Page 6 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“Raven… I didn’t know you were back…” he said quietly, his voice sending a rush of tingles through me.
“Yeah, I came last night. I, uh- Liam told me to discuss the training regime with you. Umm, take a look at them when you have time and see what you think,” I said. Walking over to him, I held out the memory stick.
He looked down at me, and I saw the concern in his eyes. His heart was racing a little as he took it. I letgo quickly, not wanting to touch him. Despite it all, I felt a sliver of guilt go through me for what happened two years ago. I looked away, giving the woman a small smile. She really was gorgeous…
“Hey,” she said.
“Hi.”
“Robyn,” she introduced herself, holding her hand out.
“Raven.” I took her hand, and she gave Damon a smile.
“Nice to meet you, girl.”
“You, too.” I turned and walked off, not wanting to spend another minute here. With each step I took, my smile faded away. Crap, I was meant to talk to Liam about the packhouse… I didn’t want to ask him again.Maybe I’ll go visit Azura and ask Aunty Red…That sounded like a better plan!
I quickly left the packhouse, feeling a lot better as I hurried through the woods towards the house that stood a little away from the rest of the pack, a home where I had most of my childhood memories. An escape from the tension and gloom of my own house.
My heart skipped a beat as I looked around, remembering how I would sit with Kiara under that tree near the river… remembering Liam smacking my ass and calling me Bite-size… Damon’s smile when he got everyone some fresh doughnuts or something.
Don’t think about them.
The saddest thing was, with time, my wolf became disconnected from me too.
I rang the doorbell, and I heard the sound of laughing.
“Mama! Someone door!”
I smiled, hearing Azura’s voice. Damn, I shouldn’t have come empty-handed! I even got her a gift from up north. Goddess, my memory was ridiculous!
“Raven, come on in,” Aunty Red said the moment she opened the door.
“Don’t mind if I do,” I replied stepping inside and closing the door behind me. “Azura!” She moved away, looking at me wearily. “I’m Raven.”
“Waven?” she said. I smiled and nodded.
“Want me to give you a piggyback ride? Or I can be a horsy?”
“Ooo, piggyback!”
I smiled,Atta girl. I picked her up, spinning her around and making her giggle. She looked a lot like Indigo, and I wondered how Aunty Red coped with that. I kissed her forehead gently before I placed her down on the worktop. Aunty Red seemed to have been busy cooking.
“Did you end up seeing the boys?” she asked. My heart skipped a beat, and I swore she knew something.
“Yes, I did,” I said smoothly, pulling faces at Azura, who burst out laughing.
“That’s great. You’ll stay for lunch? I’m making Sheppard’s pie.”
“I don’t mind.” I hadn’t eaten and I couldn’t cook… “Umm, I came because I wanted to ask for something,” I said, perching on one of the bar stools.
“Sure, what is it?”
“I wanted to ask if I could put in a request for a room at the packhouse,” I said, hiding the nervousness I felt inside. She frowned, looking at me, concerned.
“Angela told me you would probably ask for that. Is everything okay?”
“Yeah, I just think I’m old enough to have my own place,” I said, shrugging lightly.
