Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

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Chapter 14 Bailey

The drive home was proving to be an awkward one. Morgan, thankfully, had not been sick again but had done nothing but moan loudly the whole time we had been in the car, and I had to listen. to my Mum talking to her like she was a little baby. Reassuring her she would be okay, because Morgan was truly acting like she was dying. Jeez, it was self-inflicted, and it isn’t like most people don’t experience it at some point in their life. She had drunk too much. That was all. Yet here she was acting like she was at death’s door, facing her demise.

Goddess help her tomorrow morning when she wakes up with a raging headache if she thinks this feeling is bad! The way she will feel with a hangover will feel like death itself… I will have to make sure I am out of her way, because I don’t think I could tolerate that. I am trained to deal with kids, but a poorly Morgan, sheesh, she is on a whole other level. A true nightmare.

But my Mum coddling my sister was almost bearable when compared to the atmosphere. between my Dad and my brother. That tension could be cut with a knife. It was so tight. It was a good thing my Dad was driving, or they would likely be physically fighting by now. The insults. being thrown back and forth were ridiculous. Anyone would think they hated one another. But, in truth, they were actually quite close. That is just what they do when they disagree on something. Unfortunately, that seemed to happen quite often. Something I had become. accustomed to over the years, but it still didn’t make it any easier when you got caught in the middle of it with no means of escape.

After Dad had criticized his abilities as an upcoming Beta, Jordan now seemed to think it was his place to disagree with our Dad on everything. From his opinions on work decisions to training sessions. Jordan seemed to think all of a sudden he was an expert on anything and everything. and he was ensuring my Dad knew about it. Including the fact he didn’t think introducing me to the

former Alpha was appropriate when I am a minor pack member, though why it was anything to do with him, I do not know.

“So why did you think she needed to be speaking to senior members of another pack?” Jordan had decided to continue this argument, and is giving Dad a dirty look. “She is not of importance within our pack. Alpha Marshall has not asked for her to speak with them. She is not a representative of our pack.”

“Have I not explained this? And besides, it is nothing to do with you.”

“If you are going behind the back of our senior pack members it would be.” Jordan argues, and I am shocked he would report his own Dad, because that is certainly what it sounded like he was implying.

“I will be speaking to them. Do not worry your pretty little head, Jordan. It will explode if you put too many thoughts in there.” Dad says sarcastically, and while I hold back a smile, I can see the anger upon my brother’s face. He doesn’t like it when Dad patronizes him, but he likely deserves. that for undermining Dad, and for all the insults he has thrown at him previously.

“So, why was she speaking to them?” Jordan’s voice was demanding now, like he felt he had a right. to know what was happening.

“For f**ks sake Jordan, have I not told you, this is none of your business?” Dad snaps, as we approach the pack gates.

12:23 PM

Chapter 14 Bailey

“We are meant to be a family are we not? You want me to step up as part of the family, yet your keep secrets from me. Yeah, that works doesn’t it?” Jordan says, anger lacing his voice..

“Oh, excuse me! We are a family, are we? Yet you talk to your own father like a lump of sh*t. And,

That is

you want to step up? Yet you just said you are going to go running to Miles to tell tale And

not stepping up. That is choosing sides.” Dad said before pulling up at the gate and waving at the guard at the gate, as he opened the pack gates for us.

“So you are hiding things then.” Jordan shakes his head in

“You causing more sh*t 1 sey. It is all you seem to dust, before turning to look at me.

Nothing but a f**king shame upon our family name.” he hissed. “We should have stopped you coming back after you finished studying.

“Jordan! There is no need for that.” My Mum says, looking to me, with an uncertain look upon her face. I know she doesn’t like to discipline Jordan, she thinks he is truly wonderful. Her firstborn, not to mention the heir to the Beta role. He is good at manipulating Mum too. So, obviously she will think he is amazing.

“Oh, whatever, Jordan. Your head is so far up Miles’s a*s, you wouldn’t know if things were being hidden from you, unless, of course, they were hidden up his a*s. You want to know what we were doing?” I began.

“Bailey, you don’t need to do this, not until we know.” Dad interrupted.

“It is fine Dad, he thinks he is so important and needs to know it all, so let him know. We will deal with whatever comes.” I said to my Dad before looking at my brother again. “Dad wanted me to speak with them because they need a teacher. You know, someone to teach in their school. The thing I am qualified to do? The job I have been looking for since gaining my degree. So they want me to get in touch. To see if I would be suitable. Happy now?” I snapped, hating that my brother thinks this is any of his business, but knowing full well that before the end of the night this would already be reported to Miles.

“Are you f**king kidding?” Jordan says, as we pull up outside our family home. “You told me Alpha Marshall asked for you to be back in pack when your degree ended. If that is true, what makes you think it is acceptable to go outside of the pack to work? You belong to pack Bailey.”

“Excuse me? She belongs to nobody. Other than her mate when he comes along.” My Dad says bluntly, and at those words I realize I am in a deeper mess than I thought. My family are oblivious to the fact my mate had already come along. He had come along and rejected me for not being good enough. For not being the sort of she-wolf he saw as suitable to be his mate. But, is that why Miles is still trying to control me? Yet he had chosen to reject me, so didn’t that mean I was no longer his mate? My head was spinning now, because, for whatever reason, Miles seemed to be the reason I was tied to this godforsaken pack. And, the more this went on, the more I could only think that he may never let me leave….