Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 136

I frowned, a little confused. Did he really think I would avoid him? And would it actually bother him if I did? “Didn’t I eat with you after that?”

He shrugged, still continuing to avoid my gaze. Hmm, definitely a little odd...

“Besides, I think the Beta is avoiding me now, so what he thinks is likely irrelevant.” I said without thinking, in an attempt to reassure him I had not been avoiding him. But I noticed Marc looking at me, a look of concern upon his face.

“He got nasty with you?”

“He isn’t like that, is he?” I questioned, not believing for a moment Asher would get nasty with those in his own pack. I knew he had a darkness that seemed to overtake him when he was struggling, but I still do not believe him capable of being nasty or hurting his own pack members.

Marc raised his brows and shrugged. “Did he get nasty with you, Bailey? Angry at all?”

I shook my head. “No. Just snapped. Though that could have been my own fault, I likely deserved it. He seemed angry then, and is avoiding me now.”

“Would you not say anything if I told you something, Bailey?” he looked at me, suddenly looking so far from the confident guy he usually appeared to be.

With Luna Eden so busy now with her new baby, Asher avoiding me at every turn, and me barely hearing from anybody in my own pack lately, I was beginning to feel increasingly isolated here, and, it was starting to bring me and Akira down. Making me wonder if taking this job had been the right thing after all.

I walked through the packhouse doors, just as Asher was walking out, nearly knocking into him, causing him to step onto my toe. I flinched in pain, as he quickly stepped off. He looked at me, momentarily a look of concern crossed his face, before it was replaced with a dark scowl. “Do you just walk around in a fucking daydream?" He all but snarled. "Watch where you are going and that sort of thing likely wouldn’t happen.” He snapped, storming out of the door, leaving me stood watching his intimidating figure rush away, with tears in my eyes.

I don’t know what was happening with him, but I was liking him and this pack less and less now…