Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 162

She nodded in agreement. “Seems that way. But, like I said, I am out of there now. That was the big thing for me, getting away. I made my escape, got my fresh start. I have already dealt with it all, Asher. So, none of this needs to go any further. You asked me to trust you, so please do not give me a reason not to. I am fine. I will be fine.”

So, why did the tears she was fighting within her eyes tell me differently?

“It is tough isn’t it?” I say softly, as I pull her against me, surprising myself as I inhale the scent of her, Zion now purring as her increasingly familiar scent fills my senses.

Bailey leans back slightly to be able to meet my gaze, a slight confusion in the way she watches me. “I don’t think I understand.”

I smiled as I laid a tender kiss upon her head. “Being brave all the time. It gets tough, doesn’t it?”

I looked down again at the she-wolf within my arms and chuckled to myself, who would have known the new girl to the pack would be the one to bring about these changes? I moved slightly to lay her down on the bed, trying to adjust myself to be able to slide myself out from under her. But as I did, Bailey’s arm moved across me, and she snuggled in a little, so I was almost pinned to the bed, as I heard a deep sigh. I allowed myself to lay fully onto the bed, with Bailey snuggled within my embrace, completely unawares.

Seems I will be settled here for the night. Her embrace was comforting. Zion felt content. I am sure a little while would not hurt. If I moved I could well disturb her, and I don't want to do that, I tell myself. I would likely wake before her anyway, to sneak back to my room before she even knew…