Beauty
10

Chapter 10 Bailey

My Dad literally dragged me to the Alpha office, where my Uncle was sitting at his desk, but sadly for me. Miles was sitting on the sofa at the opposite end of the room, his feet propped up on the coffee table, looking more than relaxed. Doing what he did best, absolutely nothing…

“Ah, hi Bailey sweetheart. How are you replaceing being back on pack?” Uncle Marshall asked me with a big smile, like he was pleased to see me. Needless to say, the feeling was not mutual with his son, whose dark glare was focused solely upon me from the moment I had walked into the room. If looks could kill, I would have dropped dead the second I came into the room. A painful death, no doubt too….

“Hi Uncle, it is a little odd, I can’t lie. I think I got used to being away.” I admitted, and saw him

frown.

“Well, we are glad to have you back sweetheart.”

I heard what sounded like something crossed between a snigger and a cough from Miles, making me turn to look toward him, and he shook his head at me. He thinks he bothers me? That I care he doesn’t want me back here? I didn’t want to be back here. Strangely, it was them that told me to come home. I couldn’t care less about his view on it.

‘Bailey wanted to come and see Miles, actually.” My Dad began, and I felt myself wanting to curl up and die of embarrassment. “She needed to apologize, I believe,”

“Oh?” My Uncle questions.

Though what catches my eye is the smug expression upon Miles’s face. “Is that so?” he looks at me with his brows raised. “You realized you need to show me some respect, little girl?”

I could see the confused expressions on the faces of both my Uncle and my Dad. Unsurprising really when this st*pid f**ker is addressing me in such a way. I don’t care if they thought Miles deserved my respect or not. But I had no intention of apologizing to him when he was calling me little girl. I was a year younger than him. And even if I wasn’t there was no need to be patronizing and call me that.

“Lost your tongue Bailey?” Miles stood up, striding across the room and was soon standing in front of me, looking all co cky. I could feel my wolf, Akira rippling beneath my skin at how he was behaving. She did not like how he was treating me. She had never forgiven him for rejecting her. “Or is it just hard to admit you are in the wrong?” he smiles smugly at me.

I shook my head. “No. I don’t replace it hard to admit when I am wrong, actually, Miles…” I began.

“I think it should be Alpha Miles to you.” he says with a jeer.

“Erh…” his Dad began, but was silenced by Miles with a wave of his hand. I would like to think my Uncle have been about to defend me. Or tell Miles to control himself.

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“As I was saying, Miles, Alpha Miles, or whatever else you would like to be referred to, I am sure I

earned, and you, I am afraid, are an awful long way from earning even an ounce of respect from me Miles, upcoming Alpha or not.” I said calmly, and I can see my Dad standing with his eyes wide at what I have just said.

My Uncle is frowning. But Miles looks ready to burst with fury. His face contorts with anger. “You have a f**king nerve. You b*tch! You know I have every right to throw you from this pack!” he roars, flying toward me, only for his Dad to grab the back of his shirt.

“Woah!” Uncle Marshall says, looking confused. “Miles stop! You do not have that power. You are not Alpha yet, and this is exactly why I have said you are not ready to become Alpha! I have no clue what the hell is going on with you two, but that reaction was unnecessary. Bailey, as much as you may dislike it, you have to show him respect. He will always be your senior.”

I see Miles smiling smugly at me. “See, it doesn’t need to be earned. You will always be below me. I should have you on your f**kking knees.”

Uncle Marshall slapped the back of Miles’s head. “That does not give you free reign to act like a total bell end. You are an Alpha. Act like one. The things Bailey said are not wrong, respect is earned to some degree. Not to mention you are expected to treat your pack with respect too, Miles. Or else I may have to reconsider your position.”

“You best be kidding me?” Miles roared. “All because of this st upid bi tch?! Have you seen what you have caused now?!” his dark eyes were suddenly on me, and the hate in them was clear. He looked ready to kill me.

“Bailey, I think it is best we leave now.” My Dad grabbed my arm and pulled me from the office as quickly and forcefully as he could, the door slamming loudly behind us as we left. I could hear my Uncle and Miles yelling as we retreated down the corridor.

“See the f**kking mess you leave? Would it hurt you just to have done as you were asked Bailey?” My Dad looks at me with a disgusted look. “Anyone would think the quiet one would be the easiest child, yet you seem to do nothing but bring f**kking problems!”

I clenched my fists in anger. He was angry at me over all of that? Had he failed to notice the way. Miles had spoken to me? Or did they all think that was acceptable? I have had enough of all of this now. All I do is bring problems, yet for some reason they won’t let me move away? Strange that, isn’t it?

“Oh, so now you are choosing to ignore your own father?!” My Dad yelled, causing the two young she-wolves further down the corridor to turn around in curiosity to look at what was happening, and now they were rushing away muttering between themselves. No doubt I would be the new source of gossip. How truly wonderful!

“What do you want me to say Dad?” I looked at him. “Anything I do is wrong. You always told us to stand up for ourselves, yet when I do, I am in the wrong. The way Miles spoke to me was not right, and you know it wasn’t. Well, that is how he thinks it is okay to talk to me all the time, and I don’t like it. That is why he gets angry at me because I stand up to him. So, if that means I am in the wrong, then so be it. If it means I am the cause of so many problems for you, I apologize. I apologize for being such a disappointment of a daughter. I thought you would be glad you had a daughter who didn’t take no sh it. Obviously, I was wrong.”

Balance:

Bailey. You have to show him respect. End of. You are not a disappointment, I am incredibly proud of you. I just wish you didn’t cause me so much drama sometimes, because: know

you Uncle is going to want a chat with me over all that.”

“Blame me. Every f**ker else does.” I said with a shrug.

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My Dad shook his head. “Even your Uncle couldn’t avoid the obvious that Miles was out of order. But you do need to apologize, even if it is to your Uncle. And I think it would be best to perhaps. stay out of Miles’s way.”

“You not think I am trying? Why do you think I didn’t want to come home, Dad? Why do you think I desperately want to replace a job away from the pack? But, no, they want me here, apparently. Though goddess knows why!”

“Apply out of district, I will help you by reaching out to other packs.” Dad says with what could only be described as a pained smile.

“They don’t want me to work away Dad. They made me come home. You know that.”

“I will deal with that when the time comes.” Dad tells me with a frown, and I smile in thanks, because right now that is the biggest hope I can cling to. Because this would be the closest thing I have to a way out of this hell…