Caged Between The Beta & Alpha
Chapter 102

LIAM

She was smiling, her hand that grasped mine as I held her in a chokehold, care*ssed my fingers.

“You’re holding me.” She whispered, making me instantly drop her.

What the f**k was her problem?

‘Damon, Raven, Robyn – it’s Nina. Get the antidotes.

My guess is it’s a mix of silver, wolfsbane and ricin again. Both Taylor and Zack can’t move. Bring a doctor immediately.’ I mind linked.

‘Where are you?!’ Raven asked, worry clear in her voice.

Your parents house.’ I replied, thinking this place was just bad f*****g luck.

I’m coming!”

I’ll get the antidote.’ Damon added.

I’ll get help and call the Alpha!’ Robyn said.

“Why did you do this?” I asked, looking back at the fragile blonde on the floor.

From the first man she killed to now, what was her f*****g purpose? I demanded an answer.

“I said… Answer me!” I growled, letting my Alpha command pour out of me. She instantly lowered her head, sobbing erratically.

“I love you! But you never cared for me! I always wanted your attention, I wouldn’t mind just being your omega, but you never even looked at me.” She said, tears trickling down her cheek. “I made your lunches, your breakfast, all your favourite food, you never cared. “

Don’t tell me she was some deranged creep with an infatuation with me… I’ve never flirted or led anyone.

On…

Why did you kill each of them though? What did they do to you?”

“Because I wanted to! And then I wanted to hurt her!

So I hurt her family!” She said, glaring up at me, twisting her head to the side, her eyes red from unshed tears and anger.

“Raven.'” I said, just as her scent hit me.

“”Zack…” She whispered, rushing to Zack’s side. “

F**k!”

“How did you find me here? There was no scent!”

Nina cried in irritation. “You ruined it all!”

“Let’s just say my sniffing abilities have hiked,” I growled. “Is that your only reason for killing all those people? Because you wanted to?”

“I didn’t want anything linked! I had to make it look different!” She said, still clutching the spoon in one hand.

“All over what, a ridiculous infatuation? I should end you right here.” I said icily.

She froze, then looked up at me sharply.

“Ridiculous? You’re just like them…” She said, her eyes full of hurt.

I didn’t turn even when Dad and Damon entered, Damon ran to the boy’s, admnistering the antidote.

“Like who?” I asked, my alpha command rolling off of me.

She could try, but she could never resist it, as anger and rage- filled her eyes. She knew that and she hated it.

“Your parents! They are the reason my dad was killed!” She screeched.

“Who was your father?” I asked coldly.

Dad stepped forward, a frown on his face as he assessed the situation.

“Who do you think?” She spat with hatred in her eyes. She looked at Dad with a cold smile on her face.

“Do you know who my dad was Alpha?” She asked in a creepy, soft voice.

“You can hide your heartbeat and presence…” Dad said, I knew he was putting the pieces together, his heart thundering. “A tracker in stealth… By any chance could you be the daughter of Hank Williamson?” He asked, his face pale.

Hank William son… I knew that name, or more like the story of the old Delta family… Who would have thought their shadow still lingered in this very pack…

A slow smile spread on her face as she nodded slowly.

My mind was reeling, but it f*****g made sense. Her being so quiet and able to sneak up on people… her strength and abilities, it had to be a high-ranking wolf that she was linked to… F**k, the thing was, Omega births were never really questioned, if there was a parent missing on the birth certificate, that was actually pretty normal.

‘Yes… Yes, I am. I found out, I learned it all by myself. I know that you and Luna Scarlett killed him and his sister. Fiona… What a pretty name.” She said, her eyes widened and she looked f*****g deranged.

They deserved it.” Dad said, swallowing hard. ‘Your so -called father tried to rape Scarlett! Not once, but twice. Do not f*****g act like he was innocent!”

I could feel Dad’s anger and rage so I placed a hand on his arm. I felt relieved when Taylor was helped to sit up, despite looking pale, he could at least move with the antidote in his system.

“You killed several innocent people, tried to kill a few more, and you framed Owen. Quite the plan.” I asked quietly.

“He saw me at the grave one day, but he didn’t like her anyway, so he didn’t care, but I couldn’t risk it.!”

She hissed, glaring at Raven with pure hatred on her face.

The graveyard, is that where you bury the teeth and eyes?” Raven asked sharply.

My eyes didn’t leave the omega, not trusting her. If she was the daughter of a delta, and had managed to kill several people, she may have something up her sleeve.

Yes. I bury them all there… Do you want to know exactly where?” She shuffled closer, her eyes fixed on Raven. “In that precious little coffin that you love to visit!” She laughed maniacally.

I felt the flash of pain through the bond as my gaze snapped to Raven, seeing the hurt in her eyes.

“What?”

Nina cackled.

“Your so-called brother? I threw his remains in the river. His coffin is just full of teeth and eyeballs.'” She burst into another fit of deranged giggles. Raven sprang up, her eyes flashed as she rushed forward, punching Nina across the face, a vicious growl leaving her l!ps.

