Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

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Today was not going well. Hearing my former fated mate had disobeyed what she had been. ordered by going to

another pack for an interview infuriates me. Her brother needs to get her under better control. Well, both her

brother and her father. But, this is what happens when a she- wolf is allowed too much freedom, too much

access to education. She learns too much. She thinks she is above all others. Well, not in my pack she wasn’t,

nor would she ever be.

| would not permit her to work for another Alpha. That girl would forever belong to this pack. So she knew her

place. | may have rejected her, but she was the mate the moon goddess had blessedwith, and | did not know

if her going somewhere else would makeweaker. When she was away at university, | did not feel the same. |

felt less strong. Though, at that time, | had not rejected her and my wolf pined for her, the pathetic f**ker.

He would whimper and whine for his mate. Beg forto bring her home. Why he would want that pathetic

excuse for a she-wolf | do not know. Even when she chhaving undertaken. something of a makeover.

Less of a wallflower, more of a show-stopper at first glance, but underneath it all she was still Bailey West. The

pack geek that did nothing but irritate the f**k out of me.

But | had told nobody of our predicament. Why would | share that she was my mate? She was an

embarrassment. Forever a laughing-stock of our pack. So I had nobody to gain advice from. And all the books |

had scanned through within the pack library had not broughtthe answers | needed about whether her

presence or lack of it, within the pack, rejected or not would makeweaker. | was going to be the next Alpha. |

could not risk being weak. | needed to be the strongest I could be. Or | would be the laughing-stock of the region.

Of all the other Alphas.

So, | told her she must stay here. Because with nobody to turn to for advice to learn if her being absent would

makeweaker, | had no other option. When my brother discovered the truth, | hoped he might provide some

enlightenment, but he was as much use as a chocolate teapot. And spent more tlaughing at the mess | was

in. He knew as little as me. So | was no better off. So, as much as | despise the st*pid b*tch, she had to stay. |

could make her suffer. Make her feel the pain as | found conquests to enjoy...

While she slowly went crazy through rejection and her lack of purpose with no role within our pack and no

potential for a job outside of the pack. | would make her suffer for ever thinking she was better than me.

| glanced at the warrior as he walked away. Before darkly looking at Bailey. “See what you have done now?

Another f**king person knows about this sh it?” | snapped.

She widens her big brown eyes atalmost innocently. “I think it was you that was yelling.

Miles.”

| growled in anger. | don’t understand her. Out of all the people in pack she seemed to be the only one who

thought it acceptable to answerback with disregard for my rank. She infuriated. me. Though since she

returned from her studies she was a lot more pleasant to look at than she ever had been before. Not that it was

relevant.

“Do not go there Bailey, you stu pid b*tch. And | will say again, that job you went for the interview for is not

happening. You belong here. This is your pack. | will be your Alpha soon enough. You

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will answer toand no other.” | dictate, because | know that | need her here to ensure my strength. She was

my fated mate. Or had been until | rejected her. The fated mate brings strength to their significant other's wolf. |

would not risk that. Not for anything. She would have to suffer.

“So you keep saying.” She rolled her eyes, and | felt anger rippling under my skin. | needed to get away from

her, before | knocked her flying. | have been taught not to hit a woman. But this one, well, she pushed those

boundaries, and certainly tested my control. Besides, | needed to speak to that warrior, Harley, | think Bailey

called him.

| shook my head at her and walked away. ‘Harley? Are you free to talk?’ | mindlink as | move away from the psy

cho b*tch.

| truly did not need this today. My head was battered as it was. Seeing your best friend find his fated mate was

not the easiest thing in the world. | don’t think it would ever have botheredif | had not been through what |

had with Bailey. If | had been blessed with the fated mate | deserved, then seeing your friend meet his fated

would be a good thing. But instead it filledwith rage. Rage and envy.

Especially when she was a stunner. A she-wolf to be proud of. Like a f**king beauty queen. Curves in all the right

places. A seriously amazing personality too. How is it that Jordan has fate bless him like that, yet | get lumbered

with his f**king sister? Something seemed to be wrong somewhere, it truly did.

But seeing Jordan meet this new mate of his, Gia, when she was visiting with straining. warriors, was like

something out of af**king romance chick-flick. Quite sickening. And Jordan now was all puppy-dog-eyed over her.

And it just maderealize how much | have missed out on by being fated to Bailey. It makeshate her even

more.

“Sure Alpha, what is up?’ Harley responded.

| think he likely knew what was wrong. He had overheard a private conversation that was not for the ears of the

pack. But, if he wanted to go down that path, then we would do that. ‘I just wanted to discuss what you

overheard.” | told him via our link, as I had lost sight of him while arguing with Bailey.

“That Bailey was your fated mate?’ he replies, and | feel my temper rippling. Did he not believe the things I told

him? | saw the way he looked at her. He didn’t look impressed with her. Though I had not realized he and her

were that close. Jordan had mentioned there was a warrior sniffing around, not that | cared, of course. But, he

looked hurt by my revelations, so | assumed he had taken what | said at face value and believed me.

‘She believed she was. | never felt that connection. | repeat my lie from earlier.

‘I don’t think you can have one-sided bonds, Alpha.” Harley argues, takingby surprise. This is srandom

warrior, and he is questioning my view on something? Howf**king dare he!

‘Are you saying | am lying?’ | snarled through the link, feeling my wolf, Jet beginning to push forward. Desperate

to go and punish this f**ker. | was his Alpha! Or would be soon enough...

“Well

you seem to be saying Bailey is lying. He cback.

The blood numning through mu hody feele like ir ie racing right now My head hurte Myiaur

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clenched so tight. ‘Bailey lies a lot. | am surprised you haven't worked that out if you spend so much twith

her. | counteract. Giving him something to think about. | imagine he won't think so highly of her if he believes

that. ‘Now, where are you?”

‘At my training session. He says, knowing da mn well | can hardly go, and confront him in front of a crowd of

warriors and the pack Ga mma. ‘And then | am going to see your father.”

His words register in my mind. Why the f**k did he plan to talk to my father? If he thought for one second he was

going to expose any of this sh it then he had another think coming. | would kill him before that happened...