Caged Between the beta & alpha

“Are you ok?” Zack asked, looking at me.

I frowned and nodded as we continued towards the hospital to check on Owen. A daily afternoon routine, although it didn’t feel like there was any hope of him waking up.

“Yeah, I don’t know, I’m good.” I said rubbing my forehead.

I was ok, in fact, I felt… great.

Last night… What Liam did, I knew he did it without thinking. The bullets shot would have killed me or anyone else. They were deadly. Luckily, Haru only had one arm. He didn’t have the time to reload the damn gun for another round of shots. I didn’t even want to think about the casualties if he was at his best

But it wasn’t that which was on my mind, or the fact of seeing Raven and Liam together. It hurt less than thought it would, in a way… I felt free…

Last night’s dream returned to me once again…

(FLASHBACK)

The sun was shining through the trees as I lay under it, the grass dancing in the wind.

“Damon…’

“Who’s there?” I called sitting up.

I was alone in this field… strange.

The soothing touch of fingers running through my curls made me turn, but there was no one there.

“You’ve been through so much… it’s time to let it all go…’ That same whispery, beautiful voice came.

“Let what go?”

‘The pain child… I am proud of you.’

I felt those same fingers touch my chest, a soothing coolness spreading within me, and my heart thudded, feeling the gaping hole left at the breaking of the bond vanish from inside me.

What was that?

“Who are you?”

‘You are so much more… So much more… Remember who you are… Believe in yourself, the way I believe i n you! 1

(END OF FLASHBACK)

I had woken up in bed, breathing hard, but the strangest thing was the loss of Raven was still there in my mind, yet the gaping hole in my chest was… gone.

I had a feeling who that may have been but… she wouldn’t visit me… I was no one imp

I stopped mid-thought, remembering those parting words. So much more…’

I guess I had gotten into a habit of It…

Why me though?

I looked at the sky for a moment, knowing I would never get the answer to that before we stepped into the hospital.

Liam and Raven… I’m glad they’re happy.

How did I feel…? Pretty neutral… I loved Raven, but seeing her with Liam changed a lot of stuff. It was going to take me a little time. But today… I didn’t feel like I was just surviving. I felt like I was ok, that the future was going to be brighter.

We approached Owen’s room only to see a few doctors around his bed.

“What the…” I muttered as Zack opened the door.

“What happened?!” He asked.

“He woke up, but he… he won’t make it.” One of the doctors said using the defibrillator on him. “Again!”

The blaring sound of the heart rate monitor remained flat.

Twice… thrice… Nothing helped.

I stared at the man before me, thinking he was gone, and with it, any chance of finding answers…

“Did he say anything before he passed?” Zack asked.

of the male

it?” I asked, thinking who would be the one to tell

which we were pretty sure he was… then he had died with

“She isn’t done.”

sank and I turned away, running a

“Fuck.” Zack growled.

something… maybe that’s

and they seemed to have bought

the killer who had helped Raven’s dad? We all knew he’d

beating down on me as I continued walking, mulling over everything. This time w e needed a plan to lure the killer out; this

the suggestion to dig up some of the fresher soil and see if w e could find anything was put forward, no one really wanted to

familiar scent hit my nose and I glanced up, spotting Robyn sitting under a tree, a notebook and pen in hand. She was dressed for the weather in shorts and a fitted

alone… like always.

up, as if

looking back at

“Hey…”

eyes met and my heart skipped a

nothing to say. Nicholson,

harsh.” I joked, still not

The reason I have no friends.” She said, returning to her

to just look past her blunt personality,

“Yeah, I guess so.”

She stood up, her eyes softening, and she gave me a small apologetic smile a s she walked over

I can’t do this: Pretend that everything is ok, I’m not you.”

expecting anything, I’m sorry I didn’t

finger to my lips

been hurt enough, and I don’t want

she meant… when she found her mate… She was right, I needed to stay away

knocked on Liam’s office

him. His aura

I said

He joked back; they just made his scar look

to lighten, and

gaze fell to his neck, seeing Raven’s mark on him. I smiled.

hear about Owen’s final words?” I

a female, as we thought. I’ve sliced out half the females who were on the suspicion list, going back by their families. The tracker families and the omegas remain, since some of them

working

resting?”

He cocked a brow.

as new. We can’t waste any more time, now that the curse is gone, I can give

this Liam the same as the one I once knew or had three years still changed

my life.” I said

You would have done the same

but I didn’t expect him to do the same

eyes softened with guilt, and

I went about it wrong. I promise I’ll make it up to you Damon. Maybe nothing can replace the loss of

to look to the future.

had changed, meaning they had mated… I hadn’t even realised that Liam’s had

said, hugging me from behind my

said smiling at her, before she walked over to Liam,

wearing his shirt too, styled as a dress but it was obviously his. I saw their eyes meet, their gazes fall to the other lips, but they didn’t kiss, and I knew

what are you talking about?”

that you need to know.” Liam teased, making her pout, but he

About that, last night… I was thinking, Dad aimed for Damon when you were both at the wall for a while. Like, wouldn’t it have been more vengeful

forward. That

there’s no logic to why.”

pile and see what

headache coming on looking at it,

Zack?” I

Liam smirked.

since last night he was on

but these files are

Liam cocked a brow.

“Seriously, love?” He said.