My Kai drew his fist back, and Sin threw up a gloved hand, snatching the keys out of the air as they soared over Zania’s head.
The energy that had drained from me, the endless pounding rage that came from Caspian, and from being beaten down my whole life, it all surged, screaming from me.
“Now!” I shouted, leaping towards Zania.
There was a click as the padlock unlocked, and my heart burst in my chest as Kai thrust his hands forward.
Zania stumbled, tipping toward me as I stretched out my arms.
I couldn’t think as I grabbed her. We moved in sync as Kai jumped forward, and the handle of the fridge let out a high creak as Sin unlocked the door. Caspian’s roar boomed out behind me the second I grabbed Zania’s arms.
One foot down, I kicked off the floor, spinning up both as the wide jaws of the refrigerator unit opened.
The momentum carried, and I released her at just the right moment to send her flying backwards.
The shock on her face was as vivid as mine as she tumbled backwards.
“Enjoy your bloodline, bitch,” I gasped as Sin heaved his weight, she vanished into the darkness, and the door slammed closed.
Kai
I’d never been more in love with her than I was at that moment.
Where the blood drained from her face and she fell ass-first onto the floor, as a sob racked from her, and the harsh echo of Sin locking the refrigerator door.
Because fuck me. She was stunning.
Alphas sometimes used this phrase, which I thought was bullshit.
Light of my life.
Like, what the hell was that? What did that even mean?
I literally didn’t get it until I saw the woman I loved throw the woman I hated straight into hell.
I stared, amazed at her as a fresh round of those constant tears poured down her cheeks and the deafening silence that followed the closing door.
As I stood behind her in the space I’d shoved Zania, I could only see the side of Brandy’s face, and horror sank through her as she realised what we’d done.
There were times when I’d missed out on comforting her. Looking back on them, it was so fucking important, and we messed up. We should have been there for her. Fuckingall of us. At the same time. Because we were her mates and we could never get this right.
So, I looked up, meeting Sin’s eyes, and he gave me a nod.
We both flowed towards her, totally in sync, knowing exactly how we needed to take care of our omega.
I dropped to my knees behind her, wrapping my arms around her chest, holding her as close as I could as I pressed my heart against her body so she knew it beat for her.
Sin took a calmer approach, lowering on one knee in front of her, taking her tremoring hand away from her lips so he could kiss her cheek before leaning back. She met his eyes, her heartblooming for him. But I let it go, because he softened for her as well.
“We’re here now,” he said as he pulled us close, reaching to stroke her hair. “You don’t need to worry anymore.”
I didn’t expect her to relax into us or sigh or do anything that would show she felt safe.
Because the screams started, along with Brandy’s trembling.
Zania’s screams were so fucking satisfying that I buried my face in her shoulder to hide my wide grin.
I knew they could feel how elated I was, but I wanted to keep my smile to myself. Killing her mates, who had played a huge part in making me feel like scum, had been work. But there wasn’t a single trace of guilt as Brandy and I looked past Sin and watched the fridge door like we could see through it.
