me in on all the things I said and did during the parts of my heat I don’t remember.
“Oh, my sweet Little Rabbit, but you did.” Will chuckles.
“Shit, I’m sorry baby.” I turn to Ian, cupping his face and giving him a kiss.
“It’s okay. I ripped that dildo right out of your hand and pinned you to the bed. You wanted it hard, I gave it to you hard.”
I groan. “I hate that I don’t remember some of the best parts of my heat.”
“Don’t worry, we are more than happy to do a play by play in detail.” Ian chuckles.
Will shakes his head. “I’m going to take a piss. I’ll be back.” He gets to his feet and leans down to kiss me on the forehead. “You want another drink?”
“Yes please.” I smile up at him.
The guys have coolers full of beers, but I don’t like beer, so Will has been making me pornstars at the bar all night. He’s so damn sweet. I really do love him. I love all of them.
I’ve never been so damn happy in my life.
Sometimes there’s small moments when I think about my past and miss my mom, because she is my mom. But then I remember what she did and I know it’s best to leave all that behind and focus on my new life.
She has tried to reach out a few times since the police informed her that the missing persons report is being dropped as I’m not a missing person.
Tucker told me that she’s been blowing up the station asking for more information on me.
I ended up texting her, telling her that I’m safe and happy, that I’ll always love her because she’s my mother, but it's best if we have no contact. Then I blocked her.
As for my ex, I have no idea where he is or what he’s up to, and I don’t care. He made his bed, and now he has to sleep in it. All I know is the guys didn’t kill him. I don’t think he deserves to die, but I do know he is suffering in some way. So there is that.
Curling into Ian, I cuddle with my Alpha and watch the fire as it flickers and crackles. It’s pretty.
Some time goes by and I notice Will hasn’t come back yet. Looking around, I don’t see him.
“Where are you going?” Ian asks as I get up.
“Need to pee too. Also, I'm gonna check on Will and see if he needs help bringing the drinks out.”
“Okay.” he gives my hand a squeeze and lets me go.
It’s dark out and there’s not much light apart from the fire behind me, the moon and the lights from the clubhouse.
“Fucking heels.” I mutter as I nearly faceplant but catch myself. I’m too drunk for this shit, so I pull my shoes off and toss them to the side. They are tomorrow's issue.
Making my way around to the front of the clubhouse, I stumble my way to the door. That's when I hear shouting.
My brows furrow. Who the fuck is fighting now?
Throwing the door open, my stomach sinks. I blink a few times, wondering if what I’m seeing is real.
Will is standing there, nostrils flaring, looking seconds away from killing the bitch standing in front of him. Her hands are on his chest and all I see is red.
“You have got to be fucking kidding me!” I growl.
Their heads snap my way and Will’s eyes widen and he takes a step back. “It’s not what it looks like.”
Julia sneers at me. “Fuck off. We were having a conversation."
I laugh as I walk further into the clubhouse. “Nah, I don’t think so. You are not supposed to be here.”
“You can’t tell me what to do.” she huffs. “Go back to your little party. The adults are talking.”
I snort a laugh. “You must have a death wish. Why are you back?”
“It’s none of your business.” She turns to Will. “Can we please go somewhere and talk?” She reaches out to touch him again and I fucking snap.
Grabbing her hand, I bend it backwards until I hear a snap. “Don’t ever fucking touch him again.” I scream in her face.
She screams and yanks it away from me, stumbling to the side. “You’re fucking crazy!”
“Bitch, you haven’t seen the half of it.” I laugh. “But you’re about to. I told Will if I ever saw you anywhere near here, I’d kill you myself.”
“Y-you can’t do that.” she cradles her hand to her chest, looking to Will. “You wouldn’t let her kill me, would you?”
“No.” Will growls and I look at him in horror. Is he fucking kidding me?
“Thank you.” she breaths out. “I knew you would see reason.”
“Because I want to be the one to do it.”
Julia’s face pales. “No,” she shakes her head. “You wouldn’t do that. You're a good man William. Sweet and kind. Loving. A good Alpha. You would never kill a woman. An Omega. It’s me Will, remember?”
