Beauty and

Chapter 190 – Asher

I could see Bailey’s eyes watching me as I told her I loved her, they flashed darker for a moment, and I caught sight of her canine teeth, taking me by surprise… was Akira deciding she wanted to mark me too? Was she even well enough? Strong enough after everything?

‘Maybe us marking her did make her stronger?’ Zion suggested. I guess that could be true. The nurse said she couldn’t say for sure if it would, but here she was ready to mark me despite the fact her wolf had to have been weak trying to heal her.

“I love you too, Asher.” Bailey whispered, and those were now the most wonderful words I had heard. Words I hadn’t even realized I had been desperate to hear.

I offered her my neck without a moment’s hesitation. I wanted to have her mark upon me. I wanted this matebond complete. She was the one meant to come into my life and fix me, I am sure of that. Her arriving in our pack had not been a coincidence. Fate had intervened in a different way… No, I had not been blessed with her as a fated mate, but second-chance mates were rare; yet the connection I felt to Bailey was something else. Like a soulmate. She brought me peace. Contentment. She made me whole again. In a way I never thought could be possible after losing Isla.

And as I felt her teeth sink into my neck, that shudder of pleasure rippled through my body, bringing tears to my eyes as I felt the completed matebond snap into place. She was mine. Bailey was officially mine. And I was hers. I felt goosebumps

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spread across my body as she traced her tongue across the new mark I now wore, before I moved back slightly to look at my new mate. I smiled down at her, fighting the tears. “You do not know how happy you have made me.” I whispered.

“I think I may have some idea, especially when I feel just as happy.” She teased, reaching up to gently stroke where she had, just marked me. “I can’t believe I have a mate!” she exclaimed excitedly.

“I just wish we hadn’t waited so long!” I told her, and she smirked.

“Oh, is that so?” she prodded me playfully, a teasing smile upon her face.

“That is most definitely so!” I reinforced. “But now you have everything you wanted, beautiful, you have the dream job, you have your new pack, and, I would kind of like to think you have your dream man…” I winked, causing her to giggle.

“Meh, he isn’t too bad, I guess. Kind of the tall, dark, and handsome type. A little mean and moody. Brooding. Mysterious…” She joked, making me smile. I would settle for that description, she made me sound quite appealing, in fact.

“Ooooh, he sounds perfect.” I winked again, and she smiled, her eyes gazing at me adoringly.

“But I definitely do have everything I wanted, Ash. And

something I didn’t expect; a mate. It shows just what you can find when you aren’t even looking.” she said to me with so much emotion in her voice. “And to know that Miles will be dealt with is an added bonus. Maybe we should let my Dad know I am okay? Let him know we are mates now, and let him know Miles

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“I think he was notified Miles was here. But I do think he will want to know you are okay, and I would like to think he might want to know you are now settling down.” I agreed, only hoping that her family agreed with her choice of chosen mate. After the whole mess with Miles, I would like to think I would not be too much of a dreadful option.

I passed her my phone, and she scrolled through my contacts to find her Dad’s contact. Being a Beta, I had contacts for all the Alphas and Betas within our region, and slightly further afield too. I saw Bailey look at me with uncertainty as she dialled. Was she nervous about telling her Dad we were mates? I sure hoped

not…

“Hello?” Beta Donovan’s voice answered almost immediately, despite sounding sleepy, which was unsurprising given the hour. “Beta Asher, please do not tell me you are calling me to tell me something else has happened. Last update I had Bailey was stable. Has that changed?” he demanded before Bailey was able to even get a word in. I could see nothing had changed with this guy, he always had too much to say…

“Good day to you too, Beta Donovan.” I said sarcastically, earning a dark scowl from my new mate, making me smile in response. “Were you going to give us a moment to talk before jumping to a conclusion?”

As Bailey had the phone on speaker, I could hear everything her father said and did, and heard a loud grunt. “Well, it is far from day, is it, you f**ing pile of sunshine? And it is a bit hard not to jump to conclusions when I am worried sick, and you call me at an ungodly hour.”

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“So you don’t want to know the news then?” I began with a smile, and Bailey looked at me again with a shake of her head this time. Her Dad was too easy to annoy, and I was too childish to resist…

“Hi Dad.” Bailey interrupted.

“Bailey!” he responded, and I could hear relief just in the way he said her name. “You are awake?!”

Zion chuckled. ‘Well if not, she is doing a bl**dy good job at pretending to be. That is one hell of a circus trick.’ And I held back a laugh at my wolf.

“Seems that way.” Bailey rolled her eyes at me, evidently thinking much the same way as Zion and me.

“Oh, sweetheart, we have been so worried about you. Uncle Marshall has contacted the Werewolf Council about Miles. Ellis is going to be made Alpha too. Things are going to be changing. I don’t know if Morgan told you? Though I believe your Alpha has too. The two Alphas have spoken. The Council should be on their way to you now. I am so sorry that boy has put you through so much. And that we let you down so badly.” I could hear the pain and regret within his voice, so I could only assume Bailey could too, not that it would change the suffering she had gone through at the hands of Miles, but I hoped it meant she could begin to move forward.

“Yeah, I know the Council are coming. I don’t really want to talk about Miles any more Dad. He is done with. He has done enough damage within my life. And besides, I have bigger and better things to look forward to.” She said, and I could hear proudness dripping from her words, and it made my heart melt. She was talking about us… our future…

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“Oh, is that right? You planning to take over the world now?” her Dad teased, making me chuckle.

“Can a Beta’s mate take over the world?” Bailey asked, and I heard a shocked gasp.

“Oh goddess, you and the Lord of grouchiness are mates?” he exclaimed, but I could hear the smile in his words.

“Dad.” Bailey warned.

He laughed. “I am happy for you both. I truly am Bailey. I just hope that boy knows how much it will cost him to keep you in books and chocolate. He may need a second job.”

I found myself laughing now. “I think I am up for that challenge. I told him with a smile at my mate. Hell, I think I would do anything for this girl, so buying her books and chocolate was nothing…