Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)
Beauty 90

Beauty 90

Chapter 90 – Asher

Sitting at my desk sorting through yet more papers for Caleb. Who knew an Alpha had so muchpaperwork to do? Thankfully, the baby had arrived now, but I had done the decent thing and told.Caleb to take a couple more weeks off to allow him to spend some time at home with his family.Bond with his new baby, Freya, and allow Eden some time to rest with Caleb at home to help,though no doubt she would see it as having him under her feet.

Even once he was back at work, she would be inundated with offers of help, but still, I wanted himto have that chance to spend time with his new pup. Those first few weeks are ones you never havethe chance to get back, or so i am told… But, at least, I know I am getting close to the end of havingthis

additional pressure upon me.

Zion is in desperate need of a run. But, I have had to cut my daily runs short these last few dayswith the amount of work that needed doing because I didn’t want to leave Caleb with a stack of workto return to. Though I was replaceing it increasingly harder to focus. My mind so often drifts to Isla…and now Bailey too. But, I couldn’t solve this thing with Bailey and gain the answers I neededbecause she seemed unwilling to talk to me. So, I simply buried my head within the work and didwhat I did best and avoided people.

While sitting at my desk, the phone rang, which always confused me, which likely sounds ridiculous,because obviously that is what telephones are for, to take calls, but everyone in the pack canmindlink, so we so often use that instead, rather than

using the phone, so phone calls are rare unless they are external. So I answered, truly not havingthe energy to deal with. talking to others.

“Hello, Autumn Valley Pack, Beta Asher speaking, how can I help?” I said, trying my hardest tosound polite, they would have to make do with that. Cheerful was outside of my abilities, especiallytoday.

“Ah Beta Asher, just the person, or Alpha Caleb, but you will do.” A voice said, and the moment theyspoke, I recognized it as the annoying father of Bailey. Wonderful. I was tired. Over worked, andover stressed. The last thing I needed to be dealing with was this over–excitable fool.

Nothing like insulting me either, with the ‘You will do‘ statement, was there? Eurgh… I wish I hadn’tanswered the phone now…

‘Should have gone for a run like I asked you to.‘ Zion snarled, he was getting really snappy of late.

‘Hmm, wish I had.”

‘Hang up then and go.‘ He growls. But I ignore him, pushing him back, before he tries to take over,or else he would force a shift and I would be running through the packhouse destroying everythingin my wake in my wolf form.

“What is it I can help with?” I forced myself to ask, cutting conversation with Zion.

“I wanted to see how Bailey is doing.” Her Dad asked, and I couldn’t help but wonder why the hellhe didn’t just call her himself. She was his daughter after all.

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“And you can’t ask her that yourself?” I spoke my thoughts, not caring if he liked it or not.

even

Yet the weird one simply laughs. “See you have got happier since I left.” He said with a hint ofsarcasm, cheeky fucker. “But, I don’t want to be pestering her, and not only that we have a lot goingon in our pack, and I know if I call she will be wanting to know about it all, and then she will beworried about all that. I just want her to be enjoying her new job. I don’t expect you to understand,you big buffoon, you aren’t a father, but I worry about her.” He says, but the thing is, I think I dounderstand. Because, the truly irritating thing is, I worry about her too…

“May I ask if things are improving in your pack?” I said, urging him to share the information. Hopingit may answer some of the many questions bouncing around inside of my own mind.

“No, you may not.”

“Figured as much. So, I assume you don’t want to know that someone in your pack called Baileythen?” I hinted at knowing. some information, in the hope it might make him a little more willing toshare information with me.

“What?” he snapped. “Are you being serious, Beta? And how would you know that?”

“Because she was sitting with me when the call came through. She would not tell me what washappening, but I am concerned for your daughter, Beta Donovan.” I told him.

“Do you know who it was?” he demanded, but I don’t let the tone of his voice anger me, because intruth, if I was in his situation I know I would sound equally as angry, if not more so. He wanted

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to protect Bailey. And, despite the awkwardness between us, so did I.

