Caged Between the beta and alpha novel Chapter 9

RAVEN

The moment those sparks rushed through me ; my eyes blazed as I looked at the man beneath me . ” And this is an even nicer punch ! ” I growled quietly , before punching him square in the nose . The sickening crunch as I broke it satisfied me .

How dare he ! I jumped off of him , resisting the urge to kick him in the balls , and instead kicked his knee , hard ! How dare he ! Grabbing my boots , I turned and stormed down the stairs .

My heart was thundering with a hundred emotions , but above all , I felt angry . How could he ignore me for three years and think he could just start flirting with me ? Nope , not happening . I am not a pushover . I will not ” Raven ! ” He grabbed my arm just as I reached the front door , and I was annoyed to see he had put his nose back in place .

” Don’t touch me , Liam . ” Thissed , yanking free . ” I’m fucking sorry . ” He said , raising his hands in surrender . ” That was out of line ” 1 He looked away and I shook my head .

He didn’t get it . What was out of line was being out of my life for three years and then pretending it never happened , that he never left or hurt me , a ” Good night , Liam . ” 11 ” It’s not safe- ” ” I said , good night . ” I said coldly , glaring at him . Daring him to argue with me , he frowned , clenching his jaw . ” Night . ” He replied coldly , and his walls were up once more .

I turned away , walking out of the house , not bothering to put my shoes on . I knew h e couldn’t follow me with Azura sleeping upstairs and I was glad .

I made my way back towards my parent’s house , not bothered with the wet floor or the dirt that was sticking to my feet . The rain was still falling lightly and the sound of distant animals could be heard .

That night , two years ago , I went with Cassandra and Aunty Angela to a neighbouring town . They had been on pack business with the pack that was hosting the mating ball . Aunty had asked me if I wanted to attend , but I told her no . As per the rules , one ball per year was hosted by King Al and the other by a different pack .

The memory of me finding my own mates had been too damn painful , I had left my hotel room and gone to get some drinks . Then , to my surprise , Liam had shown up . I was beyond shocked , I had never expected to see him like that .

He had been so drunk , for someone who didn’t want m e and had left me on the mating ball , he had stolen my first kiss that night . Although my entire body had wanted to give into him , I couldn’t , not when he was in that state and not when I was tied to not one but two mates . I couldn’t do that t o Damon , I had wanted to help Liam that night but he had just pushed me away …

It made me wonder how many women these two had been with My so – called mates . I smiled gently ; life truly sucked at times . I reached home and decided to climb through my bedroom rather than face my parents , Once inside ,

I pulled my dress off and wiped my feet on it before shutting and locking the window . I walked over to my wardrobe , taking down one of the suitcases that I hadn’t unpacked knowing I was going to leave this place anyway , Opening it up , I rummaged around until 1 pulled out Liam’s suit jacket from that night . I caressed the fabric , my heart clenching at the way he told me to leave him alone .

I sighed heavily , shoving it back into my suitcase and replacing it on top of my wardrobe before deciding to take a shower . I had just showered , pulling on my high waisted panties , a sports bra and some baggy pyjama bottoms before I returned t o my room towelling my hair .

I shut the door behind me when a sudden scent hit m y nose and I froze , yanking the towel from my hair , my eyes snapped to the bed where none other than Damon was sitting . Flicking through one of my books , he now looked up , giving me a small smile .

” Hey . My heart thundered and I glanced at the shut door behind me . Why was this happening today ? I didn’t want to see my mates , yet I ended up seeing both of them . His eyes trailed over me and I realised my trousers hung low , showing off the band of my knickers .

I almost laughed , what I want ? Did what I want even count ? ” Care to explain ? ” I asked . He stood up after taking a donut out of the packet , walked over to me and held it out . I took it , not wanting to be a diva , but it did not mean he was forgiven .

” We both want you , but clearly Liam doesn’t want to share … What’s your thoughts on this ? ” as Three years too late , Damon . Three fucking years too late . ” I don’t want either of you anymore . ” I said quietly . ” Don’t say that , Liam’s stubbornness-

” ” Tell me something Damon , who is Robyn to you ? ” I asked suddenly . He seemed to have been struck , his face drained of colour and he looked shocked . I t was clear he wasn’t expecting that , and I felt the stabbing pain in my chest , as if something was squeezing my heart painfully . He looked away and I saw the guilt in his eyes .

I got my answer and as much as I wanted t o say it didn’t hurt , it did . ” She’s … ” The urge to smile and tell him he didn’t need to explain almost overtook me , but n o , I needed to know and I didn’t need to make things easier for either , they were big boys .

He ran a hand through his gorgeous curls and exhaled . My chest constricting painfully , I knew whatever it was and I was not going to like it . ” I didn’t think you’d come back like this o ” You don’t need to justify anything Damon , just answer the question .

” I said , biting into the donut ; trying my best to act normal , trying to prepare myself for his words as I tossed a few items of clothing into the washing hamper . ” We have been kinda dating for the last year or so .

” My heart thudded , the whimper of my wolf in the back of my mind stung as sudden pain and betrayal overwhelmed m e . ” I’m sorry , Raven … I just … I don’t know how it happened , we just had a connection Don’t Raven … He was never yours … Fuck , he was never yours . ” I am sorry . ” His whispered apology came , but I couldn’t comprehend anything anymore . This pain … I thought I could handle it but fuck it hurt so much . Fuck . Fuck . Fuck .