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 underbetter control. Well, both her brother and her father. But, this is what happens when a she- wolf isallowed too much freedom, too much access to education. She learns too much. She thinks she isabove all others. Well, not in my pack she wasn’t, nor would she ever be.

I would not permit her to work for another Alpha. That girl would forever belong to this pack. So sheknew her place. I may have rejected her, but she was the mate the moon goddess had blessed mewith, and I did not know if her going somewhere else would make me weaker. When she was awayat university, I did not feel the same. I felt less strong. Though, at that time, I had not rejected herand my wolf pined for her, the pathetic f**ker.

He would whimper and whine for his mate. Beg for me to bring her home. Why he would want thatpathetic excuse for a she-wolf I do not know. Even when she came home having undertaken.something of a makeover. Less of a wallflower, more of a show-stopper at first glance, butunderneath it all she was still Bailey West. The pack geek that did nothing but irritate the f**k out ofme.

But I had told nobody of our predicament. Why would I share that she was my mate? She was anembarrassment. Forever a laughing-stock of our pack. So I had nobody to gain advice from. And allthe books I had scanned through within the pack library had not brought me the answers I neededabout whether her presence or lack of it, within the pack, rejected or not would make me weaker. Iwas going to be the next Alpha. I could not risk being weak. I needed to be the strongest I could be.Or I would be the laughing-stock of the region. Of all the other Alphas.

So, I told her she must stay here. Because with nobody to turn to for advice to learn if her beingabsent would make me weaker, I had no other option. When my brother discovered the truth, Ihoped he might provide some enlightenment, but he was as much use as a chocolate teapot. Andspent more time laughing at the mess I was in. He knew as little as me. So I was no better off. So,as much as I despise the st*pid b*tch, she had to stay. I could make her suffer. Make her feel thepain as I found conquests to enjoy…

While she slowly went crazy through rejection and her lack of purpose with no role within our packand no potential for a job outside of the pack. I would make her suffer for ever thinking she wasbetter than me.

I glanced at the warrior as he walked away. Before darkly looking at Bailey. “See what you havedone now? Another f**king person knows about this sh it?” I snapped.

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

Miles.”

I growled in anger. I don’t understand her. Out of all the people in pack she seemed to be the onlyone who thought it acceptable to answer me back 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 everhad been before. Not that it was relevant.

“Do not go there Bailey, you stu pid b*tch. And I will say again, that job you went for the interview foris not happening. You belong here. This is your pack. I will be your Alpha soon enough. You

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will answer to me and no other.” I dictate, because I know that I need her here to ensure mystrength. She was my fated mate. Or had been until I rejected her. The fated mate brings strength totheir significant other’s wolf. I would not risk that. Not for anything. She would have to suffer.

“So you keep saying.” She rolled her eyes, and I felt anger rippling under my skin. I needed to getaway from her, before I knocked her flying. I have been taught not to hit a woman. But this one,well, she pushed those boundaries, and certainly tested my control. Besides, I needed to speak tothat warrior, Harley, I think Bailey called him.

I shook my head at her and walked away. ‘Harley? Are you free to talk?’ I mindlink as I move awayfrom the psy cho b*tch.

I truly did not need this today. My head was battered as it was. Seeing your best friend replace his fatedmate was not the easiest thing in the world. I don’t think it would ever have bothered me if I had notbeen through what I had with Bailey. If I had been blessed with the fated mate I deserved, thenseeing your friend meet his fated would be a good thing. But instead it filled me with rage. Rage andenvy.

Especially when she was a stunner. A she-wolf to be proud of. Like a f**king beauty queen. Curvesin all the right places. A seriously amazing personality too. How is it that Jordan has fate bless himlike that, yet I get lumbered with his f**king sister? Something seemed to be wrong somewhere, ittruly did.

But seeing Jordan meet this new mate of his, Gia, when she was visiting with some training.warriors, was like something out of af**king romance chick-flick. Quite sickening. And Jordan nowwas all puppy-dog-eyed over her. And it just made me realize how much I have missed out on bybeing fated to Bailey. It makes me hate her even more.

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

I think he likely knew what was wrong. He had overheard a private conversation that was not for theears of the pack. But, if he wanted to go down that path, then we would do that. ‘I just wanted todiscuss what you overheard.” I told him via our link, as I had lost sight of him while arguing withBailey.

“That Bailey was your fated mate?’ he replies, and I feel my temper rippling. Did he not believe thethings I told him? I saw the way he looked at her. He didn’t look impressed with her. Though I hadnot realized he and her were that close. Jordan had mentioned there was a warrior sniffing around,not that I cared, of course. But, he looked hurt by my revelations, so I assumed he had taken what Isaid at face value and believed me.

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

‘I don’t think you can have one-sided bonds, Alpha.’ Harley argues, taking me by surprise. This issome random warrior, and he is questioning my view on something? Howf**king dare he!

‘Are you saying I am lying?’ I snarled through the link, feeling my wolf, Jet beginning to pushforward. Desperate to go and punish this f**ker. I was his Alpha! Or would be soon enough…

“Well

you seem to be saying Bailey is lying. He came back.

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. I am surprised you haven’t worked that out if you spend so muchtime with her. I counteract. Giving him something to think about. I imagine he won’t think so highly ofher if he believes that. ‘Now, where are you?”

‘At my training session. He says, knowing da mn well I can hardly go, and confront him in front of acrowd of warriors and the pack Ga mma. ‘And then I 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 onesecond he was going to expose any of this sh it then he had another think coming. I would kill himbefore that happened…