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 .

… I no longer deserve her ,

” He said .

what I

giving up because of

still love her

said quietly , hating that I couldn’t just hate him

but what I did was unforgivable and it’s a

love someone … we do

down his face and massaging his

had grown

, we

said

her stuck in the middle … in this constant tug of war

Not anymore .

Our eyes met , and I nodded

from her that you two were going

Yeah … I realised that you would never accept it working between us and

ruined it

“

, staring down at

telling me about the trial …

this clarity … Maybe just maybe , this was the push Liam needed to defeat the darkness inside

away and paused

needed to speak my thoughts and so I glanced back at him

over until you let

you , Liam

let go of all the

here for you , to help you through it

, through

matter how fucking hard it is or how angry

for a moment before I turned and

RAVEN

in the cells , at the hands

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

last longer

, but you can still love them , but Dad … There was n o

, either that or the truth about Dad had made

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

training , I had showered , got dressed and spent the afternoon

I needed to do and

and headed

, and he opened soon after , looking as handsome

would always appreciate him , but I don’t know what the goddess

“

Hey .

He said , pulling me

aside from the mate bond …

said

I wanted

said , closing the

… Damon , I visited Liam the other day and he mentioned that he received a picture of us kissing … ” I said , taking a seat on the couch as

him off before he came to find us  The image of him marking me flashed through my mind

sad moments , painful memories … all flashed before

of us kissing … I received something

said

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

stared down at m y envelope

something similar ? Oh , how I wish

, now seeming to hesitate before

got pictures too

holding out the envelope of him and

and I slid the pictures out , my

! I quickly pushed the images back

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

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

followed

Someone’s trying to cause issues … ” ” Owen ? ” I

was no one else who hated me as much as

I don’t know … Maybe it

that we know , we’ll work on figuring it

” ” Yeah .

both fell silent and I realised that somehow things

went to

making me look up at him

to deliver his