Page 114 of Bae

“Go away!” Romeo shouted and reached for me again.

“Romeo!” Ivy yelled, still knocking on the door. “Romeo!”

He vaulted out of bed, a low curse following him as he moved quickly through the suite. The urgency in her voice alarmed me as well, and I jumped out of bed and adjusted the shirt I was wearing and reached for a pair of pajama shorts nearby to hastily pull them on.

“Ivy, what’s wrong?” Romeo demanded the second he swung open the door.

“Thank God!” she burst out, and I stepped into the sitting room as she rushed into the room.

Her hair wasn’t styled, she didn’t have makeup on, and I was pretty sure she’d forgotten to put on pants. Unless Braeden’s old Alpha U shirt was so long it hid them.

I’d never seen her so… looking like me before.

Romeo glanced out into the hall behind her, likely looking for Braeden. But she was alone. “Where’s B?” he demanded. “What happened?”

“I have news!” she held up her phone like it was evidence.

“Ivy!” Romeo grabbed her by the shoulders and forced her to look at him. “Is everyone okay?”

I could see the concern on his face, the way his body was tensed and ready to react. It wasn’t very often Ivy came rushing to him. So obviously, the fact she was, plus the absence of Braeden, made him worried.

It worried me, too. So much that I rushed past them and into the hall toward their suite, which was on our floor.

Their hotel room door swung open, and I was so intent on finding my brother, I collided into him and Nova.

“Whoa.” He steadied me with one arm.

“Braeden,” I said, relief strong in my voice. “You’re okay.”

I collapsed against him, wrapping my arms around his waist. Nova patted me on the top of the head.

“I’m fine, sis.” He assured me. “I told Ivy to calm down. She was gonna get everyone all worked up.”

“What’s wrong?” I glanced up, still hugging him. I wasn’t ready to let go yet.

He shrugged. “I don’t know. She didn’t even tell me. She just started yelling,Oh my God,and ran from the room. Took me a minute to finish wrangling Nova into clothes.”

“But you’re okay?” I asked, wanting to be sure.

“I’m perfect, just like always.”

Obviously. His big ego was still intact.

A little farther down the hall, another door opened. Trent stuck his head out. “What the hell is going on?” he demanded.

“Ivy is having a breakdown,” Braeden deadpanned.

“Something’s happened,” I said, elbowing B in the side.

“Forrester!” Trent called behind him. “Family meeting!”

Braeden and I went back into our room, leaving the door open for Trent and Drew. Romeo was standing in front of Ivy, who was waving her phone around. “I can’t believe it!” she was saying.

“What the fuck did you do to my sister, B?” Romeo drawled when we walked in.

“Like she needs my help to be insane,” he muttered.

“Hey!” I exclaimed. When Ivy said nothing, I glanced over at her, but she was still beyond occupied with whatever she needed to tell us.

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