Beauty and The Beta (Bailey)

Chapter 0253

After what felt like far too long pacing the forest floor, our wolves pushing themselves to their very edge in a bid to find Bailey, we finally caught a scent. Zion was whimpering. Whimpering so loudly, saying he smelt her scent. Far too strong, along with blood. The scent was bringing him to the point of breaking. He loved her now as much as I did, I think. And as they continued to run in the trail of that scent, we soon came across her. The broken and damaged naked body of Bailey was laid battered, bloodied and bruised upon the forest floor. My heart felt like it shattered at the sight and Zion whimpered even more loudly the moment we laid eyes upon her. He ran toward her, before pushing me forward, allowing me to shift. My body soon cracking and twisting back to my human form, before I dropped to my knees to be by Bailey's side, battling the tears that were filling my eyes. Our reunion was never meant to be like this!This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

I had hoped to run to her, envelop her in a tight hug, maybe even spin her around, before telling her how much I had missed her. Then find her lips with mine, and I was sure then my heart would have been racing so fast... but I had planned to tell her at this point I loved her. Tell her just what she meant to me. Something I had been fighting for a while now... something I had been terrified to admit...even to myself, but I knew it; and I was so desperate to share it with Bailey.

But now... now as I looked down at her injured body, I feared I may not get the chance. Her former fated mate had been so determined to bring as much chaos to Bailey's life as he could, and today he had done exactly that. Before we were finally able to free her from their restraints.

As my eyes darted over Bailey's beautiful face, the tears were becoming harder to fight, but I was able to quickly check her breathing, and released a huge sigh as I realized she was in fact still breathing. They hadn't killed her. She was still alive. But, looking at the injuries, and the fact I was not a doctor, I didn't know for how long she might be alive, or if her wolf was even healing her.

We needed to get her back to the pack hospital. They could care for her properly there. Give her the treatment she needed, and hopefully save her life. Bring her back to me. I gently stroked her hair back from her face, but her eyes were closed, and there was no reaction... her skin felt cool to the touch, and I was terrified she was slipping away. Zion paced heavily in the pits of my mind, on edge, not sure what was happening, and in pain at seeing the she-wolf we had both been falling for hurt and damaged in front of us. We had not been able to protect her... Bailey may not be my mate, but once again I had failed in protecting the one I loved...

'Help me Cal.mindlink, needing his assistance, and he was soon shifting to put himself beside me, as we lifted her between us, until she was snug against my chest. Her breathing was low, and I feared for her health right now.

"Why do you think they didn't take her, if you think her former mate sent them?" Caleb asked me as we began to walk through the trees.

"No clue. Something spooked them maybe? But right now, I don't care, because she is still here. We can get her the help she needs." I said, as I felt a lone tear slide down my cheek.

"The fact she is in her human form

seems odd too, Ash, if she was trying to escape from rogues." Caleb said with a deep sigh, something I had already considered, but could come up with no answer for. If she had been running from them, as Marchad said, she was in her wolf form. Something had caused her to shift back to her human form. Was it to yell for help? Did she think she was closer to pack? Were they trying to kidnap her? I honestly could not work it out... my mind was working overtime with worry and theories.