Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 175

News was spreading fast through the pack about my upcoming nuptials. And needless to say, it brought about a lot of shock. But much excitement too. The bringing together of two packs through a wedding of the children of two Alphas was always a big occasion, and all the pack members were looking forward to it.

Miles and his family were not lying when they said they were willing to do whatever it would take to encourage me to consider their offer of the arrangement. Despite the fact I had already agreed to it, I was receiving fresh flowers every other day. The wedding planning was so lavish and detailed it was beyond compare! It must be costing his family an absoloute fortune. I was being a pain in the ass, I knew that, but by seeing things online that I liked, my mind was being swayed, my decisions were swapping and changing all the time. And me being the way I am, I would decide that I needed to have them, so changing those details within our wedding, but Miles seemed to smooth things over with his family, and the details were always changed... until I saw something I liked more...

Miles was not the same angry guy he had been in treatment, or at least not with me. He was apparently willing to prove himself to be a good and decent mate. And, as much as I may be missing Jacob, I was not going to complain about that. On the few times I have visited their pack, I could see how beautiful it was, and Miles had told me, if there were things I could see that I would like to change when he became Alpha, I would have free rein to make alterations. This man was easily becoming my dream man. He was giving me the freedom to be who I want, and do as I please.

Jacob was strutting around the pack with his bit on the side on proud display now. Or, his new girlfriend as she technically was now. And the sickening thing was they both looked happy. Hand in hand so often, eyes locked, and so freely together, which was like a punch to the gut for me. He had been mine only a week ago. A week ago, and they were sneaking around behind my back. Behind the backs of all of our pack, yet now they walked around freely, like they were a power couple of some sort. Proud to be together. And it irritated me. He was meant to be mine. But she seemed to make him happier than I ever did. Well, I hope she fucking kills him…

As I returned home from the treatment center in the afternoon, after working an additional shift, I happened to run into Jacob while he returned from his border patrol duties. His eyes fell on me the moment our paths crossed, and a dark smirk spread across his face. “Married off to an Alpha, yet he is still making you work?” he sneered, turning my news of a chosen mate into what felt like a joke.

All my hopes of my upcoming nuptials making him feel inferior, and feel deflated at losing me were slipping from my grasp. He simply did not seem to care in the slightest...

“I am not married yet, Jacob.” I said coldly, knowing it was not the best comeback, but also I was unsure what to say. I didn’t want to be nasty to this man. I wanted to drag him back to my room and rip all of his clothes off… make him mine once more…