Broken Dreams (Unhingedverse)
Broken Dreams: Chapter 40

CHRISTIAN

Callum took me aside after dinner to the patio to talk, and Duncan followed us out quietly.

“I know we’re in an awkward place as our pack forms,” Callum says. “I want us to be on equal footing so you can never say that this house isn’t yours or that you don’t feel like you have a place.”

“We really didn’t like you to start,” Duncan says honestly, shrugging as Callum snorts.

“That’s fair because I didn’t much like myself,” I mutter. “I wanted to be someone worthy of Linus and Quinn.”

“I think you are now,” Callum says. “Most importantly, they do too. They want you to be closer to them. Domh will get the paperwork to me to make it official.”

“I’ve been on a long hiatus, I’ve been getting phone calls,” I sigh. “I may need to go back to work next month, but will limit my travel.”

“I don’t think they expect you to permanently stop your life,” Duncan says. “We do a lot of our work from home because that’s how we set up our businesses.”

Folding my arms over my chest, I consider things. “I only traveled as much as I did so I could make an excuse to see them. The people I deal with would probably agree to a virtual option if I can guarantee that it’ll be secure,” I say.

“I can make that happen,” Callum says. “We can go through what’s needed, and go from there once you decide to go back.”

“I’ll figure it out once the construction on the transitional living apartments is done. I don’t want to leave,” I sigh. “Maybe I’ll start back slow with the ones that are blowing up my phone first.”

We chat logistics for a little longer before we head back inside. Pack Dresmond is doing the dishes while Adira and Damon work on their schoolwork, but I don’t see our omegas. Continuing on, we walk upstairs.

“I need a shower,” I grunt, knowing I put in a long day outside.

“You’re the one who promised them a long night,” Callum snickers. “I’ll grab a shower too. They’re probably unwinding and discussing their days. Quinnie stole a large amount of money from ROWS today.”

“That’s fantastic,” I say, grinning widely. “That’s my girl. Who did she give it to?”

Knowing Quinn, she’d never keep it.

“Omega’s Haven,” Callum says, disappearing into his room.

“She’s such a giver,” Duncan says, chuckling under his breath as he also disappears.

I have a room I’ve been staying at while I’m here, and as I walk inside, I come to terms with the fact that it’s now my home. It’s surreal that I’m getting along with the Kelly brothers when they despised me. Everything is so different from the day Linus and Quinn disappeared.

Walking across the room to the bathroom, I slowly pull off my clothing to throw it into the hamper. My cock is already hard with the promise of spending time with our omegas, and I turn on the water, not waiting for it to warm up.

I just need to get clean.

My thoughts drift to all the normal things in my life that I never thought I’d have as I wash my hair and body. Being in a group text message with my pack is one thing that wasn’t on my bingo card for this year or ever. I have also never owned property with another human being before.

Today is officially one of the best days of my life.

Shutting off the shower, I dry off my body, replaceing Linus laying in my bed when I walk into the room.

“I came in to suggest that you not bother getting dressed,” he says, his tongue rolling over his bottom lip as his eyes move over me.

Slowly catching any water droplets on my skin with the towel, I smirk as he moves his body closer by pushing his toes into the mattress.

“Did you now?” I ask, loving when he flirts with me.

“Mmmhmm. I just finished telling Quinn about my day and then fell into her pussy for dessert,” he says, grinning.

As I move closer, I can see that the bottom of his face is a little shiny.

“Did you prep our girl to take my cock?” I growl. Fuck, why does that make me want them even more?

“Oh yeah,” he says, standing. “Leave the towel, and come fuck her with me.”

Deciding I can’t say no to that, I drop the towel and follow him naked to their nest. Quinn smiles at me as I come in, alone in the bed and not wearing a single stitch of clothing.

“Alpha, will you bond with us?” she asks, her eyes full of love.

“Yes,” I say, my voice dark and rumbly. I’m not going to ask if they’re sure, they’ve shown me that they know their own minds. I trust them.

Stalking forward as Linus closes the door, I climb onto the mattress to cover her body with mine. I kiss her hard, my tongue swiping over hers.

