Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

Beauty 102

Chapter 102 - Miles All visits had been called off for the day, and we had traveled to the motel across state that

we had booked into. Leaving earlier than planned, since we left immediately after the incident at Silver River

Pack. Anyone would think | had gone in and killed half their pack or something the way my Dad was reacting. |

was done with the attitude of my Dad. Was | not entitled to an opinion? This was my life after all. My future and,

ultimately, my Dad had known from the moment he had begun discussing all this arranged chosen mate c**p,

that it was not what | wanted. Yet, he took control, like he always does. Taking his Alpha role. Dictating to one

and all, and givingno choice. No choice in my own life? That | did not agree with, and was not about to back

down. And, | had made that clear on many occasions before we left. Told him why | did not want this, yet he had

forcedto come, in spite of that. So why he would think this trip would go well, | truly do not know. Now, | had

spent hours enduring my father lecturingnon- stop about how | should be respecting him. Doing as | am told.

Because, apparently, my actions at Silver River Pack were not only disrespecting their Alpha, but a huge

disrespect to my own pack and my own father. How he cto that conclusion, | have no clue. I think my Dad

cup with his own rhetoric to make himself feel better. Make himself feel more important. Well, it wasn’t

going to work with me. | was sick of being treated this way. He was basically treatinglike | am still a young

child, and not the adult | was. He evidently thought there would be a point when | would buckle and back down

to him and 12.12 D admit my mistakes, then agree to all he wanted. But, if that was what my Dad was expecting

of me, he was wrong. | was as stubborn as he was. | would not, and | did not. | had continued to stand my

ground, and the argument had continued to increase. Building. Worsening over time. The room we were sharing

was smashed to pieces. Both our wolves unleashed their fury upon one another and the surroundings, which

would no doubt mean we were left with quite a bill for the damage. We were both Alpha wolves and neither one

would back down.

That would show weakness. It would be surrendering to the other, and neither one of us was ready to do that. If

my father wanted this to go down to an Alpha challenge, | would challenge him for his title, for my rightful place

within our pack if that is what he truly wanted, but that is not how we did things in our pack. But, | had never

done things as expected, and my family were underestimating me. If they were going to put my brother in my

place as Alpha, | would challenge him. | would kill them all before | allowed it. This was for my pack. For the

power and control it brought with it, and | would not have it s**d away from me. All over the mess that the b**h

Bailey had left behind. Everything was fine until she let our secret slip. | would forever hold her responsible for

this mess. | watched my father stalking me, across the room from me, his eyes dark with anger, though | could

see a tiredness within his face. | think he had to be as sick of this as | was. This is not what either of us wanted to

be doing right now. “This isn’t right Miles!” he roared once more. “You are my son, yet you act more like an

enemy than any enemy ever has. Why must you fighton everything?” “Because you are trying to take away

my rightful place. | am the firstborn, and you know that title is mine. Yes, | made a mistake today, but you know

as well as | do, Bailey was never right for me.” | watched now as my father tilted his head at me. “Did you just

admit you made a mistake?” he lowered his tone, which surprised me, though | never meant to admit | was

wrong. But, if it meant it stopped this s**t show of a night, then maybe it was better. There probably was no

need to act like that at the pathetic attempt of a pack... | was just so angry they had offereda reject. Another

version of the girl I didn’t want. And it remindedof her. Of Bailey. The one | hated to my core. The one who

pushedinto this mess | found myself... “Fine, | made a mistake. | know | did not need to act like that. But you

pushedinto a corner where | did not want to be Dad!” | told him angrily. “I do not want to be doing this. | told

you the girl | wanted.” | saw the expression upon my Dad's face change. It softened slightly, and he looked

concerned. “There is a girl you want? A girl you would willingly take as a chosen mate?” My father’s tone had

completely changed now. If anything, he sounded a little shocked. He sounded calm, almost willing

to listen. But his words still angered me. How can he act so clueless about all of this? | had mentioned Kaia so

many times to them. To my Dad, and my Mum. Told them | wanted to have her considered for my chosen mate.

Yet, my Dad was here acting like he had never heard of her. Like she was a nobody. “Yes. Kaia. The daughter of

the Alpha of the pack | went for treatment at.” | told him, and my Dad screwed his nose in confusion. 288

iVouchers “Why would you consider her for a mate, son? She was a worker, was she not?” he raised his brows at

me, shaking his head. “You are an Alpha, or will be if you stick to the rules we have given you.” | held back the

fury | was so tempted to unleash upon him. How can he be so rude? So dismissive? Evidently he had not listened

toat all when | had spoken of Kaia, and it appeared he paid little attention to the information given when

they cto my treatment center, or he would have known she was one of the daughters of the Alpha there.

“No Dad, she was also one of the Alpha’s children.” | informed him, trying hard to hold back the spite within my

tone. “He has quite a few from what | heard.” | added, and | saw his face change, like a lightbulb had turned on

within his mind. “Hmmm. An Alpha’s daughter.” He nodded as if understanding now. “And you liked this girl? You

would happily want her as a chosen?” he asked, shock more than evident in his voice. Listening to the way in

which he spoke, | believe he had thought | would never happily take a chosen mate. They thought | would fight

them about this. role. “Without a doubt. She challenged me. Didn't care about my Wasn't scared of me. It drove