Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 255

The wolves had gone. Leaving Marc and I alone in the forest… well, I say alone, they were nowhere in sight, yet I still felt we were being watched. I could not shake that feeling the whole way back to the pack. I hated it. Marc was adamant that we make our way back to the safety of the pack; but I did not want to leave my sister out there alone. Not knowing rogues were out there trying to get her. But my mate guided me home, telling me my injuries were too bad to allow me to look for my sister and that he would arrange help to come; and I had to trust him. Mimi was in so much pain, I could feel it through our bond...

And as I shifted back to my human form, my bones twisting into place it hurt more than it had done in a long time. My wolf, Mimi, had been injured and while Marc’s wolf had desperately tried to help the healing process, I am not sure whether she had been fully healed as she gave me control back. But somehow I was able to shift back.

I looked across at Marc with an empty feeling inside of me. There was no sign of Bailey. I had desperately hoped she may have arrived pack in pack before us; I knew she was fast in her wolf form; but as my eyes darted around the area of pack we had walked into there was no sign of her.

“Have they heard anything?” I asked my mate, knowing he had asked for help. He had reached out for support, so surely they would keep him updated. But he slowly shook his head, and at that moment I wanted to go back out and look for my sister. Whether I was injured or not. She should not be out there alone. She needed us. My eyes darted back to the trees...

“You can’t go back out, baby.” Marc wrapped his big, strong arms around me. “I know you want to, but you are hurt, and you need to recover. Asher is out there, as are some warriors. He let me know he had got them helping too. They will be searching for her. They will let us know.”

“But what if they are too late?” I felt tears filling my eyes. What if they have already captured her? If Miles had her, then we might have no hope.

“Then we will go to Lotus Shadow to bring her home.” Marc said with a determination that shocked me.

“Marc, Lotus Shadow is her home.” I pointed out, though he already knew that.

“I wish Bai knew that.” I sobbed.

“Well, hopefully soon enough she will.” Marc told me. “But right now we need to do all we can to bring her home. So give your Dad a call. Tell him what has happened. They need to know what Miles has done.”

“We don’t know if the rogues are linked to him. You said yourself that area is always heavy with them.” I suggested, and the dark look that passed over Marc’s face told me I had annoyed him, and I instantly regretted my words.

“Are you defending him?” he snapped. “I am going off the fact the moment you and I were together they retreated and went after Bailey. That indicates the attack was targeting her. Does that not tell you it was him? How else would the rogues know to target her?”