Chapter 305 – Sister Talk
Ella
It feels like my sister has been gone with my baby for…hours. But in reality I know that it has been, at best, maybe half an hour. Still, while the rest of us mill around the dark forest, drinking champagne and waiting, I can’t keep myself from continuing to glance anxiously
into the darkness.
What’s keeping them? Why won’t they come back?
“Patience, trouble,” Sinclair says behind me and I sigh. Without looking at him, I lean back against his chest and raise my champagne flute to my mouth, taking a little sip.
“Those are two words that don’t go together, and you know it,” I mutter, frustrated.
His warm chuckle resonates against my back as he wraps an arm–around me. “Only you would try to rush a goddess.”
“She’s my mom!” I huff, looking up at him as I cross my arms. “I’ll rush her all I want.
Sinclair laughs again and shakes his head at me. “Let Cora and Roger have this time with Rafe.
It’s special for them too.”
“I’m dying to know if they’ll see anything about his future,” I say, looking back at my mate with a wide smile. “Do you think they will?”
“If I had to put money on it?” Sinclair says, contemplative. “Considering who Rafe’s grandmother is? Then…yeah, I think they’ll get a glimpse. But don’t push them too hard on it, Ella,” he advises. “It’s their experience as much as his. If they choose to keep it to themselves, that’s their right.”
eyes. Fat chance I’m letting Cora keep secrets about my son’s future from me. As my mind goes wild with the possibilities, I see something flicker in the darkness. I stand up straight, eager, peering into the darkness. I
same behind me.
coming through the trees, Roger’s arm warm around
three of
greeting to him, doing a little check down the bond to see that he’s fine. When
Roger says reassuringly. “No problems, he did beautifully.”
course he did!” I laugh, smiling down at my baby, who fusses a little in his blankets. He’s tired, I’m sure, even though
laughs and steps away from Roger, putting an arm around me. “Come on, sis,” she
everyone lets out a little cheer and raises their glasses to us, a gesture that fills me with warmth. It is so wonderful to see this milestone in my child’s life celebrated so. I lean
he?” Sinclair murmurs, leaning down to check on
angelic, magnificent, as usual,” I
usual?” Sinclair asks, raising an amused eyebrow at me. “Usually he’s screaming
banshee.”
at my mate. “That does nothing to take
his head at me a little
closer to us.
leadingly, excited.
me and sinking his hands into his pockets. “Don’t you know that it’s a private affair, what happens between a child, his godparents, and the
eyes at him, “if you keep this from me, I will
you
rest of
Now I have the power to torture you, as I have information you want, and I’m going to make you pay through the nose
“Well?”
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