Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27 Bailey

I rushed through the hospital doors, my heart racing, my mind full of worry for the man I had begun to grow some sort of affection for. My eyes settled on one of the pack doctors, and I smiled. politely, hoping they could help me. “Hi, is Harley here?” I asked.

“The warrior that was brought in?” he asked me, and I nodded, fearful he was about to tell me the worst. “Second floor, though I think he is still in the theater, but his parents are there.”

“Is he okay?” I asked.

“I can’t share any information, I am afraid, but I am sure if you speak with his parents they may be able to update you.” the doctor nodded toward me, before walking further along the corridor. I assumed in doing so, he was telling me he was done talking to me. So, I turned around and made my way to the stairs and tried to gather some composure to talk to Harley’s parents. I don’t even think I know them. I mean, yes, we are all from the same pack, but it doesn’t mean I pay to every family here. At social events, I did all I could to avoid people…

attention

“Bailey?” a shaky voice greeted me the moment I walked through the doors at the top of the stairs.

I looked up to be greeted by a tall, dark-haired man, his features so similar to Harley’s there was no denying he was his father. I smiled. “Hi.”

“Thanks for coming sweetheart.” A smaller, dark-haired woman spoke as she stood from her seat at the edge of the corridor. Her face looked understandably drained. I cannot imagine the emotions she must be experiencing right now with her son in there. There is still no word from the theater.”

My heart dropped at her words. I hoped he would be out of surgery by now. Though, why his parents would have been out in the corridor if that was the case, I don’t know… I just hoped that they might know even a little something. Know that he would be okay. The wait is killing me, so I can’t begin to imagine what it must be doing to them…..

“What happened? Do they know? I didn’t know there had been any rogue alerts.” I said quietly.

Harley’s Dad raised his brows towards his mate and nodded at me. “No, me either. That is what makes no sense to me. But, that is what the Alpha boys said when they found him in the forest whilst on a run.”

The thudding of my heart must have been loud enough to hear, and I swear it became ten times. louder at the mention of the Davenport sons. The sons of our Alpha. Was this him saying Milest and Ellis found him? Both of them? They worked together to attack him… I would not put attacking Harley past Miles. In fact, my suspicion had been that it was likely that that was what had happened. He had seemed irate earlier when we were all together, though I had assumed hist had been more directed at me as usual. Perhaps I had misread it, and he was just as furious. with Harley or something else had occurred that I was unaware of. But, I thought better of Ellis. My mind once again drifted over the possibilities. No. I can’t believe he would do that. Surely not.

anger

“Miles and Ellis found him?” I stuttered, my voice more than a little shaky.

“It was a good thing too, or else he could have died out there.” Harley’s Mum tells me, and I can see the relief on her face. Hmm, I wouldn’t wonder if that was the plan….

“His injuries were so severe his wolf was struggling to heal him. Ellis rushed him here.” Harley’s Dad told me, and this was beginning to make a little more sense now. Was it that they had tried to teach Harley a lesson and Miles had taken it too far? Whatever it was, it seemed Ellis had been the reason he was still alive right now. Because I have no doubt in my mind that Miles would not have brought him here for help if it had been left to him.