Loving Him

28

"I did it; that's what I'm trying to tell you," the Omega screamed. "I killed her; I can tell you everything about it."

"Your mate already confessed, and weren't you almost nine months pregnant when the murder happened? Stop lying, Omega; you can't save him."

Tae was seething, "ask him for details about the murder. I bet he doesn't even know what color the suitcase was or how many times she was stabbed. I can answer all of that because I did it."

The officers rolled their eyes, not believing a word he was saying, and he was freaking out. The only saving grace was Binna was with Jin. They wouldn't let him see Hobi; he needed to see him. He needed to apologize; this would kill the Alpha if he got sent to jail. Being separated from your fated mate would kill you if the separation was too long, but Tae would survive because he had Binna.

So he went back home, and all of his friends were there. He didn't know what to tell them. It's not like he wanted them to be scared of him. "I couldn't see him," he sobbed from the middle of his nest.

It was almost a month before they set a trial, and Hobi looked dead. He was barely eating, could hardly sleep, and he knew that he was dying. They didn't let Tae come and visit the Alpha, and they didn't like that he was trying to trick them. Hobi's heart was breaking a little. He knew without a doubt what his mate did, and while he wants to be pissed that he put himself and their daughter in danger, he gets it.

He understood why he did it—he protected his family when Hobi couldn't. Seeing him for the first time in so long was refreshing. He saw Tae and his daughter sitting in the front row behind his chair. He wanted to hug them and kiss them on both foreheads, but he couldn't. He was chained down to the floor, so he couldn't do anything but sit in his seat.

He had to listen to the prosecutor tell the entire room how this savage Alpha already had a mate and a pup on the way, yet he still brutally murdered his ex-Omega since he couldn't have both. He was painting Hobi in the most horrible light. 

Finally, it was his lawyer's turn, although the Alpha admitted to committing the crime. He was actually in the hospital at the time of the murder after being attacked by the victim. He started to freak out a bit; he didn't want them to turn their sights on Tae. He'd happily die as long as his loves got to live together.

"His mate even confessed, "the lawyer added, and Hobi's entire body seized up. "They love each other so much that they both confessed to a crime neither of them committed. Hobi was in the hospital, and his mate was almost nine months pregnant with him. There are witnesses to this. We have three signed affidavits from their friends who stayed outside their room, and neither of them ever left. We even have the Alpha's Doctor who could also testify it."

They lied for him; he doesn't know why, but they lied. The next four hours were so stressful that they placed him back in a cell while the jury decided his fate. If they sent him to jail, he would die. They were made very aware of this fact, but he didn't know if it was enough.

"We find the defendant not guilty."

He was free. As soon as he was uncuffed from the floor, he hopped over the barrier keeping him from his family and wrapped them both in a hug. "You've gotten so big, baby girl," he cooed as he kissed Binna all over her fat cheeks. "Why did you guys lie?"

"We didn't; we were there all night," Jimin said with his chin up, daring the Alpha to question him further.

It took a few hours before they convinced everyone to go home, saying they needed time alone since it had been a month. Hobi wanted nothing more than to slide into his mate's heat, but Binna cried every time they tried to put her in her crib. She clung onto her Appa, so Hobi just laid down with her on his chest. "I need you to tell me."

Tae sighed, his scent taking on a very sour note. "I'm sorry, but please don't leave me."

"Never, no matter what." He turned his head a bit so he could kiss his partner's forehead. "She wasn't the first one, was she?"

He listened to Tae tell him how he'd murdered so many people that he lost count. When he presented as an Omega and discovered he was scent blind, he went insane, killing his parents. When they died, he realized that he could smell their scents, and he became addicted. But once he met the Alpha, it all stopped. He could smell another wolf, and Hobi made him so happy that he didn't need to kill anymore. That he swore he'd never do it again, but that bitch attacked them, and he couldn't let her live.

Tae was borderline hysterical, and it was breaking Hobi's heart. He wanted to be upset, but in the back of his head, he was pretty sure he knew. Something was always off with Tae; he never quite knew what it was. "I love you, Tae; this doesn't change anything. But you can't ever do it again, even if it's something like Moonsu. Promise me, promise me over our sleeping daughter that you will never kill another person."

"I promise," he sobbed into Hobi's arm, "as long as I get you, I don't need to. I love you so much; I love her so much. I've never loved anyone the way I love you two."

It would take a while, but they'd be alright. They were fated, after all. The Alpha reached over and pulled his mate against him, "I love you more, Baby." They fell asleep together, the three of them happy in their nest.

A/N, thanks for coming on yet another BTS ride with me. Love you guys so so much. This is the last chapter of Loving Him. There will be no bonus chapters, this book is complete.