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 .

in discussing it … I no longer deserve her , so good luck

” He said .

Not after what I did

giving up because

you still

I couldn’t just hate him fully even if I’d not forgiven

but what I did was unforgivable and it’s

we

He said , running his hand down his face

beard had grown

, we

I said

just kept her stuck in the middle … in this

Not anymore .

met , and I

were going to reject one another …

would never accept it working between us and

it

“

staring down at

telling me about the trial … ” I

with this clarity … Maybe just maybe , this was the

away and

and so I glanced back

over until you let it

in you

it … Embrace it and let go of all the

will always be here for you , to help

,

it is or how angry we are at you

met for a moment before I turned and left the

RAVEN

the following day in the cells , at the

bandaged and returned to his home , where

I heard , he wouldn’t last longer

There were some people who hurt you , but you can still love them , but Dad … There was n o space for that when I felt nothing but bitterness

returned to training today and it seemed everyone had been warned to behave , either that

that was his nature and it won’t ever

showered , got dressed and spent the afternoon pondering over everything

I needed to do and

taken the photographs of Robyn and Damon and headed

rang the doorbell , and he opened soon after

always appreciate him , but I don’t know what the goddess wanted , it was a mess

“

Hey .

, pulling me tightly into his arms

reminding me of our mate bond , but in life , there was a lot of bonds aside from the mate bond … ” Hey , how are

I said quietly

I wanted

said , closing the door behind me

and he mentioned that he received a picture of us kissing … ” I said , taking a seat on the couch

he came to find us  The image of him marking me

moments , painful memories … all flashed before

picture of us kissing … I

Damon said

heels , he suddenly left the room before I could continue , I heard him run up

furrowed as I stared down at m y

similar ? Oh , how I wish I had

to hesitate

got pictures too

softly , holding out

and I slid the pictures out , my

quickly pushed the images back in

down on me outside the Alphas ‘ home ! I looked up at Damon , who looked utterly guilty as he looked down at his own pictures and pushed them back

only got a kissing picture …

tense silence followed before he

” Owen

else who hated me as much as

know … Maybe it could

, now that we know , we’ll work on figuring it out

” ” Yeah .

realised that somehow

to see

quietly , making me look up at him sharply

wants me to