Page 32 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“Me and Monica are going for a manicure,” Mom said.
“I can’t, Aaron said we’re going out,” Aunty Monica said quickly.
I looked down, thinking she lost her mate and was suffering, and there I was not even able to have mine who was right by my side…
“I think he’d like you going out, M,” Dad said, giving her a small smirk. He glanced over at Mom and I saw the love in his eyes, yet there was also the fear of losing her, or her losing him.
“I want manicaw too,” Azura added staring at her hand.
Speaking off the little pumpkin, I had got a proper fucking telling off from mum about her having coke. Like it was my fault. When I had asked, she had said that she was allowed to have it. Mom and dad had looked at me like I was fucking stupid. Guess I was, for listening to a little monster.
“My baby can come too,” Mom said, kissing her head as she placed a pastry on her plate.
“I heard you moved to the packhouse, Raven. How is it so far?” Dad asked her.
I glanced at her. She was so fucking tiny that I really fucking wondered how she had been paired to Damon and me. Like, how did that shit even work? I think one man was more than enough for her…
“It’s good. My room was painted today, and I ordered some curtains and stuff, so it’s going to feel like home super soon,” she said brightly, crossing her legs. My gaze dipped to her thighs and, really, was it so fucking wrong to admit that I wanted to run my hand up those sexy thighs? She may be tiny, but she had meat in the right places…
“Sorry to change the topic, but with everything that’s going on, what’s your take on it, Uncle?” Damon asked, glancing at Azura, who was eating a potato croquette like there was nothing more fascinating in life then food. Dad sighed.
“I don’t actually know, it’s rather baffling. The notes, the way it’s done, no scent… I mean, if we think it’s internal, as Liam suggested, we could go down that path, but it might rile the pack,” he said clearly reluctant about my proposal.
Damon glanced at me. Okay, so I hadn’t told my fucking Beta my idea. Who cares?
What idea?Damon asked through the link.
To fucking put everyone under Alpha command and question them.
“What do you think of his idea anyway?” Dad asked.
“What is the idea?” Raven asked.
“To question everyone under Alpha command,” Mom said, frowning with concern. Raven’s heart skipped a beat as she looked at me.
“Liam would have to be the one to do that… if you put your pack through that… it would be…”
“Damaging,” Damon said quietly. “Putting everyone to trial would really hurt them, not to mention they would feel betrayed and that they are being accused.” I clenched my jaw.
“And you just recently took that position,” Dad added.
“Exactly…” Damon murmured.
“Yeah, well then how about we let them carry on and let another few get killed?” I glared at him.
“Liam,” Mom said warningly, looking between me and Damon.
The tension in the room was fucking thick, and Dad glanced between the two of us as well.
“What is wrong with you two?” He asked frowning deeply.
“Nothing,” we both replied in unison. Mom cocked a brow and Aunty Monica looked at me suddenly.
“Damon will be a good beta. He is a good beta just like his father,” she whispered before looking away. Guilt rushed through me.Fuck, I don’t want to hurt her…Mom reached over, giving her hand a gentle squeeze.
“He is a good Beta,” Dad said firmly, now turning to me. “And I would expect you to work alongside him. I don’t know what happened between you two, but I want it fucking fixed.” The table fell silent and Azura gasped.
“Daddy said a bad word! Daddy needs a spanking, Mama! Just the way he said he’s going to spank you the other day!”
