Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 181

I honestly think she had begun to suspect something was going on between the two of us. But, Asher seemed reluctant to talk about this with her, and after we had spoken about it, I could understand why. It was a difficult subject to broach. And, I didn’t want to be the one that pressured him to do so.

I smiled at Alli. “Not quite. He had come to discuss my sister arriving. She is struggling back at home at the moment. Issues of the heart, unfortunately. So, she needed time away. Beta Asher had come to confirm her arrival with me.” I lied, but Alli didn’t need to know that, after all, Morgan would be arriving soon enough, so that much was true, and Alli would likely see her with me in pack.

“Aww, I am sorry to hear she is struggling. Young love is never an easy thing to control. Well, love in general, I suppose." and her eyes wander to Asher, and I wonder if she was implying deeper meaning with her words as she continues. "I am sure some time away with her big sister will help. It is kind of you to allow her to come and stay Beta.” She nodded at Asher, and he simply smiled.

“You two seem to get along quite well.” Alli said after a few moments of silence, and I smiled awkwardly.

“We bump into one another sometimes in the packhouse, so we do chat sometimes.” I dismissed her implications with what I hoped would indicate nothing was going on.

Alli nodded, yet her eyes were on Asher, who was looking uninterested out of the window. Evidently he was choosing not to get involved in the conversation today. Maybe my reaction the other day had made him a little more wary…

“It is always nice to make friends where you are staying. Anyway, I shall leave you both to it. I have just come in to see if you have seen the closure dates for next week, Bailey?” Alli asked, and I nodded, a notification had been sent out to the pack school app they had set up. Not to mention, I received emails regarding my working hours. The closures were to do with the party for the Alpha and Luna's new baby.

“Good stuff.” Alli walked back out of the classroom, with a wave in my direction, before Asher looked at me.

“Now who was making excuses for me being here?” He pouted at me.

“I assumed you would rather me do that, than explain why.” I smiled, and he grinned.

I reached up to run my hand through his thick, dark hair, pulling him closer to deepen the kiss. As he gripped my butt. His breath quickened, as he pulled away. “What time is your sister arriving?”

“Soon.” I admitted reluctantly, knowing instantly he was hoping to go to one of our rooms to continue what had begun this morning, and where this could so easily continue to…

He sighed, running his hand through his own hair in frustration. “Dammit.” He winked. “Best we stop then, while we still can.”

I smiled up at him almost adoringly. This guy had to be the most patient one I had met. “Sorry.” I stepped up on my tiptoes to reach up and softly kiss his cheek.

His hand hooked under my chin as I moved away, turning my face to his, so his lips softly met mine, only briefly, but so tenderly, it made my heart flutter. “Don’t apologize. I know it will be worth waiting for, beautiful.”