Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Bailey

I was taken aback by my brother. That was not how he normally acted. Could him meeting his mate have changed him? As happy as I am for him that he has met his fated mate, his sympathy and kind thoughts all feel a little too late. He had been acting like I was some sort of social pariah for years. Like I was something to avoid, like the plague, all because I preferred to read rather than hang out by the football field cheering for them. All because I preferred something different.

I never intended to embarrass my brother, or my family by being the way I was. I just wanted to do well in life. I wasn’t aware that it was such a crime, yet the way my brother and sister had spoken over the years, you would think it was first degree murder I had committed. But, I guess I should be grateful now he was showing some remorse. Maybe it was a sign he was growing up? The worrying thing was, what would happen when he confronted Miles? Because that was bound to happen. And, I doubted that it would go down well when Miles discovered that I had shared this with yet another person. Especially one so close to him. One that he held in high-regard. He would hate to lose the respect of my brother. My brother was meant to be the next Beta.

Jordan, can you not say anything to Miles about this please?’ I mindlink him before he leaves the pack. He had only just set off, so he still had to be on the packlands by now.

‘I will need to speak with him at some point about it all. And Dad. Likely his Dad too. He broke the rules, Bai. Not to mention treating you terribly. He replies.

“That may be the case, but as I see it, it is in the past now. I tried hard to dismiss it, so focused on the future that Harley had promised me. I don’t want that to be put at risk. The things Harley had spoken of had given me a chance of an escape from Miles. From this pack. From everything I had struggled with for years. Harley respected me for who I was. I could be me around him, and he liked me for that. I could not put that on the line!

‘It will never be in the past. It needs facing up to. Jordan’s tone through the link was terse.

“I just want to be able to move on. Have a future. He won’t let me have that.’ I explained.

“Well, maybe you should take that job without telling him. Leave without telling him. Let Dad deal with the aftermath.” Jordan suggests, and I am shocked that he would even suggest it, he is telling me to go against the orders of the upcoming Alpha. Everything he had previously been telling me not to do. Something had definitely changed in my brother. This was so strange…

“That is disobeying a direct order, Jord” I link, my hands trembling, and the thought of what could even happen.

‘Yeah, but I, as future Beta, am giving you an order. And I imagine when you tell Dad all of this he will tell you the same. They are orders to follow. He broke the rules, Bai. You need to do what is right for you for a change. I hate that you were hurting for so long and never said a word. Don’t think of anyone else now. Think of you. Right? You worked hard for that degree. Everything you dreamed of, so go do the job you worked your a*s off for. Don’t let him ruin that.’ I can hear Jordan’s determination through the link, and I find myself smiling.

“I will think about it’