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I whipped back around to focus on my abuser, releasing a roar that rivaled an Alpha's. “You're working on borrowed time, you piece of shit. I promised my Alpha that if you showed up again, you wouldn't see the inside of a jail cell.”
Michael stopped squirming, a tight smile forming on his lips. “They'll find a way to save me. They always do.”
“Not if you're dead, Michael. Tell me, was all this worth it?” My hand around his neck loosened ever so slightly. I needed answers now that I had started on this path and I hoped Michael wasn't stupid enough to try anything funny.
I might have been channeling Isaias’ anger but I was also an Omega protecting my family from an intruder in my nest. And territorial Omegas could be vicious.
“Answer the question.”
Michael let out a slow whine, unfit for the man who had terrorized me for years. The fear I had of this man slowly waned, seeing the pitiful Alpha he had become. “I owe them an Omega, Kieran. Just give me one of them and I'll leave you be. I'm sorry about… everything. I wanted you but I wasn't supposed to and the others…”
He trailed off and I stood there, wading through a fuckton of emotions. “Is…is that supposed to make me feel better? You terrorized me, tortured me, abused me, and assaulted me. You made me think that my only safety wasgiving in.”
Remembering how many fucking times Michael had barred my escape still haunted me. I had gotten out but some of those other Omegas hadn't fared as well.
“I would have made sure you found a good Alpha and-”
Again, I laughed. “You don't seriously think you were doing right by me, did you? Michael,Michael, Michael.You sick Alpha. Your torment of me and my family ends here. Who's looking for us?”
“We just deliver. We don't-”
He coughed again and I hated the fucking sound, yanking him forward and thrusting him against the wall several times. Tears streamed down my cheeks as I paid back the man who had had a hold of my emotions for years.
Nothing else mattered more than his fucking pain at this point, knowing that this was the end of the line. If POCA didn't know we existed, that was music to my ears.
His little cries spurred me on even further when the drywall cracked beneath the weight of Michael’s body.
“Are you happy to fucking die at the hands of the very Omega you thought you could overpower?” He wasn’t answering me anymore but I didn’t need him to as I continued yanking him back and forth. Strong hands pulled me away from mydestruction, even as I tried to still fight, Isaias cocooning me in his chest. Michael slid from my grip, his body thumping to the floor. “I’m not fucking done, Alpha. I need-”
“He’s dead, sweetheart. He’s gone.”
A mixture of relief and sadness washed over me as I realized I wouldn’t get to dole out the same pain he had given me. But he was gone. The monster in my head was gone. He couldn’t hurt Nala or my babies or my pack anymore.
The adrenaline left me in a rush as I fell to my knees, Isaias moving with me. His arms wrapped tightly around my shoulders as he held me, his thick scent staving off the impending panic. I bowed my head against his chest, unsure if I wanted to scream or cry or both, my gaze falling on my bloodied fingernails. I had held onto Michael tightly enough to draw blood and I could only imagine what the wall looked like.
Rage still flowed freely through the bond but my body wasn’t accepting it the same way. When Michael threatened our babies and Nala, I needed that confidence to protect them. Now that there wasn’t anything to protect, my Omega was peeking his fucking head through, threatening to throw me into an uncontrollable mess of emotions. Not even the added scents of my mates were helping.
And when a little tendril of heat bloomed in the pit of my belly, I knew that it was only a matter of time before I fell apart.
But first, nightmare or not, I had to deal with the fact that I just killed a man. So, I did. The only way I knew how—by shutting down.
twenty-six
ISAIAS
Kieran had let me move him into the living room and wash off his hands but other than that, he hadn’t budged. He was still staring at his fingers, as if the blood was still there, his entire body trembling ever so slightly.
His scent wavered between dangerously sweet and a sharp, rotten batch of peaches. Terrence and Nala seemed less affected by what just happened but they hadn’t said much either. Nala wouldn’t let go of the pan and further inspection of Michael made me smile. She got a really good hit on him.
Joel wrapped himself around his sister–pan and all–rocking her back and forth for several minutes before giving Terrence a similar treatment. Then he slipped our babies from Terrence’s hands to give the little Alpha a reprieve.
“You did well, Nala,” I said, earning me a small smile. “Ren, you protected our babies. I am so fucking proud of you.” I leanedforward to kiss him, the little Alpha wrapping his arms around me.
“Didn’t do anything, Alpha. Nala was like a little warrior and Kieran saved us. We’re free now, right?”
I nodded, knowing that all the stupid laws regarding Alpha aggression and self-defense would work in our favor. Joel sat between Terrence and Nala, cradling our babies against his chest. As much as I wanted to join them, I was still too fucking angry at the system and everyone else who had allowed this to happen.
I tried approaching Kieran but he scooted back when I did so. Waiting was all I could do until Xylo and Zahria showed up.