“How dare you!” She shouted, the hurt in her voice tugging at my own heart.

I pulled her back into my arms. She struggled, but I didn’t let her go, k!ssing her neck.

I could feel her pain, her sadness, and the hurt…

Once again, she had lost something, losing the last she had of her brother.

“It’s going to be ok.” I whispered to Raven, holding her tight.

The flash of anger and jealousy in Nina’s eyes was strong, so I instantly moved Raven behind me protectively.

“The pictures.. That was your doing, wasn’t it?”

She frowned and nodded, wiping the b***d from her cut l!p.

“I went to the mating ball, hoping you’d be my mate. But you weren’t.. you weren’t…” She said, her eyes looked haunted. “So, I needed to break you apart, and with her father already not wanting you two together, it helped.”

“So, the attack last night, I’m assuming you bargained with him to target Damon because of your infatuation with Liam.” Dad said in realisation.

“He has to be mine! Only mine, I’ve done so much for you, Liam.”

“You’re deranged..”

“If I die, you die too!” She spat, lurching to her feet.

She growled, lunging at me, something flashing in her hand.

My eyes blazed with anger but I didn’t even move, a wave of my aura throwing her against the wall hard.

“Hatred… Bitterness… Resentment.. It just gives birth to more… The circle never ends…”

I don’t know if I was talking to her or in general, but there was never an end to the pain and darkness..

“You committed more than one crime, and for it, you will be tried.. Your father was scum, but it didn’t mean you had to be the same. You were treated well in this pack, yet that didn’t matter to you, did it?”

“If they knew who my father was, they would have killed me!” She screamed.

“No, I wouldn’t have.” Dad said quietly.

“‘Exactly.” I said icily.

‘Don’t act noble you are not perfect either!” She screeched hysterically, her eyes full of burning hatred.

“No, I’m not, and I’m not the Alpha of this pack right now, but it’s still my pack, my family, and my people. I’ll always stand for what’s right, and when I’m wrong, I know those around me will show me the right way.”

I stepped closer to her and struck her neck, knocking her unconscious. I’d had enough of her.

“I’Il throw her into the cells. I think we are done here.”

I turned away from her, looking at Zack and Taylor.

Zack’s eye was bloody, but it would heal.

“Dad. could you take Raven home? Damon, could you get Zack and Taylor to the hospital?”

They nodded and I looked at Raven, who approached me, her eyes still simmering with rage and pain. I was about to cup her face when Nina jumped up, but before she could even do anything or I could react, Raven had plunged her hand into her chest, r!pping her heart out.

It was a reflex and her eyes widened as she stared at the heart in her hand, before dropping it and looking up at me, realising what she had done.

I didn’t mean-“

“It’s fine.” I said sighing.

It was over… but to think someone so seemingly innocent had sowed discord into our pack…

I wrapped my arms around her tightly, k!ssing the top of her head.

That was f*****g weird.” Zack said.

“You tried to distract her! I’d rather she carved my face up, I need your handsome face intact.” Taylor scolded him, despite still sounding weak himself.

“Likewise.” Zack said, tangling his fingers in his mate’s hair and yanking him close. He k!ssed him hard.

I looked down at my own just as Robyn returned with a few of the warriors.

“Get this place cleaned up.” I said before pulling away from Raven. “Go with Dad. I’Il be home soon.'”

She hesitated but nodded as Dad placed his arm around her. I walked past Robyn, not missing the relief on her face as she glanced at Damon. I smiled slightly.

Who knows..

I walked through the dark pack grounds, heading to the children’s graveyard. Renji’s remains may no longer be in that coffin but I was not going to let the grave stay like that.

I had felt her pain and it had f*****g torn me apart.

Entering the graveyard, taking a moment to find his grave. I smiled slightly, seeing the plushie I recognised at the foot of the tombstone. Crouching down, I began to dig it up completely, my heart squeezing once more.

I won’t let this area become a bad memory for her…

This was the last thing she had of him… I’ll clean it out for her…

An hour later, I sat back, brushing some dirt off my hands. I had removed the coffin, Nina had left a lot of disturbing messages on it written in what was clearly b***d and scratched into the wood of the coffin. But now it was just soil, yet it had been the place he had once lay. Once I was done, I went to the Jacobs home once again, a place that was still being cleaned out. Heading to the attic I began searching for anything of Renji’s, I wanted to return to Raven but I couldn’t go empty-handed, not after seeing that broken look in her eyes.

I finally found it, a small old metal carry case with a blue R painted on it, in the farthest corner of the attic. I brushed the dust off it, opening it up and hoped my gut instincts were correct.

I smiled in relief, looking at the box which contained some children’s clothing, photos, a toy, a pacifier, a bottle and a blanket.

She’d be happy with these…

I stood up, glancing around the attic. I’m sure when she’s ready she can come and see if there’s anything she wants, and then I was going to burn this place to the ground. I just hoped with it… all of its bad memories would fade away too…