“I heard Linus got you ready for me,” I murmur, kissing down her body as she whimpers. “I need you to sit on my face so I can have a taste too.”

My hands are firmly around her waist as I lay on my back, taking her with me to sit on my face. I pull her tightly down so there’s no room between us, eating her out. Her moans are as sweet as the slick that drips off my chin, holding her still as her hips thrust in search of more contact with my tongue.

Linus sits behind her, kissing her and playing with her tits as she gets closer to her release. I love how responsive she is, especially when she’s warmed up. Groaning, I can feel my cock start to leak as I breathe in her sweet scent mixed with Linus’. Teasing her clit with a little bit of my teeth, I feel her gasp as she comes for me.

“Fuck, you’re so pretty,” Linus breathes, pulling her from me. While I was enjoying my taste of Quinn, he stripped off his clothes, and I sit up as I watch them make out, idly stroking my cock.

Ten years of sexual intimacy, and this will never get old.

“Quinn,” I say, my voice cracking with emotion. “Where do you want my bite?”

Biting her lip, she crawls toward me, climbing onto my lap.

“You’re such a breast man. I think it should be there,” she murmurs.

“Good choice,” I murmur, kissing her as I impale her on my dick. Her eyes roll back as she whimpers, working to take me deep inside of her.

Linus lazily strokes his cock as he lays back and watches us.

“Do you have a preference for your bond mark, Linus?” I ask him. I can see where the translucent bites are on his inner thigh and neck, so I’ll make sure to choose a different spot.

Shaking his head, his eyes are where Quinn and I are connected.

“Linus, you’re too far from us,” she moans. “I want to suck your cock.”

She’s always enjoyed a lazy face fucking, the action of sucking cock helping her with pain or discomfort. I’m unsure if that’s a kink, but I love watching Linus and her together.

Duncan and Callum have a way of making themselves scarce when they know I’m having an important moment with our omegas. While they don’t have to do this, I appreciate it. Linus moves to take her face in his hands and I groan as I watch her swallow his cock down like a good little omega.

My hand manages to get between Quinn and I to rub her clit as she rides me, my mouth watering as I watch her tits bounce in front of me. Sucking, licking, and biting without breaking the skin, I make her writhe as she sucks Linus’ cock. His head drops back as his hips thrust even deeper, giving me the best sight.

Biting the side of Quinn’s breast hard, I hear her shriek as she comes around my cock. The pain triggered her response, and I fuck her through her release.

Lifting my face, I grin at her, even though she can’t see me as she deepthroats Linus.

“Getting close,” he gasps. “I’m not going to last long.”

“Pull her nice and close,” I growl, my eyes on his hip as he does as I say.

The two of us fuck Quinn into another orgasm, and I watch as Linus follows her over the edge before biting down on his hip. His groan of pain and pleasure triggers my release, and I yell as I come.

Breathing hard as Quinn pulls her mouth off his cock, she opens it to show me her reward. Grinning as I push my fingers into her hair, I kiss her, searching for every drop of cum for myself, sucking on her tongue.

“Fuck,” Linus groans, collapsing next to me as he watches us.

Working in tandem, they kiss me together. Linus distracts me as Quinn licks and sucks along the skin of my neck before biting down on the corded muscle of my throat. Groaning, I swear I may come again as the thread of our connection snaps firmly into place.

Happily, Quinn comes back to kiss me, her lips tinged with my blood. Greedily, I devour her lips, hissing as Linus replaces his spot to mark me. As if they could tell that we’re now all bonded, Duncan and Callum walk into the nest with grins on their faces.

“So about that celebration?” Callum asks.

Chuckling, I nod as I struggle to catch my breath.

“I think we can say that we’ve officially started,” I murmur.

Callum and Duncan pull off their clothing with shrugs.

“That means we get to celebrate as a pack,” Duncan says.

Fuck, we really are a pack now. I’ll be damned.

CALLUM

I’m waiting outside of Dr. Alys Edwards’ office in the truck for Linus and Quinn. They’re having their first therapy appointment together because they were really nervous about it. The therapist was really understanding, and said that wouldn’t be a problem.

