Caged Between the beta & alpha

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 .
I looked down at her , as she sobbed into my chest .

I love you so fucking much but I’m not worth it ... Not worth you hurting yourself over ... I held her , telling myself it was not the
last fucking time I’ll see her or hold her , but who was I kidding ? This was the last time I’d hold her as my mate ...
My precious , perfect mate ... For a fleeting moment , I saw us happy ; mated ... content ... But that was all it was , a fleeting
moment that was gone like a whisper in the night ... We could never be ... She was his ... She would always be his .
We sat there for a while , the pain in our hearts fucking powerful ...
Her tears slowly came to a stop , and she moved back , wiping her eyes .
” Sh – shall we do it ? ” She whispered .
I nodded as she slowly moved back and sat on her knees before me .
Fresh tears streamed down her cheeks , but she was staying brave .
” Want me to do it ? ” I asked , not wanting her to be in any more pain than she already was .
She reached for my face , wiping my tears away .
I closed my eyes , letting myself relish in those sparks for the last time ...
I opened my eyes slowly .
The sun shone down on her , a beautiful goddess with a heart as pure and dazzling as the first rays of the morning sun .
I didn’t want this ... I didn’t want to lose m y mate ... How many more people that I love will I lose ? Fuck ... But I couldn’t be
selfish , for her and Liam .
Seeing them happy , that would be my happiness ...
” I’m so sorry .
” She whimpered , her hands trembling .
” Don’t be ... ” I said , taking hold of her hands .

One last kiss ... Please ? I glanced at her lips and she nodded , trying to smile as she understood my silent last wish ...
Her beautiful eyes were full of pain and sorrow .
I leaned over , our eyes meeting , and she tilted her head slightly as I pressed my lips to hers ... The salty taste of her tears
coated her pouty soft lips , and I knew it was the last time that I would feel them .
The tingles of the mate bond coursed through us , but there was nothing passionate about this kiss ... It was deep , full of love
and sweetness .
I moved my lips slowly , trying to etch the memory of this moment in my mind .
I love you , Raven ... I moved back , taking a deep , shuddering breath .
I would do this ...
” I Damon Nichol- ” A menacing animalistic growl ripped through the air , making every animal in the forest run .
Birds erupted into the sky , alarmed from their resting places , and every hair on my body stood on edge .
An enormous surge of darkness swirled in the air , covering the entire area with a feeling of pure blackness and foreboding ,
making us both jump to our feet , both turning to the source , our hearts thundering as one .
Shit ... Liam had seen us kiss ... Fuck ... He stood there , his claws and canines out , but it wasn’t that that chilled me , it was
pure blackness that covered his entire eyeballs .
His expression was one that was filled with so much hatred , he was unrecognisable .
” Liam this- ” Raven began .
Another growl cut her off and in a flash , that was far too fast for even an Alpha , he was before us .

Before I could even react , his claws ripped through my chest ,followed by a bone – breaking fist that connected with my face ,
knocking me back with such force that I was thrown a few feet into the air .
Before I hit the floor , pain lashed through my body as I tried to get up .
” Raven ! ” I shouted , worry for her safety filling every fucking nerve of my body .
I got to my feet , the urge to protect her screaming at me to go to her , he had his hand twisted in her hair and from there
everything felt like it was far .
away ... ” You will only ever be mine , love .
” He hissed , just as I began running towards them ... But ... I was too late ... I watched as if in slow motion as he yanked her
head back , tilting her head upwards ... She mouthed his name , trying t o get through to him , but ... it wasn’t going to work ...
Fear had me in its grip as all I could do was helplessly watch him sink his teeth into her neck brutally .
The sound of Raven’s scream of pain filled the air , a sound that I knew would haunt my dreams for years to come...
I pushed him away but I knew I was too late ... I shielded her body from him , my heart was pounding with an anger towards him
that I had never felt before , and with worry and fear for the tiny precious woman in my arms , whose neck was bleeding far too
deeply from his brutal assault , that had ripped open half her neck .
She was gargling up blood , clutching at her neck .
Her eyes looked blank as she coughed up blood .
There was no fucking force on earth that could reverse what he had just done .
Not only had he marked her against her will , but he had ripped away what should have been one of the most sacred and special
moments of her life .
Blinded by his untameable anger , Liam had ruined everything .