Page 110 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“Channing... you know, you don’t need to stay like this. She does not deserve you…”
“It’s not that easy, but I appreciate you telling me. How did you find out?” He asked, looking at me seriously. Another hard part… I stared at my hands, then looked at him, feeling a wave of guilt wash over me.
“My mate... he had a fling with her, but he cut it off when he found his mate- me- but she told him she’d ruin his reputation. He told me because he still felt guilty,” I rambled. Damnit, why did this have to happen? I hated it! His moment of silence felt like flipping forever.
“He told you. That’s a step in the right direction. As for Anna blackmailing him… that’s not right.” Channing frowned. “Do you like him?” I looked down.
“I love him, but-”
“No buts. Does he like you?”
“Yeah… but he was holding back because of all this,” I mumbled. “Yeah… I think he does like me.”
“Well, there’s nothing not to like. You are one of the purest souls I know, Tay. I appreciate you telling me about him and Anna, but I feel like he’s punished himself enough. Forgive him, Taylor. If he really wants to apologise to me, bring him around. I have a few things around here that need fixing, he can get those done for me,” he said grinning. Only Channing could be so damn selfless. If he wanted Zack to clean the entire pack garden with his bare hands, I’d make sure it damn well happened!
“And Anna?” I asked, feeling so much lighter.
“Her messing around was one thing… her blackmailing your mate is another. I think I need to take that step and set us both free. It won’t be easy, but I’ll do it.”
“I think that’s the best decision,” I said quietly.
“Yeah… I think I’ve had months to prepare. I knew it would inevitably happen, and now is the time. So, who’s the lucky guy?” He asked. I felt my cheeks burn up again.
“Zack, our Delta,” I said, taking him by surprise. He let out a whistle and slapped my back.
“Now that’s a handsome fella.” He chuckled.
“Yeah,” I agreed. He was damn fine.
“Now don’t waste any more time with me and go get that mate of yours,” Channing said.
“There’s no rush. I’m watching this show with you,” I said, crossing my arms. Channing nodded, giving me a grin.
“Yeah, let’s watch this first. I heard it was a good match.”
I smiled and looked at the screen. Boxing was never my thing, but if Channing could sit through my RuPaul’s Drag Race, I could definitely sit through his, and I enjoyed it because I was there watching it with him.
After a good two hours, and when that bitch Anna returned, I took my leave, mostly because I really felt like slapping her a few. Stepping out of my brother’s home, I mind-linked Zack, feeling so damn nervous.
Zack? Mind if we can meet up? There’s something I want to discuss with you.
Tay… umm, can we do that another time? I’m pretty busy right now.
I felt like I had just been punched in the gut.
Yeah, sure,I replied, ending the link.
That really flipping hurt. I knew he was probably busy, but yeah, it still hurt. Maybe it was just me who thought he desperately wanted to talk to me.
Robyn
It was mid-afternoon. The weather was cool, yet the sun was shining brightly, and the windows were wide open. The sounds of people shouting, some of the boys playing ball, and a few girls laughing in a room down the hall, filled my ears. If I didn’t know better, I would never have thought such an environment would be shadowed by the eyes of a killer.
Right then, everything seems so normal. Raven and I were seated on my bed as I silently observed the girl in front of me. I didn’t mean to be a bitch, but seeing Raven pay so much attention to Liam and literally just ignore Damon was fucking breaking my heart. At the same time, I wanted to go over to her and shout at her for doing that. Did she not see that he was fucking hurting? I wished I could just comfort him, but I knew that we couldn’t just be friends, not in that situation. Me staying away was for the best.
I felt like I had been cheated too… I remembered the first time I told him out loud I wanted him as my mate and asked wouldn’t that be great? He had smiled and agreed, but really, he had a mate already. On top of that, when the mating ball came, and I ran to see him, only to discover that we weren’t fated, it broke me. But still, I held out hope that, somehow, we could be together. I lost the will to even want to find my mate.
Damon was just something special; someone sweet, giving, and so loving. He had a huge heart, and I knew he fucked up, but it didn’t take away from the fact that he was a good person.
