Caged Between the beta and alpha novel Chapter 70

I frowned as I stared into the bathroom mirror , styling my hair , remembering Raven’s rush in the morning to get going … ( FLASHBACK ) ” You’re in a hurry .

” I said .

” Yeah , training and then I have stuff to do .

” She said , towelling her hair after her morning shower .

” What stuff ? ” I asked casually , handing her a smoothie I had just made .

She smiled and shrugged .

” Stuff .

” She repeated .

Damon .

If she couldn’t tell me , it meant it included him .

( END OF FLASHBACK ) Since then , that irritating flare of anger wasn’t subsiding … I wasn’t fucking enough … First in my fucking arms ….

then i n his …

My chest heaved , my nostrils flaring as I combed my fingers through m y hair , swiftly styling it with some hair wax .

Watching my eyes turn from cerulean to magnetic navy blue .

Breathe Liam … Maybe it’s not Damon … I stepped into my bedroom , I needed to get to my office .

There was some crap I needed to … My thoughts vanished when my eyes caught sight of the brown envelope that had clearly been shoved through the bottom of my door .

It was thin and flat i and , from what I could tell , blank .

Frowning I walked over to it and picked it up .

Nothing was written on it either .

I ripped it open , wondering what the fuck this was .

A photograph ? I tilted the envelope , shaking it a little , making the single photograph that was inside slip out .

I stared at it for a few seconds , my anger flaring up inside .

My heart thundering in my ears and the surge to destroy everything in my wake burning like the fires of hell needed to be released .

Lies … It had all been a fucking lie … Both of them were playing me ….

I stared down at the image with burning hatred , a picture of Damon and Raven kissing … From her clothes , I could tell it was the day her father had been brought t o me …

So they had been at it since the beginning … So all that fucking shit about waiting … He kissed what was mine … 2 As for my little mate … How could someone so innocent play such a fucking game … ?

Her smiles … fake … Her struggle fucking made sense now … How long were these two at it behind my back ? It was worse than if they had done it fucking openly … They had both mocked me … If they wanted to see me fucking lose my shit , well , congratulations , they just fucking got it …

It was high fucking time that I showed them exactly who was in charge here … I crushed the image in my hold , tossing it aside as I headed to the window , not even bothering to open it as I ran right through it .

The shattered glass scattered everywhere as I jumped to the ground , feeling the pain rip through my knees at the impact , shards of glass cutting into m e .

I relished in it , the smell of blood … I needed more .

” Alpha ! ” I didn’t stop to listen to anyone , as I broke into a run , the anger enveloping me consumed me entirely .

The urge to let it all out and tear every fucking living thing around me to shreds fucking consumed me .

I wanted to destroy it all , to unleash carnage upon every single fucking person i n the vicinity … Liars … Cheaters … and above all else – perfect fucking actors .

But I would save this wrath for the two who deserved it foremost ….

DAMON I held her tightly , the pain of what I knew was to come breaking me .

But … I knew it was for the best .

I had been given an anonymous envelope o f her and Liam kissing and making out just the other day outside of the Westwood home … even one with Liam on his knees .

Sure you couldn’t see anything , but it was clear what was happening … It fucking hurt … So so fucking much ….

It was like someone had ripped my heart out , scrubbed it over a field of broken glass and then stabbed it with a thousand fucking knives.

I had told her to move on with Liam , but clearly , she wasn’t able to forget me completely ; I was just holding her back .

She couldn’t enjoy being with Liam if I was there , lingering in her mind and making her feel guilty for it .

I had held hope that maybe there was just a glimmer of a chance … but there wasn’t .

Liam … he would never be happy until he had her completely .

He wouldn’t trust me

This was something that we would both d o for our Alpha , our friend ….

My brother … Her mate … There were many types of bonds in life , and each one was special … The bonds of family , of Alpha and Beta , of friendship … and of mates … Sometimes we had to i sacrifice something for the betterment of something else .