Page 132 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“I’m not safe to be around... you should go,” he said quietly, his expression going blank.
“No. I’m staying right here,” I said, my eyes flashing purple as I kicked my heels off and crossed my legs. An emotion filled his eyes, but before I could make sense of it, it was gone.
“She must be devastated or super angry,” he whispered, looking at his hands.
I tensed; did he not realise that Raven had almost died? My heart thundered, and he looked at it sharply.
“What is it?”
“Nothing, she’s… I guess a little angry,” I said, not knowing what to say.
“You’re lying. What are you hiding, Kia?” He asked, panic filling his eyes.
“I… she’s still unconscious,” I whispered.
“Unconscious… why? I… the blood… the…” The realisation hit him, and he looked at me, horrified. “What did I do, Kia? Why is she fucking unconscious?”
“Because you bit her so brutally, she lost a lot of blood. I came to heal her,” I explained quietly, knowing I couldn’t keep it from him forever. He needed to know. Although I couldn’t bring myself to say he almost ripped her entire throat out, he still needed to know. A single tear escaped his eye as he slowly looked down, and, at that moment, I knew he would never forgive himself.
His Sins
Raven
TWO DAYS LATER
Ihad been discharged from the hospital the following day, thanks to Kia and Rayhan’s Kitty. I still remembered the look in Kiara’s eyes… the moment she told me that I should have told her what I was going through. The tears… the promises that we really won’t hide anything any longer, something I knew both of us would honour. I hated seeing her feel like a disappointment when it was my own doing that I hid it all from them when I had so many chances to tell them.
She had spent the night with Liam. I could smell his scent from her when she had come to see me in the morning. I wasn’t able to ask her how he was. I didn’t know what to think. She had spent the day with me. It frustrated me that because of me, she was being torn like this between him and me, but she had nothing but love and concern for me. Her parting words still rang in my head, and despite the fact that I knew she meant them, it still hurt.
“I will always be here for you, hun, no matter what you decide, do, or want. I will be by your side, okay?”
Damon had brought me to his house, although I had no idea what we were, remembering exactly what we were going to do before Liam had arrived. I was just glad things were still good between us, and I knew that would always remain. Damon hadn’t left my side, only for short moments to shower, check up on his mother, or if he had to do something, but for the most part, he stayed.
Aunty Red and Uncle El had visited me. I could see the pain in Aunty Red’s eyes as she stared at my mark,the guilt and anguish that she was trying to hide, the beating of her heart, and the way she hugged me tightly. Her whispered apology that she didn’t give me a chance to refute.
She had asked if I wanted to go to theirs, but… I refused. I couldn’t go there.
It hit me hard, knowing Liam had renounced his Alpha title and that he was in the cells. I could feel the pain Liam was going through via the bond, a bond that had become so strong that I felt restless. I could feel his regret, his agony, and his hopelessness. It hurt…
I was on Damon’s sofa, a blanket over me and a mug of hot chocolate in my hands.
“Delsanra didn’t find anything,” Damon said as he sat down on the edge of the sofa.
“She didn’t?” I sighed.
Delsanra and Kia had left last night, only after Delsanra had tried to see if she could find anything, with her final words,“It seems even witches don’t have the power to probe into the works of gods.” She felt guilty that she wasn’t able to help, but we assured her we were grateful for it. I wished I could get to know her more, but we had exchanged numbers to keep in touch. Kia had started a group chat with Raihana, too, for the four of us called ‘Queens’, a title I didn’t think really fit me.
“No,” he said, frowning slightly.
“You’re angry at him,” I said softly. He clenched his jaw, staring at the coffee table.
“What do you want, me to go give him a pat on the back?” He asked, turning those blue eyes to me. “I saw him rip your throat out, Raven. He was so fucking blinded by his anger.”
“I know… I’m not blaming you. What Liam did wasn’t right…” I said, tracing my fingers over the mark on my neck, a mark that so suited the true Liam. My heart clenched painfully at the memory. It hurt me, too. The look of hatred as he bit into me was so painful… I knew I could have died. I had never thought he’d be able to hurt me… “I know that this curse hasn’t made things easier. Probably seeing us kiss triggered his anger, and in turn, the darkness took over.”
“Will you forgive him?” Damon asked quietly, his eyes flashing in anger. I looked up at him before staring at my mug of hot chocolate.
I was hurt, upset, angry, confused, and broken in a way, but my inner mind was clashing. A part of me wanted to scream and shout. Why was it that all my life, everyone took my decisions for me? I was choosing Liam, but what should have been a sweet moment of me telling him that I chose him has been taken from me by force. Then, a part of me wanted to comfort the broken man who remained in the cells, to tell him that it was okay. But… was it?
