Page 44 of Broken Harmony
The angle she’s at, she can’t see the door, but I can. I watch Liam walk into the room out of the corner of my eye.
This is my chance to show someone what Julia is really like. No more threats, no more power over me. At this point, I don’t care what she’s threatened me with. My family can handle their own. So can the guys.
I’m not some young, dumb teenager she can take advantage of anymore.
It’s either I expose her for who she is, or I end it all. Because I can’t see another way out.
I’m so fucking tired. I just want it to stop.
“Yes, I can. I am your boss. You work for me. I’ve dealt with your crap for way too fucking long. I’m done, Julia. I’m done doing whatever you ask of me because it’s never good enough. You don’t care about the band; you only care about what the band can offer you and what's in it for you. And we’re done.”
Julia’s face goes red, and the next thing I know, her hand is wrapped around my throat. “Listen here, you little bitch,” she growls in my face. “You’re going to go down to the meet andgreet and do what you’re fucking told. And maybe I’ll let this little hissy fit of yours go.”
I can feel her Alpha command trying to take over my body. Maybe it’s because my body is exhausted or I’ve honestly lost the will to fucking live, but it doesn’t set into place.Thank fuck.
In a flash, Julia’s hand goes from being wrapped around my neck to behind her back, and Liam shoves her down onto the coffee table.
“Don’t you ever fucking lay a hand on my Omega again,” Liam growls, the deep rumbling fury of his tone making me shiver.
My lips part as I stare down at him in both shock and awe. I’ve never seen him this angry before.
I didn't miss the part where he called me his Omega either. I know he meant it in the sense that I’m his client. Still, my heart doesn’t take it that way.
“Let go of me!” she screams.
“No,” he growls. He looks over at me, confusion and worry bright in his eyes. “Ally, baby, are you okay?”
My lower lip trembles as everything starts to hit me with what just happened. “I–I’m–” Tears start to flow, and I don’t have it in me to hold back.
“Fuck,” he curses. “It’s okay. You're fine. Ally, baby, look at me.” I feel a panic attack coming on. “Eyes on me, Little Omega. That's it. You’re okay.” His soothing voice and kind words start to settle something inside me. “I’m here. I won’t let her hurt you. I won’t let anyone hurt you,” he promises. “Everything is going to be okay.”
I say nothing, falling back onto the couch, bringing my hands up to my face and just... let go. The dam breaks, and everything I’ve been trying to hold in, hold back, comes rushing forward.
I’m a full-on fucking mess, gasping for air and sobbing uncontrollably. I’m not sure how long I’ll be like this before someone wraps their arms around me.
I start to freak out and thrash out of instinct, thinking it’s Julia back to finish what she started.
“Shhh, it’s me.” Liam’s voice is like a shock to the heart. “I’m here, baby. You're okay.”
My tense body goes slack, and I trust him to hold me up. He does, scooping me up in his arms and sitting down on the couch.
He cradles me, holding my head to his shoulder as he rocks me, murmuring soothing, comforting words as I let everything out.
It takes a while for my breathing to even out, but when my brain finally catches up, his soothing salted coconut and mahogany fills my nose. It’s not until I feel the rumbling vibration that my eyes start to close.
He’s purring for me. He’s never done that before. I could get used to this. I’m not sure if I ever want to wake up.
***
Sadly, I do. With one killer headache, too. Groaning, I sit up and look around. I’m still in the green room. Rubbing at my sore eyes, I realize I’m alone and start to panic.
Thankfully, Liam walks through the door a moment later, and I’m able to breathe again. “Hey.” He rushes over, kneeling down next to me. “How are you?”
“I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus,” my voice comes out raspy, like I’ve been screaming for hours at a concert. I guess in a way, I have. “What’s going on?” Then I remember everything that happened. My eyes widen. “Julia!”
Liam’s face goes dark. “She’s been taken into custody.”
“Really?” I ask, brows furrowing. “For choking me?”
