Beauty
Beauty and 32

Chapter 32 Bailey

I eyed Ellis suspiciously. Why was he here? Turning up unannounced, and just walking in the way he had had irritated me. Yet, his appearance made no serise. Why would he need to talk? He had evidently been involved somehow with how Harley had ended up in the hospital. From the things I heard while sitting with his parents, it had been Ellis telling the doctors of the rogue attack. But, at the same time, had it not been for Ellis, Harley would not have got to the hospital, and he would have bled out in the forest somewhere. That is the part that confuses me.

“Sit down then son.” My Dad says, acting perfectly normally with Ellis, a boy he considers his nephew. His best friend’s son. A boy he has seen grow up from the day he was born. The same as Miles. The benefit of being best friends with the Alpha, I suppose.

“Thanks Uncle Donovan.” Ellis drops himself onto one of the chairs. “I am guessing I have disturbed you?” he looks between the two of us, a little uncomfortably, clearly aware of the fact he had caught us in the middle of a private conversation.

“Well, we were talking yeah.” My Dad says with a smile.

“Hmm, I have a feeling I may know what about.” Ellis says. “Which is why I am here. Well, I was here to talk with Bailey really. But I think talking to you both may help.”

I looked at him confused. He had been looking for me? And he wanted us to help?

“What do you want?” I snapped, unable to forgive him for the way he had been with me since the day in the garden.

“Bailey, give the boy a break!” My Dad says with a small chuckle. “Let him at least try and talk before you jump down his throat!”

“It is fine, Uncle, I likely deserve it. I owe you an apology, I think, Bailey. I learned a few things today.” Ellis says, looking at me, and he looks decidedly green around the gills. Making me wonder what he is talking about.

“You owe me an apology?” I chuckled, that was not what I was expecting from him. Our Alpha sons were not accustomed to admitting they were wrong, nor to apologizing.

“You didn’t reject my brother, did you?” he says, and simply shake my head. How had he learned that? Perhaps if he had used the few brain cells in that pretty little head of his when he disturbed me and his brother in the garden he may have been able to work out that his brother was lying when he said it was me that had rejected him…

“I should have known really, with the things he was saying and doing. But, I am sorry, the way I spoke to you was wrong. You deserved better. And after what I have witnessed today, I have seen what my brother is capable of, so I can only imagine the things he has been putting you through.” Ellis speaks with a tone of unease. Okay, maybe I have been a little harsh on Ellis, as he seems to be being genuine right now, and he seems to be worried about how he had treated me. But, right now, that was the least of my concerns, something else he had said caught my attention a little more…

“It wasn’t a rogue attack was it?” I demanded, knowing I was right. My gut had told me all along the moment I had heard Harley was hurt that it had been Miles.

Chapter 32 Bailey

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Ellis looks to me and slowly shakes his head. “I hate that I lied to cover for him. I was out for my run, and found him attacking Harley. I shouted at him, and he stopped, before running off. The injuries to the warriors were so bad, I knew I had to help him, so took him to the hospital. Miles told me to leave him to die, but I could not do that. So he ordered me to tell them it was a rogue attack, saying the guy deserved what he got, and he would explain why once I had left him at the hospital. I elaborated on the rogue lie. Only when I learned why he had done it was I shocked. Disgusted, my brother would sink

that low.”

I could see my Dad’s face taught with concern, while Ellis’s hands were trembling. “I messed up.” He whispered.

“No son, you didn’t. My Dad tells him. “You saved that boy’s life. You stood up and did the right thing. You didn’t know what the reason was when Miles asked you to lie, so you took the word of your brother and the upcoming Alpha, so many others would do the same. And when you discovered the truth, you have chosen to speak out. That boy should be okay. I spoke to the hospital. He is in and out of consciousness now. That is because of you. But, we need to speak to your Dad, Ellis.”

I chew at my lips anxiously. This was such a mess. All because of the matebond between me and Miles… though, I think even without that, Miles was dangerous…

“Should I get him?” Ellis asked.

“No!” My Dad urged, taking us both by surprise. “We will wait it out. Are you up for that?”

Ellis looks at my Dad, confused. Though, I think I was equally confused. “You want to let Miles think he has got away with it?”

Dad nods. “We need to get the warrior away from the pack to his mother’s former pack for treatment and recovery, somewhere he will be safe. Speaking out now will bring awareness to the fact we know of his involvement, and likely bring attention to what we are doing.”

Ellis nods as if in agreement. “That makes sense.”

I sat in an awkward silence, before Ellis looked to me, “Bailey, I know you won’t consider it genuine, but I am sorry. I know better than anyone how s**y it can be being the sibling that gets overlooked because you were born second. I know as kids we were b**ds to you for being a bit different. You didn’t deserve that. Nobody does. I think some of it was frustration that you didn’t have to try to do well in school when all of us struggled. But, you didn’t deserve that. I got to say, I respect what you have done though, ignoring all the c**p people gave you, and pushing harder and getting your degree. Miles was more than likely the fool for rejecting you.”

My Dad sat nodding his head, while I simply shrugged. “Well, it doesn’t matter now, does it? He called the school I had an interview at and told them I was declining their offer of a job.” I told Ellis.

His eyes widened in shock. “Seriously?”

I nodded. Not wanting him to know of my plan to leave. I was terrified somehow that he knew that it would be leaked to Miles and everything would go wrong. I assumed that was why my Dad hadn’t mentioned that part of our plan too. I still wanted my chance to escape…

“So you have your degree, but he will not permit you to work?” he questions, and I nod. “I think he still considers you as his.”

“It doesn’t matter, Ellis. What matters is that he is dealt with now for what he did to Harley. What reasons did he give? What scares me is that he could hurt others.” I told him, and I saw Ellis look down at his hands anxiously.

“Just said he had questioned him, so perhaps he felt his rank was being doubted. Plus, he mentioned him being with you, so maybe jealousy. And, of course, the fact he knew about your matebond. And that he didn’t believe him when he said there was no mate bond.”

It sounded to me like Harley had stood up to Miles for me, and in doing so had found himself the victim of an attack. Miles had gone from a slight threat, to a serious danger now. Hopefully with the help of Ellis we could do something to change that…

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