Page 179 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“She’s completed the bond between you two.”
Raven… why…
“Because she loves you.”
“But I’m on the brink of death, right?” I asked, my heart squeezing in pain.
“Yes, your heart stopped a moment ago. Here, time moves strangely… but she marked you. Even when your body could no longer fight, she still risked her life by sharing her strength with you, thus destroying this curse.”
“But I was too late…” I didn’t care... but Raven...
My heart squeezed thinking of her. She had lost everyone in life…
“If you die, wouldn’t that mean the curse has won? You must live.”
My heart soared with hope. I looked at her, fighting the bright light, knowing that the moment was about to end. I had one request.
“Damon… please give him a second chance. He doesn’t deserve to be alone.” He had given up Raven for me, and although I couldn’t share her… I wanted him to find his happiness, too. He had lost far too much.
I couldn’t see her properly, but I knew she was smiling.
“Fear not… I have a plan. I always have a plan. Fight for what you want, child… the Deimos linemustlive on…” Her voice faded away, and I looked around, realising she was gone.
Suddenly, I was plunged into darkness. What was this?
Then I was falling backwards at an incredible speed…
Raven
“No… no!”
“Raven…” Damon whispered, but I refused to let go of Liam. Even though it hadn’t even been a minute since his heart stopped, it felt like an eternity…
“Do something! Bring him-”
A sudden darkness seeped out of him, sending a shiver down my spine, and then an enormous amount of dazzling blue energy emitted from Liam, throwing us all back. I gasped as Damon caught me, both of us getting thrown straight into the dessert table. The wave of pure blue aura burst outwards, shattering the windows of the packhouse in the process. The trees bent under the sheer force of the blue light that illuminated the entire sky, washing away the darkness.
“Liam!”I cried out, feeling the sizzling strong snap of the mate bond fall back into place, a surge of emotions and strength filling me.
He’s alive!
I was the first to rush to his side, the glowing blue aura whirling around him. He took a deep breath, his eyes flying open, blazing a brilliant magnetic blue that stared directly into mine. He cupped the back of my neck, one arm pulling me into his lap.
“Baby…”
“Blue Eyes…” I whispered, flinging my arms around his neck. His heart was thundering loudly, and that intense aura surrounded him.
“Fuck, I love you,” he whispered. His heart was pounding, as was my own, his hands roaming my body as if to reassure himself that I was alive.
“I love you, too, so much,” I whispered. His hand tangled in my hair, pulling me close and kissing me passionately.
I couldn’t even kiss him back for a second, too shocked at the intense sparks that erupted inside of me. The pure intensity of the completed bond made my entire body sizzle with delicious tingles that sent my stomach into a knot of burning desire.
I can’t lose you…I whispered through the link, kissing him back, our lips so perfectly moulded against the others.
You won’t.
I whimpered softly the moment he broke away, kissing me down my jaw and neck, not leaving an inch of my bare skin empty from his touch as his arms wrapped around me tightly.