“Oh, I fucking remember.” he growls. “I remember everything you’ve ever fucking done to me. I gave you a chance Julia. I gave you an out and you didn’t listen.”
“You can’t be serious.” She looks shocked.
“Why are you doing this?!” She stomps her foot.
“I gave you time, I gave you space, but that's enough. You are mine, Will, my Alpha. This is my pack. You were always meant to be mine. You’ve had your fun with this little...” She looks at me like I’m nothing but dog shit on the bottom of her shoes. “Slut. But now it’s time to grow up.”
“Is this bitch for real?” I huff out a laugh. “Will, baby, you shouldn’t have sent her away, you should have sent her to the fucking loony bin because the shit she’s spewing is pure crazy. And the fucked up part is, she believes it. I think she really believes you are hers.”
“Because he is!” she screams.
“He’s mine!” I roar. “My Alpha. My pack. Mine. I’m sorry that you’re a sad, delusional, fucked up old lady with nothing going for her. But you chose the wrong people to fuck with.”
“If he’s yours why doesn’t he have your mark huh? I don’t see any bites on him. Because he didn’t let you, that's why. Because he knew I was the only one who would ever be able to mark him.” She gives me this smug look and I just burst out laughing.
Grabbing the neckline of Will’s shirt, I pull it down to reveal the bite mark on his chest. “Wrong again, lady. I marked him. Not once.” I tell her, showing her the other side of his chest. “Not twice. But three times. But I can’t show you where his third bite mark is.
” It’s his dick. I may have gone a little crazy with the possessiveness during my heat.
Her face turns red as she has the nerve to look at Will with hurt. “You let this bitch bite you?” she chokes out. “Why? Why would you do that?”
“Because she’s my fucking Omega.” Will roars. “You are fucking crazy. You were never mine. I never wanted you, not for a single moment. You were supposed to be my stepmother, but all you fucking did was hurt me. Abuse me. Take advantage of me.”
“I didn't." she shakes her head. “I loved you. I still do. I did all of that because we were in love.”
“I was a teenager!” he bellows, taking three steps forward, getting into her face.
“And you abused me. You took advantage of me. You had no fucking right to lay a finger on me. But you used everything you could against me, to get me to be compliant for your sick, fucked up actions. I should have killed you the day I left. No.” He shakes his head.
“I should have killed you after the first time you came into my room and forced yourself on me. And that was the biggest mistake of my life.”
“But you liked it.” she whispers. “You were always hard. You always came. You wanted me. Just as much as I wanted you.”
“Alright, fuck this shit. I’m done.” I’m fucking enraged right now, and just done with this bitch’s bullshit.
Grabbing Will’s gun from the holster on his hip, I flick the safety off and aim the gun at her stomach. My shot might be shit, but if I go for the middle, it’s bound to hit somewhere, right?
I pull the trigger. A big bang sounds through the room and Julia screams, clutching her stomach as she crumbles to the ground.
“Huh.” I smile like a lunatic. “Did you see that?” I nudge Will’s arm. “I hit the target for the first time.”
Will wraps his arm around me gently and takes the gun from me. “Good job baby.” he murmurs, kissing the top of my head.
“You shot me!” she screams over and over again.
“I get it!” I scream. “I shot you. Shut the fuck up.” I put my hands over my ears as they start to ring. “I’m too drunk for this.” I groan.
Ian, Nick and Tucker come running into the clubhouse, eyes wide, guns drawn. They take the scene in and lower their guns.
Julia is sobbing on the floor, bleeding out as she screams for help. We all ignore her. No one's helping you, lady.
“Knew she was a dumb bitch.” Nick snorts. “Didn’t think she wanted to die.”
“You finally shot her.” Ian laughs. “Congratulations.”
“Not me.” Will says. “That was all our Little Omega.”
“Damn baby.” Ian steps over Julia and gives me a high five. “Proud of you.”
“First shot too.” I grin up at him.
“Why is she back?” Tucker asks. “Did she come for Rica or something?”
I look up at Will and my heart breaks for him. He’s kept this from his brothers for so long. I know it’s not going to be easy for him.
Will nods and lets out a heavy sigh. “Let’s get her tied up in the warehouse. We need to talk.”