Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)
Chapter 0252

Chapter 0252

His later nights within the office seemed to have been reduced, and now I cannot help but wonder ifthat was to give him time with the beautiful Bailey. After all, they were both residing in thepackhouse together. Had they become close, and now he had allowed himself to open his heart toanother, she was so close to being cruelly ripped from him? No. I cannot allow that to happen. Notafter the pain losing Isla had caused him.

‘Thor, we need to replace that girl. For Ash. Now!!’ I ordered my wolf. Determination rushed through me,which my wolf had to have sensed as his pace only seemed to have picked up.

‘I know, dumbass.’ He grumbled, like he did not appreciate my snappiness. But I was so desperatenow to replace her. And the more our wolves scooted between the many trees within the darkness ofthe forest, there seemed to be no trace of Bailey. Was Marc sure it was here she had headed? Mymind filled with the possibilities of what the rogues could have done to the poor girl if they hadsingled her out to get her alone, and it was not pleasant... if Asher's theory was right, and they hadbeen sent by her former mate to kidnap her, we may stand no chance of replaceing her...

‘I think they may have already got her, Cal.’ Asher linked, and I could already detect the defeatedtone to his link. No, we could not give up. We had to continue to look. She still had to be here. Shewas a strong wolf. I had seen her running a number of times, early in the morning before work.Eden said she trained twice a day too, though with a Beta for a father that did not surprise me.

‘No. Do not think like that. We will replace her. Warriors are out too, right?’ I questioned, knowing hewould have sent them, and already able to detect their scent in the forest ahead of us.

‘Yes. But why can we not replace her?’ he grumbled. He was slowly losing hope. But I knew why. Islahad been his everything and when he lost her it had changed Asher forever. The happy, go-lucky,and carefree guy I had grown up with was gone. The joker of the pack left with his mate. Hechanged overnight, and it hurt me to see that change. Only through support and the inner-strength

of Asher nd his wolf did he survive. But, I truly do not think he could survive it again. Not when it hadtaken him so long to even contemplate opening his heart to another.

Suddenly, Thor skidded to a halt, his nose was in the air, and as he tilted his head to the side, Icould catch a glimpse of Zion at his side doing the same. They had detected something…

And soon they were off again, at a slower pace, noses down, side by side. As close as brothers, likeAsher and me… and as they turned the corner there was a bloodied Bailey laid on the forest floor.With not a rogue in sight. Which made no sense with regard to Asher’s theory, something clearlypanicked them… or did they break their allegiance to the upcoming Alpha? But right now that wasirrelevant, we needed to help Bailey… And Asher had already shifted, and was on his knees next tothe wounded body of the woman he loved, tears in his eyes…