RAVEN"Is anyone going to speak?" Aunty Red said, placing a tray of snacks and drinks on 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 in 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?" He 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 Lia

RAVEN I knew by blurting that out I was breaking his trust, but I couldn’t just keep it secret when we needed all the help we could get. "Liam!" I said running after him, grabbing the back of his shirt just as he exited the house. His anger flared up and he spun around, the deep magnetic blue of his wolf's eyes piercing into my own. Thank the goddess it wasn’t those dark eyes… "I trusted you. Don’t you think I had my fucking reasons not to tell them?" He asked coldly, just as a strong wind blew around us. "Liam, you need help-" "Don’t give me that fucking shit! I don’t need help, you know what? I regret ever telling you about the fucking curse and card, then no one would have fucking ever known about it." He said, his voice was so full of anger and bitterness that I felt it inside. "I didn’t want to tell Mom and Dad because they are already going through so fucking much." "I know... But if they lose you, then-" "Don’t a

RAVEN "You are going to feel guilty, but we both know staying in this situation is hurting you all." He said softly. I could feel how bad he felt saying that, but it was the truth. "Putting aside everything... Let’s play a game. I ask a question and you pick which one you would choose." He added, slapping his thigh as the idea popped in his head. Putting aside everything… The curse included. Because that was what I used to make myself feel better every time I felt guilty for how I was treating Damon, but that was not an excuse. "Ok…" I said, playing with the tab on my can. "Now picture them both standing right there... Which one will you hug first?" I frowned as the answer came to me. "Liam… because-" "We’re not justifying why here... Block that all out and just think about your instant answers, I don’t want any breaks, you have got to answer fast, ok? Whoever comes to mind first." "Ok." I groaned. "Both are hur

LIAM I was in my office with Damon. This was probably one of the fucking rare times we were completely alone and the urge to get rid of him wasn’t fucking overtaking me. The entire table and part of the floor were littered with papers and photographs. I couldn’t believe I was in this fucking situation, where we were trying to rule out those who had full alibis around the time of the murders. Zack, Damon and I were the only ones working on this and it was fucking a lot, maybe we needed to bring in a few more people. I know Dad offered and I might take him up on that. Mom had aunty Monica and Azura to take care of. Maybe Raven… I licked my lips remembering what happened earlier... Perfect was not even enough to describe it... She was fucking divine, and that pretty little pussy of hers was so bloody fine… Feeling myself twitch in my pants, I frowned pushing the thought away. Fuck. "It would have been easier to just put them all under Alpha comma

LIAM I tried to tell myself that he was just holding her hand out of concern, that he was her friend too... But I couldn’t deny the irritation that was flaring up inside of me... That anger threatening to lash out. I tried to focus on Raven, letting the tingles that coursed through me at our touch calm me. "You deserve this?" He repeated, frowning. Yeah, so, the three notes… The first said; ‘Who’s next?’ The second; ‘Two down, I wonder how many more to go?’ And now this. There’s nothing really in them." I said, pausing. "You deserved this, is probably the most to go on." "True, but who do they mean? Her mom? Raven? Do they have an issue with Raven?" Damon mused. I frowned, clenching my jaw. "These murders started when Raven came back to town... There may be a connection there." I said, suddenly thinking he had a point. Damon looked surprised at that, before becoming thoughtful. "Good point. Do you think we should track