Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

Chapter 0235

My heart would not stop pounding within my chest from the moment Miles had appeared. The heaviness in the

pit of my stomach had only increased as he mindlinked while we drove away with a threatening promise. 'l am

coming for you.' That was enough to warnof what was to come. He was not going to letgo easily.

Having Harley and Dana offer to hold him back so we could make our escape meant the world. | wasn't surprised

at Harley, he had always been protective, but now | was terrified for them. | could not take my mind off them and

what could be their final fate. Miles had already proven the damage he could do. He had brought Harley so close

to death once before, and that had been for no real reason... this time, he was helpingescape. This the

likely saw it as a reason to kill Harley, and that terrified me.

"Bai, just try to be calm." Marc's voice sounded far away despite being in the driver's seat, with how unfocused

my mind was right now. "I can hear your heart from here. We need to get a good head start, and things will be

okay."

Morgan turned to look at me, and gavea sad smile. "I know you are thinking of Harley and Dana, but they

will be okay." She whispered, but the uncertain expression on her face toldshe wasn't quite as sure as she

was trying to imply by her words. She knew what Miles was capable of. She knew they were in serious danger

right now.

"What if they aren't? Miles will be on a mission. We should have stayed." | chewed my lower lip in anxiousness,

knowing now we should never have left them. We should have fought him together. We may have stood a

chance then. "Maybe we should go back."

"Not a chance." Marc's voice boomed. "I am not putting you girls in danger. And, as horrible as it is, Bai, going

back won't help them. Not now."

"But Harley and Dana could die. They are having a baby." | urged, hoping he would see sense. We needed to go

back. "Marc, please. We could work together to bring him down. We can't just leave them."

"Harley wanted to do this, Bailey. He made that choice. He knows what Miles can do. But he still stood up to

protect you both." Marc said calmly. "And Dana agreed without hesitation. They are both warriors through and

through. There to protect, and that is what they wanted to do for you. So just let them! Besides, | can't see that

Miles will want to hang around battling to the death, he will want to clooking for you, which is why it is

important we get away."

Morgan looked toward her mate nervously, but she nodded in agreement. "Actually, | think Marc could be right.

Miles will want to get on his way. He will want to make sure he can follow us and not be far behind. Staying and

fighting for too long will only hold him up. So, are we going a different route?"

| raised my brows in surprise at my sister's initiative, as Marc nodded. "Already on it, beautiful. | will be taking

the longer routes back rather than the direct route. Regularly changing it up, to allow sconfusion if he was

to be on our tail. Also, we are stopping in the next town to hire a car, and | will get one of the guards to come

withto collect mine when things have settled down. Because Miles will be looking for this truck, not a

different one."

Everything they said made sense, but right now I couldn't help but worry. | still didn't know if my Dad was okay.

Still no closer to knowing what had gone on in the packhouse, and now we were out of the area where our pack

mindlink would work, so | had no way of being able to contact him easily unless | called or messaged him. And

my Dad wouldn't be able to reply if things were still going down or he was handling the aftermath...

And as for Harley... well, | don't even know what to think. | could only pray that he hadn't lost his life because of

me. Especially not after finding his mate... and with a new baby on the way. | felt tears prickling my eyes.

| could feel eyes uponand met Marc's gaze momentarily in the rear-view mirror, before he looked back at the

road. "I know you are worried, but we needed to get you away Bailey. Put yourself first for once, okay?"

Morgan nodded. "He is right. You know if Miles gets you, you will be stuck with him. I am scared for you. Who

knows what his plans could be?"

l ignored her statement, not even wanting to consider the outcif Miles were to find me. | could not allow that

to be an option. "Morgan, what about Dad?" | pushed her. "We don't even know if he is okay. We don't know what

was happening in the packhouse."

She let out a deep breath. "No, we don't. But let us be logical Bai, Miles cto the house, didn't he? So we

know he wasn't at the packhouse. anymore, causing carnage. And if anything major had happened to Dad, we

would have been told. And if he had died, we would have felt the family bond snap. We would have felt it. We

didn't. So, we should asshe is okay."

Marc smiled across to his mate with a nod. "Exactly. Now, Bai, do you want to call Asher and let him know what

has gone on, or do you wantto?"

Asher? He wanted us to let Asher know about all this? | could only imagine what he might think...

“Asher?” | questioned, a little wobble to my voice and saw Marc smirking.

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"Wow, you have been away a few days and you have already forgotten him? You know, the tall, dark, kind,

handsBeta... mean and moody Marc said as Morgan. began to chuckle. "Terrifying gaze... no sense of

humor... abs to die for, well generally a body to die for... which | imagine he has shown you by now." He winked

atnow, as | glared at him.

Morgan covered her mouth with her hand, holding back her giggles, as | then moved my glare to her. “Neither of

you are funny. Why would | have forgotten him?"

“Aww, is that because you loooovvveee him?" Morgan teased, and | found myself frowning at her now. She was

so embarrassing. Acting like a teenager.

"Not funny."

Marc was smirking. "Whether you love him or not is irrelevant right now, but | am sure it would mean the world

to him if you did. But, | want to let him know what is going on, he will be waiting for an update. | messaged him

while at the house."

| looked at him in shock. Just how much had he been messaging Asher while we had been away? Did he already

know everything that had happened? "You told him?"

"Of course. He cares for you, Bailey. He is worried And he replied saying focus on getting you away, then let him

know what was happening. He will be desperate to know you are okay Me, meh" he shrugged, nonchalantly.

"Probably not so much. But, regardless, we should call him. So, you doing it, or am 1?"

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