Page 44 of Bailey-Rose: The Complete Duet

Seeing this stern side of Vili was becoming something I found rather sexy. When it wasn’t directed at me, that is.

“I promise if being around Yun is not helpful and you tell me to go back to my room, I will,” I agreed.

The sound of feet pounding down the stairs had us both looking down the hall to see Gareth and Warrick running full speed ahead. When they spotted us, the brakes went on immediately.

“What the hell, Care Bear. You just up and vanished,” Warrick grumbled, crossing his arms as he scowled. “After everything Gareth and I told you, why would you disregard that in favor of heading downstairs?”

It was as obvious as a neon sign that all my guys were worried about what might happen with Yun. I fully understood what concerns they had, but if he took medication and I was no longer perfuming or thinking dirty thoughts, then it should be just fine. Plus, I think it would put an end to this unnecessary tension if I could simply talk to them.

“Because I think I have a solution to all this,” I stated.

“Reeeally?” Gareth asked, sounding rather skeptical.

“I said what I said. If you want to know more, then we’re going to have a family discussion,” I announced. “Vili and I agreed that if he told me to go back to my room because it was too hard for Yun-Sun, I would. Now, can we please do this?”

No one looked thrilled, but they gave in all the same. Vili set me down, and we headed for the main floor to find my other two Alphas. Soothing classical music floated through the air coming from the kitchen. When we entered, Yun’s head snapped up, finding my gaze instantly. I could still feel something was off about him, but it wasn’t anything like before he stormed out. It was almost like I had the inkling of a thought, but it wasn’t quite fully developed yet into words.

“Why is she in the kitchen?” Yun-Sun snapped, shifting his gaze to the three men behind me. “Didn’t you explain what’s going on?”

“Oh, we sure did,” Warrick shared dryly. “How about you try telling our girl no when she’s made up her mind? Go on, tell her to march her cute ass back upstairs.”

Yun-Sun gripped the counter, looking at me warily but didn’t move. Ulysses, however, had no issue setting down the knife he was using, wiping his hands, and heading right for me.

“Wait, hold on,” I blurted, holding out my hand, knowing Lysse would have zero issues throwing me over his shoulder. “What if we all went and talked to my doctor?”

That seemed to surprise Ulysses enough to stop a mere few inches from me. I quickly sidestepped away from all the guys putting the sliding door to the patio at my back. I wanted to be heard, but I also wasn’t going to create a situation that would cause someone to do something they’d regret.

“The reason you’re separating me from Yun is because you’re worried about something going wrong. My whole family has gone to classes at the hospital where my doctor works for CPR and other emergency care for people like me. I want you guys to feel confident living life with me, and this is something simple I can offer. Dr. Arbour has been looking after me since I was born. If there’s anyone who can answer your questions, it’s him,” I reasoned.

Yun-Sun seemed to finally relax and walked around the counter but leaned against it instead of coming closer. “Thank you, sweetheart. I think that will help immensely to ask questions and get some answers.”

“I also plan to ask if there’s anything we can do about making it safer for me to have sex,” I informed them. “It wasn’t something I really worried about since I thought Randall was fine with how things were. I’m not willing to have you guys hide from me because you’re worried about hurting me. I refuse to let our lives start like this.”

Ulysses closed the distance between us, cupping my face in his hands. “You make a lot of good points, Rosie. We need to find better ways of dealing with situations that arise because it’s not going to change, and rut is something that will happen to all of us at some point. Tomorrow we can call and set up something. However, until then, can I ask you to respect Yun-Sun’s request to keep some distance from you for tonight?”

My gaze shifted to Yun-Sun and the heartbroken expression on his face for even having to ask. “Yes, I can do that for tonight.”

“Bailey-Rose, I know you and your brother well enough to pay attention to how you say things,” Lysse warned. “If the medication hasn’t suppressed his rut, then we might need to make other arrangements.”

“We’ll see,” I countered. “I’m not trying to be difficult, but I think you need to have a little more faith in me and Yun-Sun. There is no way to know if things will go badly, but none of you are even willing to test the matter. I’ve known him for a few days, but it’s obvious to me that he prides himself on the level of self-control he holds over his actions. He thinks before he speaks or acts not in a way that makes you feel judged but shows his sincerity. No one can say Yun does anything in an impulsive manner, and that doesn’t change just because of raging hormones.”

Ulysses smiled as his thumb stroked my cheek. “I can see why you think we’re doing this because we don’t trust him with you. Interestingly enough, that is far from the truth. We trust Yun to always put your best interests first. However, there are factors that come along with falling into rut that can’t be prevented no matter how controlled or intentional of a person you are. As you said, it’s only been a few days of us being a pack, making us far more unpredictable during rut. Once you are bonded to the pack, it will be another story, but unmarked, it makes our possessive nature run rampant.”

He searched my face for a moment, and not finding what he was looking for, a crease appeared between his brows. “Why do I feel like none of that changed your mind?”

I shrugged. “Probably because it hasn’t, but you don’t need to change my mind. It’s clear that this is an important matter to all of you, and because I care about my pack’s feelings, I will take your warning to heart. Just let it be known that I think you’re all being overdramatic about this.”

With a frustrated sigh, Ulysses pulled me into a hug. “God, I forgot how stubborn you are, Rosie. Brick walls give more than you do when you’ve made up your mind.”

“What can I say? I’ve had to prove a lot of people wrong in my life,” I shared. “You’ve got to be stubborn to fight back when people think they know what’s best for you. I’m not saying I haven’t been wrong and I should have listened, but nine times out of ten, I turned out to be right.”

“So that’s why the universe knew you had to be so cute,” Lysse teased, chuckling to himself.

Glancing up at him, I rolled my eyes. “The universe owes me… that’s why I’m so adorable. It helps me get away with being a stubborn ass like now.” That got the others to laugh, and the tension in the kitchen finally broke.

Pulling out my phone, I scrolled to my doctor’s cell number and hit dial. On the second ring, Dr. Arbour answered, “Bailey-Rose, is everything all right?”

“Everything is fine with me, but I do need your help. You see, I found my pack,” I shared. “Any chance you have time tomorrow to chat with all of us?”