Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)
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Chapter 42 Asher

embarrassing me. I definitely did not say that, I am sure of it… “As close as He winked at his daughter, evidently teasing, making me want to punch the old manright on his b**dy nose. Trying to stir s**t. I simply said she looked tired and should try getting somesleep. Was that me being insulting? I thought it was me being considerate. Evidently, I misread that.Ah well. what is done, is done, “Right, Beta Donovan, follow me, I will sort you a room. I assume it is just for the night?” I said,deciding to change the topic of conversation, and escape the pair of them as quickly as I could. “Considering the service here. I would think so.” He says with a wry chuckle. “Definitely not fivestars, is it?” Clearly, this guy thought himself quite the joker. Unlucky for him. I didn’t have much of asense of humor left anymore, so I wasn’t going to replace him funny, no matter how many jokes he maytry and c**k. “Fine.” I said, moving along the corridor, grabbing some bedding from the laundry cupboard as Iwent. The sooner I got him settled in his room, I could get myself to bed too. Then, tomorrow, Edencould deal with her new guests. I would have little to do with them, the way I preferred. I do not likenew people. Well… in truth, I did not like people in general anymore… “literally came to make sure she got here safely. I have let her down lately in that regard. Don’tjudge her for that.” he says quietly as he walks behind me, as if he suddenly decided he needed toexplain his presence. Making me wonder exactly what had been going on in their pack… Thissudden need to take the position and come here… Arriving in the middle of the night… and now thewords of her father… all made me question if there was more to this young she-wolf than werealized. I had asked Caleb and Eden to be careful when they had interviewed her, so we knew who exactlywe were allowing into our pack, but this girl seemed to be holding secrets, and I did not like that.Not one little bit. “Should I be concerned?” I asked him, without even turning back to look at him.

“Of my daughter?” he questioned. “No. She is no risk to you, nor your pack. It is me that needs tobe concerned. I think.” He said as I turned to unlock the door of the room I was giving him for themight and his words only confused me further. Why would he be concerned? Was his daughter in some sort of trouble? Because as much as he may say we are not at risk fromher. surely if she was in some sort of trouble, or if she was on the run, then could that not potentiallybring trouble to our door? Because that was a risk we did not want to be taking… s 10