Page 72 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“Shall we? Or do you wish to stay, darling?” Liam said coldly. I knew Raven could sense the change, too.
“Coming,” she said, giving me a smile. “Goodnight, Damon.”
“Night, guys,” I replied.
The door shut behind them, but that question lingered in my head. Would rejecting Raven be the answer for us?
Burning Hot
Raven
We reached the packhouse, and Liam was quiet, but I could tell he was mind-linking from the way he nodded once or twice. I had a pretty good idea that he was discussing security or something. We entered the packhouse, and Liam went into the kitchen. I headed upstairs, wanting a shower and to actually just get a good night’s sleep.
The lingering thought that time was running out for Liam niggled at the back of my mind. How did we break this damn curse? How would we know the curse was broken? We needed to do this ourselves; I would get to the bottom of this.The boys can work on finding the killer, and I will work on this.
Damon?I called through the link.
Yes, gorgeous?
Did you ask Robyn?
I did, she said you can show her since you’re at the packhouse. I don’t think she wants anything to do with me.
As much as I feel a little bad for you, I like her.
Yeah?
Yes,I replied.She was there for you when I wasn’t.Night, night, Damon.
Night, gorgeous.
I smiled, cutting the link. I grabbed some clothes and my toiletries, then went to have a shower, mulling over everything once again. I had felt someone watching me when Dad was there, but when I had looked back, no one was there. It couldn’t have been Aunty Monica because I would have heard her come down or go up; it was down the hall towards the kitchen.
The bathroom was steaming up, and the warm water was soothing, making me drowsy as I pondered over everything. I had just shampooed my hair, massaging my scalp slowly, when suddenly, the water became scalding hot.
A scream escaped my lips as the water seared my skin, and I jerked away from the downpour, but it was a full overhead shower, not giving me much space to escape. The shampoo stung my eyes as I frantically felt for the sliding door. Tumbling out of the burning shower, I caught my foot on the edge and tumbled to the floor just as the bathroom door was ripped off its hinges.
“Raven!” Liam’s voice called.
I quickly crossed my legs and arms over my chest. It felt as if my entire body was on fire, especially my left side.
“What the…” I heard him mutter before I felt a jug of cold water being tossed over me. I gasped, welcoming the soothing coolness. “Raven! Raven, baby, look at me.” Liam’s worried voice came before a towel wiped my face gently.
I opened my eyes, grateful for the towel he threw around my shoulders. Worry was clear in his magnetic blue eyes.
“I’m okay… the water just turned extremely hot,” I said, looking down at my leg. My skin was already very red, but I could see it was healing already. Liam frowned, staring at the water and helping me to my feet. I turned and saw a few of the other young men and women who lived here at the door watching curiously.
“Are you okay, Raven?” One of them asked.
I nodded. Owen stood there. I glared at him when I saw him smirking and looking me over. I looked down, glad that the towel was covering the important bits, but I still felt bare.
“Get the fuck out of here,” Liam growled, and they all scattered.
“I’m okay… I just… I need to wash my hair,” I said, feeling a little dazed. Liam nodded, placing his hand under the water.
“It’s okay again. Maybe there’s a fault with the boiler. I’ll have it sorted,” he muttered.
“Hmm, I’ll just wash my hair in the sink,” I mumbled, feeling a little shocked still. Liam nodded as I wrapped the towel tightly around me and tucked it in over my breasts. “You broke the door,” I said, staring at the door that lay flat on the ground.