In the meantime, I’m on my laptop speaking to my contact to see if I can replace out about Madame Clara. When I put out feelers, Jasper Rivers told me that Cerenity had gotten on the wrong side of a mafia man, causing her to have a run in with her.

He said that he’d been trying to replace her himself since that incident, but that no one discussed where her auction house was. There were rumors that she wasn’t even having auctions anymore in Illinois because she knew she’d pissed off important people.

Seeing that my contact messaged me back, I read it.

Rolling my eyes, I give the screen my middle finger. I don’t have time for games.

Waiting, I blow out a breath as I recline my seat to get more comfortable.

I pay for clear information, and this person knows that. Tapping my finger on my thigh, I wait them out.

Shit, well it sounds a lot like Slick Dreams’ business model. I wonder if they talked at some point, since I know Bret had bought from her before. The criminals are getting smarter.

Fucking awesome.

Unknown:

If I can catch whispers of her next auction, I’ll contact you for our usual fee.

I’m just finishing the transaction when I see Linus and Quinn step out of the building. Turning off the truck, I climb out and cross the street, hitting the alarm as I reach them.

“Feel like taking a walk?” I ask. “The construction site isn’t far from here. Figure it may be a good opportunity to go see it.”

“I’d love to,” Quinn says as Linus nods.

The weather is beautiful, we may as well enjoy it before it gets overcast.

“How was Dr. Alys?” I ask as we walk. I won’t pry, but I want to know if she’s a good match for them as a therapist.

“I really like her,” Linus says. “She knows when to push and when to just listen.”

“She does,” Quinn says. “We also didn’t shock her as much as I thought we would.”

I think that’s definitely a factor that’s kept them from going to group therapy at Omega’s Haven. There are also a lot of omegas there from Slick Dreams, which also makes Quinn in particular uncomfortable.

They didn’t treat her very well.

The tree branches sway in the breeze as we walk through the neighborhood, and soon, we’re in front of the quickly rising building. There’s a frame, walls, and Christian said they’re working on the interior now.

“It looks good,” Quinn murmurs. “Who exactly will live here?”

“There are people at the shelter who are moving along well but need a more permanent and private space to live in,” I explain. “This will give that to them as they save money for their own place.”

“I love that they’ll have this stepping stone,” Linus murmurs.

It’s almost five in the afternoon, which means Christian will be finishing up.

“Did Adira decide on a midwife?” Quinn asks suddenly. “Sorry, it just popped into my mind. It’s hard to imagine Pack Dresmond doing something so mundane as interviewing midwives.”

Chuckling, I nod. She’s not wrong. “They did. Her name is Nova, and she’s a new midwife in the area. She’s been practicing for ten years though, and isn’t afraid of Pack Dresmond for some reason,” I say with a grin.

“It’s their first baby, I can see that they’re nervous,” Quinn says.

I don’t see Christian yet, but his truck is parked on the street.

“It was unexpected, but they’re so excited,” I say. “Kane especially is. Have you noticed how they talk as much to her stomach as they do her?”

“It’s so cute,” Quinn says happily. I want to ask her what she thinks about kids, but Christian appears, waving at us.

The moment is broken, I’ll have to wait to ask another day.

QUINN

“Quinn, are you okay?” Adira asks, knocking on the door to the bathroom in the hall.

I think I’m sick. It’s been a week since Linus and I bonded with Christian, and I’ve been feeling dizzy lately. Car rides tend to suck, certain food smells make my stomach heave. Today at dinner is the first time the food decided it needed to exit immediately.

“I think I have a stomach virus,” I say weakly. “Stay away, I really don’t want to get you sick.”

Flushing the toilet, I wince as I lean against the wall. I may as well get comfortable in case I need to vomit again. I hate being sick.

Another knock makes me sigh, groaning. It’s a different kind of knock, and as I close my eyes, I wait for them to go away. Unfortunately, I live with people who dance along the wrong side of the law, and enjoy picking locks.

“Quinn, I’m coming in,” Callum warns, opening the door.

Cracking one eye open, I watch as he steps inside.

