Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

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Chapter 18 Asher

The silence within the office was palpable. Awkward. | tried to keep myself occupied with sof the paperwork

that lay upon my desk, but | found myself persistently checking the time. This appointment was due anytime

now, and | truly did not want to be dealing with srandomer from out of pack.

Yes, it had been my choice to bring her here to interview her, but | am certain that the interview did not need

three of us. The coffee in the mug upon my desk had not done what | needed in wakingup, nor making me

feel better. Being polite and friendly was most certainly not. within my rhetoric today because of the amount of

sleep | had managed...

“Does she have much experience?” Caleb suddenly interrupted the deafening silence.

| turn to look at my friend and shrug. “This is all your Dad's suggestion,” | said, slightly too snappily, and | saw

both Caleb and Eden glance at one another. That knowing look upon their faces. The look I tire of. One of

sympathy. Pity. Concern. Like | was such a worry for them. Yet, strangely, | was still more than capable of being

the Beta of the pack. Completing my role and many of the tasks of Caleb's too, if | am not mistaken, to lessen his

responsibilities to allow him the tto spend with his young son, and his heavily pregnant wife. But they seem

to forget that when they have these moments of great concern...

“I think she is newly qualified from what your Dad said.” Eden adds, with a small smile. “Are you sure you are

okay, Asher?” her voice seeps concern and care, which only further irritates me. Why do they have to treat me

like I am damaged? Like | am a fragile piece of glassware or a ticking timebomb....

| looked toward her, raising my brows as | met her beautiful blue eyes. “Yes, Eden. | am fine. Think we covered

this already. | am just tired.” | dismissed her. “Though if this girl is not here soon, her meeting will be canceled,

we have better things to do than sit around and wait all day for her.”

Eden glanced at her husband and mate once more, before smiling a tight and uncomfortable smile. The sort of

smile that was becoming more frequent around me. “She isn’t due for another ten minutes, Ash.”

Another ten minutes? So why are we all sitting here already? Ten minutes... And that is before we even have to

start the interview? My brain will be ready to evaporate into nothingness by the t| am done today! Either

that or simply explode. My limit for dealing with others was going to be have been far exceeded. To think | used

to be one of the pack’s more sociable members would likely not be believed now.....

‘SECURITY ALERT! Rogues detected on the southern border!” a mindlink suddenly cthrough from one of the

pack warriors running border patrol, and | stood from my desk. There was no way | would be staying within the

office now. I had other places | was needed.

“I will po and deal with that.” | told Caleb and Eden, knowing they too would have heard the security alert. An

opportunity to deal with rogues is always a welcprospect. Rogues are who took my mate. Sn*tched the life

from her beautiful body. So now | take great pleasure in

watching the life being cnatched from them Seeing the life dein from their pune The fear and

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“Ash, we have the meeting set up any minute.” Caleb chooses to inform me.

| looked at him, a look of displeasure on my face. “Yeah, and it does not take three of us to interview for a

teacher. Whereas when a rogue or multiple rogue

infiltrate our borders, you, | or both have always gone to help deal with it. That should not change just because

srandom she-wolf is here to visit. She is not of that much importance.”

| turned away and walked toward the door. Not willing to stand around and debate this any further. | needed to

get outside to the border. Help the warriors that would already be on their way. | would not have rogues putting

our pack in danger again...

“Keepupdated.” Caleb says with a sigh, knowing that it is not worth arguing with me.

“Will do. And make sure this she-wolf is capable of doing the role we need. And is not going to be a risk to the

pack.” | said, knowing | am telling Caleb things he already knows, but he has been irritatingthis morning, so |

shall irritate him too. | give him a dark glance, before opening the door, nearly walking into the pretty young she-

wolf standing outside the office door, alongside one of our pack omegas who | asshas escorted her here.

Her eyes went wide as | almost walked into her, and likely because she heard half the things | had just said. Oh

well, | am sure she would get over it. Not like she would see much ofeven if she did join the pack to become

a teacher here. And, besides, she needs to learn if she is part of our pack she needs to follow the rules and not

put us at risk in anyway.

“Sorry Beta.” The young omega by her side acknowledged me, obviously reading the expression. upon my face

as being far from impressed.

I simply nod, not in the mood for pleasantries now. My mind was already focusing on the rogues that had crossed

onto our lands. The rogues that need to be handed their punishment. | did not

need to be wasting my twith sfrail little she-wolf here for an interview. | had somet rogues to destroy. |

moved away as fast as | could, my eyes focused upon the corridor ahead of me. My wolf, Zion, rippling beneath

my skin, desperate to be let out. He, too, enjoyed bringing these rogues to their retribution. And that beat

chatting with srandom she-wolf any day of the week...

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