RAVEN
” Is anyone going to speak ? ” Aunty Red said , placing a tray of snacks and drinks o n the coffee table
, her eyes full of concern as she saw Uncle El frowning .
We were all seated in the living room of the Westwood home .
” Come here .
” He said , taking her hand and pulling her into his lap , trapping her i n his arms and kissing her neck .
I was sitting on the sofa opposite , with Liam on one side and Damon on the other .
Azura was watching TV and I was proud to see she was playing with the plushie I had got for her .
From here I could see she was enjoying eating her boogers .
Aww , soo cute ! ” Care to explain how the fu- ” Aunty Red placed her finger on Uncle El’s lips , cutting
him off .
He smirked slightly , biting down on it .
Hot couple goals ! ” How the hell did you bend those bars ? ” H e continued once he let go of his mate’s
finger .
I looked at Liam .
Okay big boy , explain that .
I crossed my arms as all eyes turned to Liam , who simply leant forward , picking u pa chocolate bar
from the tray .
” 1 ” Liam , your dad asked you a question ..
Aunty Red said pointedly .
” What bars are we talking about anyway ?
” ” The ones in the lower cells .
They are made to withstand our kind and in no way are they able to bend … considering how thick they
are .
” Uncle El said , frowning .
Liam shrugged , ripping open the chocolate wrapper with his teeth .
My stomach fluttered and I swallowed ; I had t o admit , he looked : sexy ..
Goddess why did something so simple make me feel all funny .
Liam bit into the chocolate , but it was clear his parents saw his attitude as disobedient , no matter how
hot he looked biting into it .
His eyes flicked to me , I felt my cheeks burn when he gave me the faintest hint of a smirk before
glancing back at his parents .
” I guess I’m just stronger than your typical Alpha .
” He said .
” Inhumanely strong .
” Damon said quietly , my eyes snapped to him .
Did he have a death wish ? ‘ We need them to know … and we can’t tell them .
‘ He said through the link , his soft blue eyes staring into mine . ‘ True … ‘ ” That’s not fucking possible .
Only Alejandro could possibly do that .
” Uncle E I said icily .
” Guess he’s not the only strong one around then .
” Liam remarked , shrugging as he licked his soft lips , taking another bite of the chocolate . ” And
Raven’s wrist , was it due to you not knowing your strength that you ended up hurting your own mate ?
” Uncle El hissed .
Aunty Red snapped to him , poking her eyes out at him .
I had a feeling he wasn’t meant to have said that .
I knew she had told him ! ” Oo ! Mate ? ” Azura jumped up as she stared at me and Liam .
” Waven ! Wiyam ! You’re mates ? ” I gave her a small smile , but I didn’t reply .
I glanced at Damon and he gave me that small smile he always did .
I hated this … ” Ok Azura , come on .
Aunty Moni is in the other room .
You can watch TV there .
Aunty Red said before motioning Azura to follow her .
Uncle El glared at his son as Azura followed Aunty Red out , still giggling as she looked between Liam
and I. ” We are going to have Waven and Wiyam babies … ” Was the last thing she said before she
disappeared .
Goddess that child ! ” I … I didn’t realise I was hurting her .
” His ‘ I don’t care ‘ attitude vanished and he looked down at my wrist .
” I’m … I’ll make i t up to you . ” ” Yeah , you will .
But before that , how did you not realise ? You ripped Haru’s arm off Liam .
That is no joke ! You are Alpha .
You can’t do things without a trial .
Without your Beta , your Delta and your pack knowing why . ” Uncle El said as Aunty Red returned .
Motioning for me and Damon to take something from the tray , I reached forward , taking up a packet of
white chocolate buttons and a bar of chocolate .
I passed the bar to Damon , giving him a smile before ripping open my packet and putting a button in
my mouth . ” Your father is correct .
” Aunty Red said , sitting next to Uncle El , draping a leg over his thigh .
He wrapped his arm around her shoulders , caressing her thigh as he leaned over and kissed her .
‘ Mates … That is what a relationship is .
One for One . How the fuck do you think anyone can be happy where the dynamics are so fucked up ?
” Liam’s cold voice came i n my head .
I didn’t reply , I get that , and even if somehow it worked , we weren’t a trio of mates .
It was them two for me , so I didn’t get it too … I pushed the thoughts away . ” About Dad … He flipped
when he found out I visited Renji’s grave .
” I said , sighing as I ate another button , letting it melt on my tongue .
” Care to elaborate ? I am done with you kids hiding stuff , I want it all laid out on the table .
” Uncle El said , his eyes flashing , I swallowed . He was as scary as Liam at times … or even scarier
… I looked at Liam , who nodded .
” Start from when you were little because there’s a lot you keep skating around and hiding .
” He added .
” You got this . ” Damon added softly .
Aunty Red sighed .
” Sometimes sharing isn’t easy ….
I’ve been there … but it feels better when that burden of secrets is lifted from you .
” She said encouragingly .
I frowned , staring down at my knees .
” Well … Dad has always never ….
liked me .
I was always annoying and- ” ” You were never fucking annoying .
” Liam cut in , his eyes flashing as he reached for my chin and turned my face towards him .
” Stop saying that . ” ” Ok , he found me annoying .
It was the small digs , pushes and shoves here and there .
In their eyes , I was useless , and apparently , the one whose fault it is that my brother is gone .
He always referred to me as trash .
There’s not much to tell … He’s just … I will no longer refer to him as Dad anymore . I am done with
him .
As for his mate , she would just stand by and didn’t care .
In her eyes , he was always right .
” It wasn’t easy talking about it , I didn’t want to go into it deeply .
” It’s done , I’m done with him , his mental abuse and sometimes physical . Although i t was never
anything big , just a shove and push- ‘ ” That is not something small , Raven .
Uncle El said quietly .
” ” I can’t believe we didn’t pick up on it .
” Aunty Red said , I could see the guilt in her eyes .
” I don’t want sympathy ; some people have it so much worse .
I’m ok , besides I was here so often you practically were forced to have me .
” I said , waving my hand . ” So don’t feel bad , if it wasn’t for you guys maybe things would have been
different and far worse … He never left a mark or bruise , so I’m ok … ” ” Why is there never an end to
fucking dickheads ? ” Uncle El muttered .
” Because that’s how humans are . ” Aunty Red said .
” Killing him is not an option , Liam .
Revise your punishment and hold a trial for them both , then set a punishment that they deserve .
” ” I don’t need anyone to tell me what to d o .
If I say he’s staying down there until the day he fucking dies , then he is . ” Liam said icily .
His eyes blazed and I felt that dark aura surge around him once more . My heart thumped as I looked
at the Alpha couple in front of me , both had tensed , their eyes sharp and calculating as they stared at
their son . One who I didn’t even need to turn to , to know that his eyes were probably a few shades
darker ….
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