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 ,

” He said .

what I

giving up because

still

I couldn’t just hate

I do , more than anything , but what I did was

we do what’s

his hand down his face and massaging his jaw

beard had

Yeah ,

I said quietly

in the middle … in this constant

Not anymore .

, and

going to reject one another …

that you would never accept it working between us and she was

ruined it

“

nodded , staring down at

about the trial … ”

told me that with this clarity … Maybe just maybe , this was the push Liam needed to defeat the darkness inside of

turned away and

my thoughts and so I

over until you

goodness in you , Liam

let go of

be here for you ,

, through

how fucking hard it is or how angry we are at you

Our eyes met for a moment before I turned

RAVEN

in the cells

being bandaged and returned to his home , where

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

it wrong that I didn’t really care ? There were some people who hurt you , but you can still love them , but Dad … There was n o space for

warned to behave , either that or the truth about Dad had made a few people guilty

like a prick but that was his nature and it

training , I had showered , got dressed and

I needed to do and what

had now taken the photographs of Robyn and Damon and headed out to his i In the late

, and he opened soon after , looking as handsome

, but I don’t know

“

Hey .

, pulling me tightly into

him back , the tingles of sparks reminding me of our mate bond , but in life , there was a lot of bonds aside from the mate bond … ” Hey , how are you ? Was the lashing ok ? I

I said

wanted

said , closing the door behind me

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

to find us  The image of him marking me flashed through my mind ,

moments , sad moments , painful memories … all

of us kissing … I received something similar

Damon said

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

furrowed as I stared down at m y envelope

we all received something similar ? Oh , how I wish

, now seeming to hesitate

I got

said softly , holding out the envelope

out , my cheeks burning as I realised what this

pushed the

day Liam went down on me outside the Alphas ‘ home ! I looked up at Damon , who looked utterly guilty as he looked down at his own pictures

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

silence followed before

” Owen ? ”

one else who hated me as much as

don’t know … Maybe

, now that we know

” ” Yeah .

silent and I realised that somehow things really

went to see

quietly , making me

wants me to deliver