Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

Chapter 0278

Being ordered to sit and allow this dick to have his say had been bad enough. But what broke me was the fact that Bailey had said she wanted to hear him out. She wanted to hear what he had to say. Zion whimpered the moment those words had left her mouth. Terror had filled every part of me. He had played on her loyalty to her pack. Even I could see that. Manipulating her emotions, I just hope she could see it too.

Bailey was loyal to a fault. And I would never criticize her for that, but it worried me that it meant she would find herself in a position she did not want to be. That it could mean we find one another apart...

But, her hand remained upon my arm as Miles tried his hardest to convince her, and the expression upon her face barely changed. She looked down at her hands fiddling with her fingers. I barely took my eyes from her, and I think I saw her look at Miles a matter of a few times, and there was no fear there. She was not scared of him, and she was standing up to him.

His excuses were the most pathetic I think I have ever heard. It seemed to come across to me, that he had chosen to make her life a living hell, and turn the kids of their ages against her all because she refused to do his school work for him? All because she was more intelligent than him? He needed her help to pass his school grades and she refused him. He was so used to everyone doing things for him, trying hard to please him, that when someone suddenly didn't, he hadn't known how to handle it; and he took revenge.

Even Morgan was shocked, and she will have been one of his minions, one of the ones following him and doing as he did in a desperate attempt to fit in with him...

I heard him apologize, and I saw no reaction from Bailey. Her eyes were cold. Emotionless. I wished we could mindlink right now so I could determine if she was okay. I needed to know what she was thinking. Her emotions and her face were so hard to read at the best of times, but in this moment they were near on impossible, and it seemed Miles was struggling too, as he almost begged her to forgive his mistakes. But Bailey fought back. She gave him shit, and I sat there a hidden smile in proudness for her. She was stronger than she ever gave herself credit for.

Seeing the pain upon the upcoming Alpha's face as Bailey told him they shared no connection shocked me. He looked genuinely hurt, and I could not help but wonder if he held genuine feelings for her, or if it was the fact he knew she would be his

last hope at a title that he so ve

desperately craved. But he blurted out some shit about proving himself to her. His voice had changed, a bid to charm her, it seemed, while mentioning the pack once more to manipulate her. And at the mention of the pack I saw tears in Bailey's eyes.

He was a dick. Bailey's eyes fell on me, full of questions. Full of doubt. I knew she was scared right now, even I could sense that. I hated seeing her like that, and all I wanted was to reassure her. I wanted to be there for her. I could not care that this fuckwit was here bringing what appeared to be his pathetic attempt at charming her, I needed to hold her... be there for her...

I leaned forward, wrapping my arms around her, needing to feel her in my arms. I so desperately did not want to lose her, but I had to let her make her choice. If her loyalty to her family and her pack was what had to come first, I had to respect that. I felt tears filling my eyes, as Zion whimpered, obviously picking up on my emotions right now. I felt Bailey tilt her head slightly, so her mouth was tickling my ear.

"Ash?" she whispered, taking me by

surprise as the warmth of her breath sent a shiver down my spine. I

el.ne

nodded gently in response. "I know this is out of the blue, and so not how we would have wanted this, but if we do this now, he can do no more will be yours. I will belong to you. To your pack..." her voice faltered a little and my heart raced as I realized where I thought this was going, as she continued. "Will you mark me?" she added, and I could not hold back the smile spreading across my face as I pulled back slightly to look down at her. Damn, I loved this girl... and I did not need asking twice! Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.