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 , so good luck

” He said .

what

giving up because

still love her

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

what I did was unforgivable and it’s a little fucking

we love someone … we do

hand down his face and massaging his jaw

beard had grown too

, we

I said

in the middle … in this constant tug of war

Not anymore .

,

you two were going

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

it all

“

nodded , staring down at his hands

about the trial … ” I nodded , looking at him

me that with this clarity … Maybe just maybe , this

away and

speak my thoughts and so I glanced back at him

Nothing is over until you let it be

goodness in you

go of

for you , to help

I added , through the link

fucking hard it is or how angry we

for a moment before I turned and left

RAVEN

out the following day in the cells , at the

home , where he would be kept under

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

can still love them , but Dad … There was n o space for that when I felt nothing but bitterness towards

today and it seemed everyone had been warned to behave , either that or the truth about Dad had made

acted like a prick but that was his nature and it

dressed and spent the

to do and

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

opened soon after , looking as

don’t know what the goddess wanted ,

“

Hey .

, pulling me tightly into his arms

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

I said quietly

I wanted to

, closing the door

picture of us

find us  The image of him marking me flashed

moments , sad moments , painful memories

us kissing … I received

Damon said frowning

on his heels , he suddenly left the room before I

as I stared down

Oh , how I wish I had

, now seeming to

I got pictures too

I said softly , holding out the envelope of him

took each other’s envelopes and I slid the pictures out , my cheeks burning as I realised what this was

I quickly pushed the images

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

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

tense silence followed before

trying to cause issues … ” ” Owen ? ”

one else who hated me as much as he did

… Maybe it could

Well , now that

” ” Yeah .

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

went to

Damon said quietly , making me look

wants me to deliver his punishment