Caged Between the beta & alpha

Chapter 6

Caged Between the beta & alpha chapter 6. Fire & Ice

LIAM
I returned to my office, trying not to let her anger get to me. I don’t know what I was expecting… Seeing her again, those gorgeous eyes of hers. Was this mate bond only affecting me?
Damon seemed to be doing fucking fine too. Was it just me suffering like this?
Jealousy reared its ugly head at that thought. Don’t fucking let shit get to you, Liam.
I sat back. With the killing that happened last night, the pack was a little restless and everyone had heard about it. Although I made sure everything carried on as usual as best as possible. The tension was clear in the air. The uneasiness of what happened the night before still lingered on everyone’s mind, it wasn’t something we were just going to forget overnight.
The darkness that had settled over the pack was palpable and I could sense the unease and fear clawing its way through the pack link.
I really wanted Dad and Mom to go away for a week or so. Dad needed it, and with all of this crap, I think now was the time for him to just relax. Even if he didn’t let on, he was going through a lot and I wanted him to know he could count on me. They needed a break.
I would offer to babysit Azura… but I wasn’t sure I’d manage that considering it would be an entire week or two. On top of that, with the murder, I needed to get to the bottom of it. We had no leads at all. Last night I had tried to track and trace any scent that lingered but there was nothing.
I frowned and was trying to figure out what I needed to do next when there was a knock on the door. My eyes flashed, and my mood just got darker when a familiar scent hit my nose.
‘Enter.’ I said coldly.
The door opened to reveal none other than Damon.
Now, why the fuck did I need to see him?
“Hey.”
I raised an eyebrow.
“What do you want?”

“I thought I’d just come to see if there’s anything I could do? What happened last night, it’s damn shocking and I know-”
“If you have nothing useful to say, leave. I have things to do.” I said coldly.
“Liam, can we just talk about this?”
“Didn’t I just say take a fucking hike?” I said, my eyes flashing.
He only frowned deeply. Well if he wanted to be fucking stubborn, I didn’t have time for his shit. Flipping open my laptop, I decided to ignore him instead, but he didn’t take the fucking hint.
“Liam… I am your Beta. We need to work together and at least try to get on. We can’t carry on like this.” Damon said quietly.
“Yeah, well, shame that it is what it is. Unless, of course, you want to step down from your position?” I said, knowing I was being a fucking jerk.
I didn’t really care though; thanks to him, I couldn’t even call Raven mine.
“I am not going to step down, especially when there is stuff going on. We need to just stop ignoring each other, man.” He said exasperatedly.
“There’s a difference between ignoring and just not wanting to see your fucking face.” I shot back, standing up.
He was getting pissed off, but he was staying calm. I wondered what it’d take for him to get the fuck out of my face.
“It’s been three years, Liam… Can’t we set our differences aside and-”
“Are you for real, Nicholson? Differences? She may just have been a passing thing for you, since we all know you jump from one infatuation to the fucking next, but for me she was the one I wanted from day fucking one, so don’t think three or ten years will change that.” I growled, walking up to him and looking him in the eye. “Understood.”
“Understood.” He said, clenching his jaw. “One question though, why aren’t you going and getting her? This is about her, right? Then why not go after her?”
“Why don’t YOU reject her?” I shot back.
“I wanted us to work something out. You ran away from her, Liam you hurt her.”
I smirked coldly.
I know I did, but I didn’t trust myself or my mental state back then.
“There was a lot worse I could have done. Walking away before I said or did something I regretted was the smartest choice. The only disappointing thing is that now I’m back, I’m stuck having to see your damn face.” I said coldly, my eyes burning with anger.
He clenched his fists, and I knew I had pushed him enough.
“What’s wrong? Finding it hard to control your temper?”
“Fuck off, Liam, this isn’t a fucking joke. I get it! I get that you fucking loved her since day one! But the moon goddess made this decision! Don’t you think either of us rejecting her would hurt her?!” He snapped, shoving me back a little.
“I don’t think hurting her is something you really care about right. I mean you had no issue-”
“Stop it, man!”
“I’m fucking stating facts. You wanted me to talk to you, I’m fucking talking.” I said coldly, shoving him back.
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