Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

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Chapter 32 Bailey

from the day he was born. The same as Miles. The benefit of being best friends with the Alpha, I suppose. “Thanks Uncle Donovan.” Ellis drops himself onto one of the chairs. “I am guessing I have disturbed you?” he looks between the two of us, a little uncomfortably, clearly aware of the fact he had caught us in the middle of a private conversation. “Well, we were talking yeah.” My Dad says with a smile. “Hmm, I have a feeling I may know what about.” Ellis says. “Which is why I am here. Well, I was here to talk with Bailey really. But I think talking to you both may help.” I looked at him confused. He had been looking for me? And he wanted us to help? “What do you want?” I snapped, unable to forgive him for the way he had been with me since

lying when he said it was me that had rejected him… “I should have known really, with the things he was saying and doing. But, I am sorry, the way I spoke to you was wrong. You deserved better. And after what I have witnessed today, I have seen what my brother is capable of, so I can only imagine the things he has been putting you through.” Ellis speaks with a tone of unease. Okay, maybe I have been a little harsh on Ellis, as he seems to be being genuine right now, and he seems to be worried about how he had treated me. But, right now, that was the least of my concerns, something else he had said caught my attention a little more… “It wasn’t a rogue attack was it?” I demanded, knowing I was right. My gut had told me all along the moment I had heard Harley was hurt that it had been Miles. Chapter 32 Bailey Ellis looks to me and slowly shakes his head. “I hate that I lied to cover for him. I was out for my run, and found him attacking Harley. I shouted at him, and he stopped, before running off. The injuries to the warriors were so bad, I knew I had to help him, so

was equally confused. “You want to let Miles think he has got away with it?” Dad nods. “We need to get the warrior away from the pack to his mother’s former pack for treatment and recovery, somewhere he will be safe. Speaking out now will bring awareness to the fact we know of his involvement, and likely bring attention to what we are doing.” Ellis nods as if in agreement. “That makes sense.” I sat in an awkward silence, before Ellis looked to me, “Bailey, I know you won’t consider it genuine, but I am sorry. I know better than anyone how s**y it can be being the sibling that gets overlooked because you were born second. I know as kids we were b**ds to you for being a bit different. You didn’t deserve that. Nobody does. I think some of it was frustration that you didn’t have to try to do well in school when all of us struggled. But, you didn’t deserve that. I got to say, I respect what you have done though, ignoring all the c**p people gave you, and pushing harder and getting your degree. Miles was more than likely the fool for rejecting you.” My Dad sat nodding his head, while I simply shrugged. “Well, it doesn’t matter now, does it? He called the school I had an interview at and told them I was declining their offer of a job.” I told Ellis. His eyes widened in shock. “Seriously?” I nodded. Not wanting him to know of my plan to leave. I was terrified somehow that he knew that it would be leaked to Miles and everything would go wrong. I assumed that was why my Dad hadn’t mentioned that part of our plan too. I still wanted my chance to