Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)
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Chapter 58 – Miles I have no clue what day it actually is now. I do the things in pack. expected of me the best I can,avoiding most people as much as possible. But I escaped as soon as I could to have a drink. Quitesimply, drinking has become a normal part of my routine, and I did not know what I would do withoutit now. But, the thing with being a werewolf was alcohol had little effect in small amounts. So, I hadto drink larger amounts. And the more I drank, and my body adjusted to it, the more I had to drink togain the same effect. This pack felt like nothing but a constant pressure upon my life I did not want. Yet the power that came with it was too good to walk away from. That was the only thing stoppingme from handing over my title to Ellis. He would likely make a better Alpha than me. He was moresensible. More kind and caring. More logical. And, of course, now he had the perfect f**g fated matetoo. Me, on the other hand, had none of those things. And never would either. I am sure Jordan walked away from me the other night. I can’t quite remember, but I have amemory of it, so I believe it happened, though it may have been a dream… who knows? The drinkmakes it hard to tell sometimes the difference between reality and imaginary… One thing I do know,is he ignored my calls too. He was picking that new w**e in his life over me. Was that how hethought things would be? I didn’t like that. Jordan was my closest friend. My closest ally. Had beensince we were small. He was going to be my Beta. We have always been together. So, why was itall of a sudden I was second best 09 40 Chapter 58-Miles 268 Wouchers to some second-rate bimbo that had appeared in his life? He surely realized without me, he had no title? No claim to the Beta role… He needed me morethan he needed some cheap. woman! It wasn’t like he and I had ever struggled to pick up womenwhen going out together, so why could he not just be content with that? Be a decent friend to me? My f**g Dad had not listened to me when I had told him that Uncle Donovan had manipulated himwith the whole Bailey situation. I explained the whole sorry mess. Telling him in detail why she

needed to be here, obviously not the real reason, as he could never know she had ever been fatedto me. That would be the worst possible outcome. My Dad had always taken my opinion intoconsideration before, but this time, he simply laughed in my face! Laughed in my f**g face and toldme to get over it. That Uncle Donovan had consulted him and it was fine. So, I needed to replace someother way to bring her back… “Miles?” My Dad yelled as he walked into the house, while I tried to nap on the sofa. “Hmm.” I grumbled, already sick of him, having managed to avoid him as much as possible over thelast few days. Getting sick of lectures about my drinking and attitude. Since when was he f**gg***d? I was a grown man. Was I not capable of making my own choices? If I want to drink, thatshould be my choice… “Sit up.” He ordered. “Think I am good.” I muttered, staying where I was, laid out, with my eyes shut, no intention ofmoving for him just to please him. I am sure the lecture he no doubt wanted to give me could waitfor another time. It was no doubt a repeat of the same one he 04.40 Chapter 58-Miles 288 Wouchers seemed to have on replay. About responsibility… behavior… Alpha role… expectations… boring…boring… boring. “I suggest you move before I move you.” My Dad ordered again, and this time I sat myself up andlooked at him. He looked. f**g furious. What the hell had got into him lately? Mum suddenly decidedto shut up shop and stop giving it up to him, and he had turned into a sex-starved moody b**d? Thatwas not my issue, and did not need to be taken out on me… I rolled my eyes at him. “What is wrong?” And just as I spoke, my Mum walked in, her eyes falling tomy Dad and then to me. “We doing this now?” she asked my Dad, making me all the more cautious. What the hell were theywere talking about? Whatever it was they had evidently spoken about previously. “I think it is time.” Dad said, looking at mum with a nod, motioning for her to sit herself down in the

armchair where she always sits, especially for all her favorite shows. “Anyone going to tell me what the f**k is going on?” I snapped, suddenly feeling angry at the factthat it felt like my family were keeping things from me. “Yes, if you actually give us a moment. We are concerned about your behavior lately, Miles. Someinformation we learned has made us even more concerned.” Dad began, and instantly my mind waswhirring into gear, wondering what information they had learned and from whom. I would killwhoever had given them information about me that put my reputation into doubt. “So, we are not permitting you to become Alpha. You need to seek treatment. Then we mightconsider it. Also, you need to replace a mate. Obviously, it will now be a chosen one, won’t it? 1288 Vouch Seeing as you rejected the mate fated to you by the moon. goddess, breaking one of the rules givento you as an Alpha.” My Dad barked out once more, but I don’t care for him right now. It is his wordsthat get to me. They hit me like a spear through my chest. Someone told him I rejected Bailey… “Who the f**k told you that?!” I roared, standing from my seat. My Dad stood to meet me. “You want to fight me Miles? When ninety-five percent of the time youare inebriated, right now? I wouldn’t advise it. Even when you are fully sober, I am still stronger. Ican see your brain ticking. You are in doubt now. Wondering who betrayed you, right? You want toknow who told me? Your pack. People who were concerned for the safety of their pack. Because itseems their upcoming Alpha has let his power go to his head. And trust me, as an Alpha, that is theworst thing he can do. So it is about time he reins his neck in, and sorts himself out, or he will not bebecoming Alpha after all. I thought I had taught you better than that. But, I am telling you something,Miles. I will not tolerate this s**t. I will not put my pack at risk because of you. Never!” My hands trembled in anger. He dared to threaten me with taking my title away? Something wasborn to inherit? Something I have lived toward earning my whole f**g life?! Some f**ker within mypack had betrayed me in speaking up… But I know my Dad is right. I cannot take him. He isstronger, and my head does not feel fully with it at the best of times. My wolf has barely been with itfor days. And I swear that is because Bailey has been gone. That was why she needed to be back.Why did they not see that?!

“This is not right. You want me married off and getting anger management?” I demanded, becausethat was the only logical

treatment I could imagine they meant. I knew my anger had grown out of control and wassomething my parents were so frequently mentioning… “Pretty much.” My Dad said. “Or you will not be the next Alpha, got it?”