Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

Chapter 0204

Image was everything to my Alpha and my father. I have tried so hard over the years to keep my family happy. Keep maintaining the vision of a happy and perfect Beta family for our pack members and beyond. Even when things had become tough with Miles, and I had thought about leaving, I had chosen to stay for the sake of my family. Not wanting to make my parents look bad. Knowing the best way for me to officially leave my pack with no hope of finding a fated mate, and bringing no humiliation to my parents, or the family, would be to find a job offer at another pack, and then move. Give them a reason to be proud of what I have done, and what I have achieved.

The same reasons I had kept quiet for so long because of the messes Miles had caused, because I did not want to bring shame on the families that I tried so hard to please. Deep down I knew I needed to speak out, but I knew if I did, it would be dismissed. Miles was their next Alpha. He was idolized and could do no wrong. I would be the one to be chastised for speaking out, and it would be seen as me going against the pack. Against the senior families, and that was not something that would be looked upon in a good light. So, of course, I had kept quiet. Not wanting to cause issues.

something expected of us. As the pack Beta, it was important he was seen as

was angry at me for walking away. Desperate for me to allow him a chance to explain, but right now, I needed time to myself. What had happened between Asher and I had been truly amazing, and I hoped we could fix things, because there was something about him that drew me to him. He made me feel special, in a way I didn't know was possible. Made me

Miles might be more bearable now he had chosen this new mate himself. He had decided to marry, and maybe that meant he had decided to move on. Marriage and a chosen mate had not been something I had previously