Page 160 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“Leave it with me. Thanks for your constant help, Robyn. You’ve always been really hands-on and organised,” I said, glancing down at the desk in front of me, remembering a conversation from about six months ago that I had overheard her having with her brother Rick…
“You’re damn organised…”
“Of course I am! Who knows, I may be a Beta female. It could just be in my genes to be organised and handle stuff.”
The sound of her laughter echoed in my mind, and I knew back then that was the point where I should have told her I had a mate. Was this karma?
“Yeah, sure. So, there’s nothing missing from the actual sprays, but there have been slight misses in the actual ingredients used to make them. My bet is that someone has been sneaking a little here and there, then making their own,” she explained, brushing a coiled tendril of her hair back as she placed the file down, pointing something out. Her heart was racing at our proximity. I looked at where she was pointing and frowned.
“That’s minimal… things get spilt when creating the sprays, are you sure it’s not just a miscalculation?” I questioned, raising an eyebrow. She frowned, cocking an eyebrow.
“I don’t make mistakes when it comes to things like this. Damon, trust me, I’m the one who checked the stocks for Rick last time,” she replied snappily.
“Calm down, I’m just saying,” I said, smiling slightly. She almost said something, the beginning of a smile on her lips before it vanished, and she shook her head, closing her eyes for a second.
“Yeah… so… I was thinking, maybe someone who has access to the supplies…” she said, smoothly moving away from me. My chest squeezed slightly at her move, but I smiled softly as I stared down at the file.
I had lost everyone to the point where they walked away, and when it came to her, that was my fault, but I couldn’t just delve into this fucking pain in my chest. It was my choice to let her go and to let Raven go. I had to deal with the aftermath.
I nodded, and she turned away, hesitating before looking at me.
“Damon, are you okay?” She asked, her voice sounding unsure. I looked up at her, nodding.
“Yeah.” She frowned, pursing her lips.
“I know you better than that, Damon. You’re hurting. Do you want to talk about it?” She asked, fiddling with one of her rings.
I looked at her. I knew she was the one person I could lay my soul bare to, but it would just hurt, just as it would hurt Raven if I had told her how I felt. Even though Raven talked to me daily, asking how I was and checking in on me, I couldn’t tell her that the pain in my chest was crushing me. Because I loved her, and for her happiness, I let her go. As for Robyn… bond or not, she had loved me. I was not going to hurt her by abusing that.
“I’m fine, thanks,” I said just as the door opened and Liam stepped inside. I frowned, instantly realising there was something different about him. What was it?
My eyes widened, realising there was no aura around him. Although I knew it was usually suppressed, you could still tell when an Alpha walked into the room, and right then, I felt nothing from him.
“Hi… I’m not disturbing, right?” He asked, glancing between Robyn and me.
“No, Alpha, not at all. I was just bringing the list for the supplies,” Robyn said before she walked past him towards the door.
If you do want to talk, I’m here. I know the three of you have a complicated situation, and I’m not trying to butt in, but if you just need an ear to listen… one who won’t ever judge… I’m here,her words came into my head. My heart thundered as I looked at her back.
Thanks… Raven and I… we rejected one another,I said quietly. Her heart raced. She looked down, but she didn’t turn back.
Oh… I’m sorry.Then she was gone, shutting the door behind her. Liam raised an eyebrow.
“All okay?”
“Yeah,” I said. I knew that he knew that we had been mind-linking.
“Cool.”
I glanced at him as he came over, picking up the file that Robyn had brought in. He hadn’t said anything about the rejection so far… I wouldn’t either. I’d let him bring it up first.
“You were out all day, and your aura’s different. Or more like, there just isn’t one,” I asked as he dropped onto his chair. He glanced up at me and frowned.
“I got a seal or two put on me… just in case…” he said quietly after a moment’s pause...
I frowned. Didn’t his dad say he was just going into town? That meant he probably went to see Rayhan…
“Does your Dad know?”