“Hi,” I murmur softly.

“Not feeling good?” he asks, looking worried.

“No,” I sigh, rubbing my stomach. “Just feeling kind of off for at least a couple of weeks, and now I’m puking. Maybe I need more sleep?”

He gazes at me for a second before biting his lip.

“It kind of sounds like it may be something else,” he drawls. “None of us have been using protection and we’ve been having a lot of sex…”

“I’ve been operating under the thought that that couldn’t happen,” I say softly. “Do you think it is?”

“It’s possible,” he says, opening the bottom of the cabinet to rummage through until he pulls something out.

“Is that a pregnancy test?” I ask him. “Why do you just randomly have that?”

“We have a lot of random things,” he mutters. “Duncan and I tend to be hoarders.”

My lips twitch as I take the test from his hand. Gazing down at it, I blink furiously.

“What if I am?” I whisper. “Are we ready for that?”

“Baby, I think we are ready for whatever adventure you take us on,” he says seriously. “We’re not kids, we have solid finances, and everyone who could hurt you is dead. We’re ready to follow you wherever, because we’ve already walked through hell with you. Now we get to have the good parts too. Take the test, Baby Girl.”

Getting off the floor, I nod, opening the package.

“What if I don’t have to pee?” I ask, eyes wide.

Callum holds back a smile as he fills up a cup with water and hands it to me.

“So we’ll wait till you do,” he says gently as I take the cup to drink it down. “Or we can do that.”

Glaring at the empty cup, I hand it back to Callum.

“You’re so fucking cute,” he says.

We chat for a few minutes before my eyes widen. “I have to pee,” I hiss. “Do I just do it?”

“I’m not leaving, so I’ll turn my back so you can go,” he says, turning. “Hold it under the stream while trying not to drown the stick. That’s what I hear anyway.”

Smirking because Adira probably told him that, I use the toilet, following his directions. Putting the cap back on the pregnancy stick, I place it on the counter and clean up.

My fingers tremble a little as I fix my pants and tug at my top before flushing and washing my hands.

“I’ll set a timer for this. Do you want to wait outside with everyone or is that too much pressure?” Callum asks.

“I’m going to freak out as much here as I would out there,” I admit.

Picking up the test, he opens the door before linking his fingers with mine as we leave the bathroom to join everyone else.

“Are you okay, mi amor?” Christian asks, watching me closely. I can see the outline of green around his dark eyes, making his gaze seem even more intense now. “What have you eaten today?”

My mom is looking at me funny as she stands, her eyes wide as she waits to hear what’s going on.

“I don’t think it’s the food,” Adira breathes, her eyes on the pregnancy test.

Callum sits down and pulls me into his lap.

“We’re testing a theory,” he says slowly. “Quinn says that she’s been feeling off for a couple of weeks at least, so she took a pregnancy test. Whatever this test says, we’re going to roll with it, right?”

There are nods all over the room, and Linus is wide eyed as he sits on the edge of his seat. Christian puts his hand on our omega’s back as we wait, and I swear it feels like the longest five minutes of my life when the alarm finally goes off on Callum’s phone.

“Here we go,” he rumbles, looking down at the test. There are two very clear pink lines on it, and we glance at each other with a gasp.

“What does it say?” Duncan asks impatiently.

“We’re pregnant,” I breathe. “Oh my god!”

Everyone cheers and there are congratulations as I laugh. My mom cries as she watches, telling me how happy she is for me and to be a grandmother as she hugs me first. Each of my alphas steals me away to kiss and cuddle, whispering that they’re excited for our baby.

Linus waits until he can grab my hand and pull me to him, grinning.

“How do you feel?” he asks.

“Like this is a dream,” I confess, tears warm as they threaten to fall. It’s funny as emotions run high, and things can change so quickly. I’m still happy, but also overwhelmed.

“Let’s make sure this is a dream you don’t wake up from,” he murmurs, kissing me. “We deserve happiness, baby girl. This is just the beginning.”

We’ve been through so much together, and now we get to walk into a new chapter together. Our family is so much bigger than we could have dreamed, born of fire and love.