Page 22 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“Liam with you?”
“He’s on his way. What pizza you got?” I asked. He smirked.
“No pizza until you bring the Alpha,” he said with a wink. I pouted.
“Meanie, don’t bribe me,” I said unhappily.
Raven, where are you?
“Shit, he’s here,” I whispered.
“Go get him and give me a heads up,” Zack whispered. I sighed and nodded, turning back the way I had come.
Where about are you?
Near the largest oak tree? What is this about?Liam’s voice came.
I’m coming,I said, walking towards him. Soon his scent filled my nose, and I followed it until I saw him.
“There you are, what is…” Liam trailed off, his eyes flashing a magnetic blue as his gaze raked over me.
Shit, don’t get the wrong idea.
His heart was racing, but when he stepped closer to me, I stepped back.
“Come with me,” I said curtly.
I didn’t want to be alone with him. Turning quickly, I led the way, power walking towards the location Zack had told me, but sadly my short legs had nothing on his.
On our way,I mind-linked him.
“Raven,” Liam said, grabbing my arm. Sparks shot up my arm at his touch, my stomach fluttering and my heart pounding as he spun me around to face him, grabbing my other arm too. “What are you doing?”
His cerulean eyes were fixed on me, his sexy jaw clenched as he looked down at me. Goddess, did she have to make these men so handsome? Stupid oafs… I frowned when I saw his gaze dip to my cleavage and pulled free.
“Just follow me, Liam.”
Luckily, this time he followed silently. Soon the scent of pizza filled my nose again, and I knew Liam could smell it too. I glanced at him, and he was frowning, his hands shoved into the pockets of his leather jacket. I thought I heard him mutter.
“Great.” He didn’t sound impressed. Suddenly, the lights came on, and everyone jumped out.
“Surprise!” Liam cocked a brow, unfazed.
“You do know I could sense most of your heartbeats…” he said, frowning as he looked around at the crowd.
“Well, we masked ourselves the best we could,” Zack said, grinning. “Come on, this is a small welcoming home party for our Alpha.”
“Yeah, well, I told you not to do this shit,” Liam said coldly as someone put some music on. I frowned.
Don’t be so bitter. This is your pack. Treat it with love and respect,I said through the link.
We just lost a pack member,his reply came. He turned sharply towards me. Our eyes met, and I glared back at him.
I know, but sometimes when something like that happens, people need more of a distraction.He frowned and broke our eye lock. I didn’t miss his eyes roaming over me once again, but I ignored him, turning and scanning the area.
It looked good. There were a few tables set up with a huge pile of pizzas. Damn, I wonder how many guys went to get those. There were a few tanks of beer, plenty of cans and some cocktail drinks ready to pour. A table of shop-bought cakes and doughnuts, along with a variety of chocolates and dessert shots, sat to one side. Lights were set up around the entire area.
Most of the girls were dressed sexily and the majority of the unmated ones had their eyes fixed on Liam. I glanced at him. He was standing there, frowning moodily as Zack said something to him. I looked around, seeing Damon sitting in the corner, already holding a bottle of beer. Our eyes met, and I looked away. I didn’t need to see his guilt.
