20. Bailey-Rose #2
“You asked me before if going through rut would be painful for the Alpha if he couldn’t act on the urge to mate.
Physically, it wouldn’t cause harm, well…
other than feeling like you have massive amounts of adrenaline pumping through your veins telling your brain there is something out there that desperately needs your protection.
Now that we have you, our sole focus during rut would be to make sure you are always within our sights.
Even better would be having you close enough to touch at a moment’s notice,” Gareth shared, reaching out to take my hand as if to prove what that would be like.
“Okay, that all makes sense, but I get the feeling that’s not all of it,” I reasoned.
Gareth took a second to wet his lips before continuing, shifting from foot to foot, “No, that isn’t all of it.
Generally, Alphas who are lost in the rush of rut tend to devolve slightly and become aggressive toward those who they feel threaten their pack or Omega.
What Yun-Sun is worried about and why he’s refusing to allow the rut to take hold is the need to dominate and breed.
I’m not saying any harm would come to you or that any of us would ever put you in a situation where you’d feel forced or taken advantage of.
Our fear is lost in that state of mind… would we notice if you were in medical distress?
If the worst happened and you needed help, no one outside the pack would ever be allowed in the house.
Our job as your Alphas is to keep your care and safety at the top of our list. Right now, there are just too many unknowns. ”
Shocked by this answer, I didn’t know what to say at first, but an idea popped into my head.
Without saying a word, I exited the closet and hurried to the bedroom door.
I wasn’t sure if they would try to stop me, so I wasn’t taking any chances.
As quickly as I could, I made it down the first flight of stairs and was just about to start on the second when an arm wrapped around my waist.
I’d been thwarted.
A squeak escaped me as I was scooped up and found Vili was my captor. Surprised, I didn’t even argue as he started to carry me back toward my room. Shaking my head clear, I found my voice and two thoughts to rub together.
“Vili, wait,” I blurted. “Please take me down to the kitchen along with the others so we can talk this out as a family.”
Vili peered at me, his disapproval made more pronounced with the way his glasses had slid down his nose. “Bailey-Rose.”
He almost never used my name, so I knew this was probably going to be a losing battle.
“We do this for you, to keep safe, not upset you,” Vili pointed out. “Yun ask for time, make sure medicine working before he see you.”
“But it’s been an hour. Does the medication take that long to take effect?” I challenged.
His gaze seemed to be staring into my soul as I waited for his answer, “I will do this for you, kitten. But only if you promise to leave if I say so and go right to the nest. Deal?”
My objective wasn’t to upset or make things harder for Yun—quite the opposite. The idea I had would help twofold if, by some luck, what I needed was possible.
I nodded my agreement, but Vili clucked his tongue disapprovingly. “Use words, kitten.”
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?”