Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

Chapter 0159

I looked up at Asher, my heart feeling it was going to race right out of my chest, having admitted to him everything that Miles was doing to me, yet, oddly, he didn't seem angry, he looked concerned. "I wish you had told me this when I asked you that first time, Bailey." He said softly.

I sighed. When he asked me that first time, I knew he had feared for his pack, but realistically, I didn't think Miles would do anything to his pack, and considering the way Asher had been acting toward me, I was not really willing to open up to him... "I didn't really know you." I admitted, and he sighed, his shoulders sagging, like he was bearing the weight of the world upon them.

"But, you have been suffering alone, beautiful, and that cannot have been easy." He said, reaching for my hand, softly stroking his thumb over the palm.

"Trust me, I have been coping alone with Miles for a long time, Asher, it is nothing I am not used to." I said with a shrug.

I see his face tighten into a frown. "Why are your family oblivious to it, Bailey?!" he growls, taking me by surprise. Was that him getting a little protective?

"He is the upcoming Alpha, everyone thinks the sun shines out of his butt. Why would they believe me over him? I was never considered anything special in the pack, Asher. I was the geeky Beta's daughter. I blended into the background. Always had my head in a book. One to pick on and laugh at. And because the upcoming Alpha liked to pick on me, so did everyone else. Even my own brother and sister. I got used to it." I explained with a shrug.

"Bailey, that may be something when you are at high school, but as grown-ups?" he questioned, and I could tell from the look upon his face he was far from impressed.

I looked down at my feet, unsure how to explain. I know what he is saying is right, but I had just accepted how things were. I was what my life had become, and I focused on what I had wanted. On my studies. "It just kind of continued."

Suddenly, Asher's arms were around me, pulling me close to him. "I hate that you had to tolerate all that. I wish I could smack your brother. He should have been protecting you."

I found myself smiling. "He realizes that now. He is trying to fix his errors. Meeting his mate seems to have made him grow up. Either that or it diluted the effect of Miles."

"Well, you are safe here now, you know that, right?" he softly brushed my hair back from my face, looking down at me, a tenderness within his eyes I don't think I had seen before.

"I hope so." I smiled, so touched right now by the kindness he was showing me. This was definitely an unexpected side to the dark and moody Beta I had first met.

"No. There is nothing to hope, Bailey, we will keep you safe. When you feel ready, we will talk about the things he has done. But, I promise, I won't let him hurt you, Bailey. Caleb wouldn't either if he knew."

"No!" I gasped. "Seriously, Asher, you can't be telling him anything."Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.

The look of shock upon Asher's face took me by surprise, as I pushed him away from me, but I would not risk anyone else knowing all of this. Luna Eden knew little pieces, but not full details. Alpha Caleb was the Alpha of the pack, and it could alter his view of my pack if he knew all of this. I could not risk that. Pack image and reputation were such a vital thing to Alphas, and I know Alpha Marshall would never forgive me if I betrayed our pack that way. I would be in so much trouble if that were to happen.

"Bailey, he would not do anything, both him and Eden think highly of you and would want to ensure you were safe." He attempts to reassure me, but I don't think he is seeing this the way I am.