Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

Chapter 0162

She nodded in agreement. "Seems that way. But, like I said, I am out of there now. That was the big thing for me, getting away. I made my escape, got my fresh start. I have already dealt with it all, Asher. So, none of this needs to go any further. You asked me to trust you, so please do not give me a reason not to. I am fine. I will be fine."

So, why did the tears she was fighting within her eyes tell me differently?

“It is tough isn't it?" I say softly, as I pull her against me, surprising myself as I inhale the scent of her, Zion now purring as her increasingly familiar scent fills my senses.

Bailey leans back slightly to be able to meet my gaze, a slight confusion in the way she watches me. “I don't think I understand."

I smiled as I laid a tender kiss upon her head. "Being brave all the time. It gets tough, doesn't it?"

felt her body tense within

my words now. I know she has to have been putting on a brave front for so long, much like me. But, I am so desperate for her to know that with me, she does not have to do that. "Sweetheart, there is no shame in admitting you struggle, you know?" I

places her hand on my chest, and I can feel my own heart thudding underneath it, so I know she too will feel how fast my heart races for

I just want you to

if you don't want to be. And, if you don't want me to say anything to Caleb, then I won't. I would not break your

alone now. We will find a way to fix this. I want

to my words, I found

that and she missed it. Though, perhaps it was too much... too soon... I don't even know where it

changes within me. From pain... darkness... to laughter...