Caged Between the beta & alpha

Raven’s father was committed , and although I knew the Alpha had set his punishment , I still wanted to tell Liam about it .

I’m angry at him .

So fucking mad at what he did .

But past his split personality , there was that part of him that I knew .

I wouldn’t be able to forgive him easily … If ever .

I don’t know if I could ever call him a friend again either .

Looking back , I think that ended a few years ago .

I was maybe just stuck in a fucking illusion that things would work out … It did fucking hurt … but life was shit like that .

I entered the cells and unlocking the door , entered his cell .

He was sitting there , his eyes closed , his hair that he always had gelled and styled was lying messily over his forehead .

His eyes opened and met mine , they looked … broken .

I knew he’d feel it , but maybe this is the punch he needs to realise that he can be in fucking control .

He needs to take control o f his own shit .

Neither of us spoke for a while , and Liam looked away first .

” What do you want ?

” He asked quietly .

” Raven’s father was trialled today , he’s been given one hundred and fifty silver lashes .

He’ll then be placed under house arrest and stripped of any rank or status h e had .

I thought , despite everything , you might want to know …

” I said , clenching m y jaw .

” Thanks … ” He replied .

Gone was the cold arrogance that had surrounded him since his return .

All I saw was his emptiness .

” Who will deliver the punishment ?” He asked quietly .

” I thought I’d ask Alpha Elijah if I could .

” I said .

He nodded , with the tiniest of smiles that didn’t reach his eyes crossing his lips .

” Will you also deliver mine ? ” He asked , looking up at me .

An emotion in his eyes that I couldn’t read unnerved me .

My heart thumped and I stepped back , narrowing my eyes .

” What ?

” ” My trial is in two days , I don’t want Dad t o suffer .

What I did … I’ve caused him even more pain … My punishment won’t be small , and it shouldn’t be … but I don’t want Dad to do it .

You can tell her it was m y wish that you do it .

” ” Don’t want me to look like the bad guy ? ” I asked , unable to hide the bitterness from my voice .

” He ” No , because you’re all she has now … ‘ said .

” What I did deserves capital punishment and I expect no less , so … be there for her .

” I sighed heavily .

He wasn’t making it easier to hate him .

” I never wanted you to step aside , I was willing to make it work , all three of us .

Raven is loving , she would have been able to treat us both well .

“

” That won’t happen because I always believed that it’s one to one , there’s no space for a third .

discussing it … I no

” He said .

what I did .

up because of what you

still love her

quietly , hating that I couldn’t just hate him fully even

anything , but what I did was unforgivable and

someone … we do what’s best

He said , running his hand down his face and massaging his

had grown too

, we do

I said quietly

I just kept her stuck in the middle … in

Not anymore .

,

I heard from her that you two were going to reject one

that you would never accept

ruined it all

“

nodded , staring down at

about the trial … ” I nodded , looking

, this was the

away

my thoughts and so I glanced

is over until you let it

goodness in you

Embrace it and let go of all the negative crap . I

always be here for you , to help you through it

,

it is or how angry we are

met for a moment before I turned and left

RAVEN

following day in the cells , at the hands of Damon

by being bandaged and returned to his home , where he would be kept under

, he wouldn’t last longer than a few months at

? There were some people who hurt you , but you can still love them , but Dad … There was n o space

returned to training today and it seemed everyone had been warned to behave , either that or the truth about Dad had made a few people guilty

acted like a prick but that was his nature and it won’t

, got dressed and spent the afternoon pondering over everything

to do and

taken the photographs of Robyn and Damon and headed out

rang the doorbell , and he opened soon after , looking

don’t know what the goddess wanted , it

“

Hey .

pulling me tightly into his

but in life , there was a lot of bonds aside from the mate bond … ” Hey , how are you ? Was the lashing ok ? I didn’t realise

I said quietly

I wanted to

, closing the door behind me

that he received a picture of us

of him marking me flashed through my mind , and that familiar

, sad moments , painful memories

picture of us kissing … I received something

said

left the room before I could continue , I

as I stared

something similar ? Oh , how

holding an envelope , now seeming to hesitate before he held it

got pictures

softly , holding out the envelope of him

the pictures out , my cheeks burning

pushed the images back

at Damon , who looked utterly guilty as he looked down at his own

uh … guess it’s good that Liam only got a kissing picture … ” ” Yeah …

followed before he spoke

” Owen ? ” I said ,

no one else who hated me as

know … Maybe it could

a piece of shit … Well , now that we know , we’ll work on figuring it

” ” Yeah .

We both fell silent and I realised that somehow things really had changed

I went to

quietly , making me look up at him sharply

to deliver