Page 205 of Caged Between the Beta & Alpha
“Oh, Damon, shut up.” He blinked and I frowned at him. “Firstly, stop defending him. Secondly, I said it’s fine. Now give me some space.”
“No.” My heart clenched at that; he really had changed. The Damon I knew listened…
“No?”
“Yeah, I’m not giving you space. You’re upset… look, you once told me that if I ever wanted to talk, you’re there for me. Talk to me. Just vent for once, Robyn,” he said quietly. His deep voice, like always, affected me.
“That was different,” I countered, irritated.
Because you didn’t love me.
“It’s not. I care for you, Robyn. Let me be that confidant. Just let it out. I promise I won’t tell Liam if you speak shit about him,” he said, placing a hand on his heart.
A confidant… yeah… he probably doesn’t realise that I still cared for him in a different way…Shit… if I walked off, he might realise. Defeated, I sighed. I wouldn’t tell him everything, but...
“Yes, I’m upset because I had actually thought I was capable of something, and it had never been my intention to aim high,” I said, crossing my arms as I turned my back on him. “He just took that away, and you all knew… you all knew he was going to; I would have preferred he just told me through the link or something,” I finished bitterly, feeling the pain in my chest squeeze and the first dreaded tear trickle down my cheek. Before I could wipe it away, Damon was in front of me, brushing it away before he cupped my face.
“You are worth so much more,” he said softly, giving me a gentle warm smile that only hurt more.
“I’m not.” Unable to hold the tears back, I looked away, trying to will them away. “Because… if I was… I wouldn’t have everything taken away from me.”
I pulled away from his touch. I had already said far too much. His eyes were filled with sadness, but I didn’t give him a chance to speak as I ran towards the packhouse, to my space where no one could bother me. Where no one could come and take something from me…
Passage of the Alpha
Raven
Zack and Taylor had just left, so I was clearing up. I pursed my lips, glancing at Liam who had been silent since Robyn had left, deep in thought.
“You could have handled that a little better... in the kitchen, really, Liam?” I asked, frowning slightly.
He’d told me earlier that he’d tell her before she left, but I didn’t think he’d do it in there! I’d expected him to take it outside. My words seemed to snap him out of his thoughts, and he looked at me.
“I’d kept my voice down. Only Damon heard. You and Zack were too busy with Taylor.”
“That’s still not nice, Liam,” I persisted softly, walking over to him. He smiled slightly, and that knowing look that I often saw in his eyes lately was there again.
“It made Damon go after her. If I took it outside, she would have left alone.” I raised an eyebrow questionably as Liam began washing the plates.
“Are you playing cupid? Liam, don’t-”
“I’m not… I’m just… I had to do it then. I needed Damon to go after her,” he sighed, and I felt my chest squeeze.
I know what he meant; he often had these instincts to do or say something, and, well, let’s just say it saved someone from a broken arm once. Another time he had urged Aunty Red to go check on one of the she-wolves suddenly; she did, and she had found her in labour in her apartment and in need of an emergency C-section. Another time he had bluntly hurt Uncle El’s feelings, pushing him, only for Uncle El to say he was fuckingtired and then storm out. Yet the following day, Aunty Red had told us he talked about his losses; about Uncle Aaron, Alpha Raf, his father… his mother… how he just felt tired. It had helped Uncle El. Speaking about it had somewhat brought him the closure he needed. He promised Liam that once he handed the title to him, he would leave on a six-week holiday with Aunty Red, and we promised we’d take care of Azura.
If Liam had needed Damon to go after her, there had to be a reason, even if it made no sense or didn’t feel right. I sighed as I began drying the dishes.
“At least give me the heads up when you are going to do something random like that,” I requested gently.
“I’ll try. When it overcomes me, I kind of go blank apart from having to do what I need to.” He stared at the moon outside. “This coming Blood Moon is vital,” he added quietly.
I didn’t question it, having a feeling there was more to those words. I stared at the moon, wondering what was to come.Please, Goddess, let things stay peaceful.Something told me they would be. I just had a good feeling that things would continue to go perfectly well.
A few dayspassed, and the night of the Alpha Ceremony arrived. The last two days had been spent with those who would be leaving the pack, being removed from the pack, and some cutting ties with the pack, so it wasn’t a complete burden on Uncle El doing the removing of the members. It was going well, yet we didn’t want to delay. After tonight, Damon would initiate them under him.
I was dressed in a black, sequined, net mermaid cut gown with a nude bodysuit beneath it. It had one puffy feather sleeve with a slit between my breasts. My hair was curled and left open, and my make-up was smoky with deep pink lipstick. Kiara was finishing off the last touches.
Becoming Luna, the responsibility that came with it… I was ready for it.