“No, sadly I do not, as she ran off Unwilling to give any information. But he was quite aggressive.His words sounded nasty. And they upset her. I ask that you consider calling her, to see if she willopen up to you, because she would not open up to me. And, I assume you will not tell me theissues she is facing, so I may be able to help?” I said with a sigh.

I heard the Beta at the other end of the phone sighing too. “I am sorry Beta Asher, but that is not myplace to decide to share that information. That would be Bailey’s place if she chooses to open up toyou. But, maybe I misjudged you. It seems you aren’t that much of a bad guy after all. Even if youhave a face like a shriveled up lemon. I will call Bai, and see if she will talk to me. I have a feeling Iknow who called her, and if it is him, we have problems.” He said, hanging up, without so much as athank you or a goodbye. Angering me further, but also leaving me filled with fear for the girl I know Ishould not care about, but for some reason, I am beginning to, and anger for the man who seems tohave this hold over her…

Zion is rippling closer to the surface now, and I know there will be no pushing him back. I need to gofor a run, and I need a proper run. One that gives him a chance to run until he is in pain. fromexertion. I rushed from my office down the corridor toward the doors of the packhouse, fighting withZion for control. He will be shifting the first chance he gets. He needs this chance to burn off thesurge of energy pulsing through him because of the anger he is fighting.

I went to push the door open and a petite body slammed into me, with her head down. I assumed,she was not paying

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attention to where she was going… though in truth I was more. focused on keeping Zion pushedback… I realized in haste it was Bailey, and in the impact of knocking into one another my foot

stood firmly upon her toes, as I heard her gasp sharply in pain. Zion whimpered suddenly at thethought of us causing her pain, and I quickly retreated with my foot, moving away from her.

I quickly allowed my eyes to look over her, trying to establish if she was okay, hating the thought Imay have hurt her. But anger rages through me at the sight of her, recalling the pain of her pushingme away. The hurt she caused me… and a scowl took over my face as I snarled. “Do you just walkaround in a fucking daydream? Watch where you are going and that sort of thing likely wouldn’thappen.”

The look of shock upon Bailey’s face was one I think will haunt my dreams, it was one of terror. Sheshould not fear me, but now I think she might, as I quickly stormed away from her…

Zion was now whimpering while I battled my own emotions. Why is she having this effect on me? Icannot get the way she looked at me out of my mind…

‘Perhaps if you treated her a little better, then she would not be terrified of you, you dumb fuck.‘ Zionsnarled.

‘Who are you calling a dumb fuck?’ I snapped. ‘She was the one who threw my offer of kindnessand support back in my face.‘

‘Hmm, let me see… You, I believe, you dumb fuck. Do you not like it? I think it suits you. Dumb fuck.Dumb fuck Dumb fuck. Zion chuckled.

‘Zion.’ I warned him.

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‘What? I got more if you would like?‘ He began. ‘Asshat? Dickbreath? Rumpleforeksin?Buttmonkey? Besides, you know I am right, you are a dumb fuck for treating her that way. But, youkeep acting like a poor baby. She was upset and scared. I think it is normal to push people away.Especially if she doesn’t think she can trust anyone. And let’s face it, you hadn’t exactly shown heryou were trustworthy before that. Fuckwit.‘ Zion hissed, he was getting close to me blocking him,and he likely knew it, with all the insults he was throwing at me.

I stormed my way across the path around the back of the packhouse toward the treeline of thenearby forest which would allow me to shift, and allow Zion the freedom he needed to take hisanger out on some prey, and burn of the over–spilling energy seeping from him.

‘Well, it was difficult for me to even let her get that close to me. For me to even be that caring, didshe not realize that?‘ I snapped once more.

‘Oh for fuck’s sake Asher, I think she may have had other things on her mind than how you werefeeling at that moment. But you acting like this now may mean we lose her.‘ He growls and with thathe is gone. He has blocked me. He is within the farthest reaches of my mind, and unreachable. Ihave pissed him off. But, that is nothing unusual, and it isn’t the first time. Looks like I’m not goingfor a run… or perhaps I should say, he isn’t. But, what bothers me more, is what the hell did hemean we are going to lose her? Why would he care?