“But I’ve tired of her, just as I’ve tired of you.”
He took a few steps towards me, and I had to fight the urge to run.
“Kneel,” Jericho barked.
The bark barely did anything. There was a slight tightness at the back of my knees, but it was more the whisper of a command.
The door down the hall slammed shut, and I breathed a sigh of relief. Jen had gotten out. I felt my alphas getting closer, but I needed to be smart about this.
I forced myself to my knees in front of Jericho.
“You’ve always been such a worthless piece of shit,” he snarled. “I don’t know what your mother ever saw in you. I wanted to send you away, you know. Richard and I had it all planned out. A tragic accident would have ended you while in boarding school.”
I bristled at his words but forced myself to stay kneeling, slowly inching my hand down the side of my thigh.
“Your mother fought for you, convinced us you would be useful in the future,” he continued, his mouth twisting into a grimace. “When you revealed as an omega, I thought we might finally have some use for you yet. At least omegas are good for one thing—their cunts.”
Jericho took another step forward, and I struck without hesitation. My fingers curled around the stun gun at my thigh and I thrust it forward, pressing it straight into his crotch. His shrill scream echoed off the halls, but I didn’t move my hand.
“Stop!” he barked, trying to shove me away. His voice was strangled and high-pitched, drenched in agony, and completely ineffective. He fell to the floor and I straddled him, keeping the stun gun pressed to him as he screamed.
“You have no more power!” I shouted, tears filling my eyes. “You’re nothing.”
“Josie!” Cam shouted.
I glanced up and saw him and Theo sprinting down the hall towards me, their eyes wild.
My alphas.
The adrenaline coursing through my body dropped, leaving me cold and dizzy. The room swam around me.
Cam and Theo stopped a few feet away, moving as if afraid they would scare me.
“Good girl, you got him. He’s passed out. You did so well,” Cam said, his eyes wide as he took in Jericho’s writhing body.
I didn’t move. Couldn’t. I was frozen where I sat. I didn’t want to be touching Jericho, but I couldn’t make my limbs obey me.
“Baby girl?” Cam asked, trepidation in his voice as he moved in slowly.
“Josie, love? Can you hear us?” Theo said, stepping over Jericho to get closer to me, quickly wiping his hands on his pants.
I didn’t know what was wrong with me, but I couldn’t speak, couldn’t do anything but clench my hand around the stun gun.
“Why don’t you drop that?” Cam suggested, glancing at the weapon. It wasn’t on anymore, but was still pressed firmly to Jericho’s crotch.
Cam crouched down so we were at eye level. I tried to release the weapon, but my fingers wouldn’t work. Ice trickled through my veins.
And then the bond burst to life with love. Cam and Theo broke through my defenses, pushing as much affection to me as they could. It filled me up, overwhelming me, and the stun gun clattered to the ground.
Immediately, Cam had me in his arms, pressing me tightly to his chest while Theo wrapped around my back.
“Did he hurt you?” Cam asked, his voice a deep growl as he kicked Jericho’s prone form with his boot.
I shook my head, still not finding my words.
“You did so good,” Theo murmured. His body trembled against mine as he clutched at me with desperation.
“What a good omega. Fuck, you deserve a big reward for this,” Cam said.
