Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 169

I had been sitting in my office for hours, the day seemed to be dragging on, and I didn't think I could wait until dinner time to see Bailey. She had been on my mind since the moment I had woken up… My eyes were so frequently drifting to the clock to monitor the time, but it seemed to be dragging even further. I had been for two runs already with Zion, just to kill time, and done as much paperwork as I was able to focus on. But, I needed to see her.

As the end of school time was approaching, I decided I could wait no longer. I was finishing work early. It wasn’t like I didn’t deserve it. I wanted to walk Bailey home. I wanted her company. I missed her, and that shocked me. Scared me too, but it was the truth. So, I rushed to school…

Seeing her with the pups from our pack, how she treated them all so carefully. Treating them like little grown-ups, it truly made me smile. Warmed my heart in a way I don’t think I could explain to anybody. Zion’s too. He was a tough and ruthless wolf at the best of times. Yes, we had both been hurt, and we were weak in that sense, but we had guards up, but seeing Bailey and the way she was with these pups did something to the pair of us…

Not just that, but the way those little pups looked at her… big-eyed, full of adoration for their teacher… full of wonderment, like they found her truly intriguing. She was always smiling at them, and they appeared to be forever returning those smiles. On the odd occasion I had been to her room, I had seen pictures sitting upon her drawers that the children had been making for her. Our pack were blessed to have her… I look back now and wonder why I had ever questioned Eden’s choice. Ultimately, it had brought Bailey to me…

The moment her class was all gone, after she had humiliated me with her whole class, a smile upon her face. I rushed through the corridor to her class, shutting the door behind me as I walked into her classroom. Her eyes instantly met mine, and the moment they did my heart began to race. She was beginning to have such an effect on me as Isla did and that terrified me…

But, I tried so hard to push my fears to one side. Trying hard to remember Eden’s words when my doubts were plaguing my mind…

“Good afternoon Miss Bailey.” I said with a cheeky wink, wasting no time in wrapping my arms around her, pushing her up against the wall next to her classroom door. Finding her lips instantly with mine, I had been thinking of this kiss all day. There was a need and urgency there rushing through me.