Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 114

I had headed to the dining hall for my dinner, looking forward to going back to my room and relaxing for the evening. So, I was more than a little surprised to have seen Marc, the warrior who had saved me from getting lost as I queued up. He had waved as he came into the hall with some other warriors, and came across to see me, a big smile upon his face.

“Well hello, hello.” He winked. “You didn’t get lost on your way here then?” he teased, gaining some curious gazes from the men with him.

I shook my head and gave him a disparaging look. “Ooooh, funny. You left your sense of humor out there then?” I asked, and he grinned.

“So, come on then Miss Bailey, how did your first day go, I have been thinking of you all day…” he paused momentarily. “That sounded bad didn’t it?”

One of the other warriors with him looked at him with a grin and nodded. “Was that why Wes could bring you down?”

Marc gave him a sarcastic grin. “Funny. Bailey knew what I meant, she is working with my Mum. Mum has been on about her working there for the last few days, so I was wondering how she got on, is all.” He explained and the guys with him, all dressed in the black cargos and black t-shirts and heavy black boots, that seemed to be the uniform for the warriors, nodded as if they agreed.

“Well, thank you for asking, whether you were being weird or not. My first day was good, thanks.” I told him, and he winked.

“No problem princess.” He said as we moved along in the queue. “These are some of the guys from the team I work in, Wes, Aziz, and Felix.” He introduced his friends and I smiled at each of them, while they nodded at me in greeting.

We waited a little while longer within the queue and I stood awkwardly as the four of them joked around. So, as soon as I had the opportunity, I sorted my food, and said my goodbyes to Marc and his friends. Feeling it was better to give them their space, and to be honest, I was craving peace again, so I went to find a quiet place at a table in the corner of the dining hall where I tended to go and eat on my own each evening. I was surprised when I looked up to find Marc had come to sit with me.

“What are you doing here?” I asked. “You don’t have to sit with me, go sit with your friends.” I told him, really unsure why he would choose to come and sit with me when he barely knew me.

“And have the lady sit on her own?” he said with a smile. “What sort of gentleman would that make me?”

“One, that I assume from how Beta Asher reacted isn’t much of gentleman.” I teased, and he chuckled.

“Hmmm. Is that right? You want to remember I saved you. So, I am some form of a gentleman." he playfully grinned. "And there was me thinking you were a sweet girl.”

I smiled, with a shake of my head. “I don’t think I said that.”

“Oooh. Now, this sounds fun.” He wiggled his eyebrows at me suggestively, and I felt myself blushing, completely not meaning it the way he seemed to be now implying.