Ella

“Cora,” I scold, frowning, “you know I don’t’ feel that way – ”

“Well I know you’d never say it,” she protests, sighing. “But I do get that this union between a wolf and a human that, symbolically, it’s important. And even if you’re not disappointed that it could be…disappointing.”

“I want you to have the mating ceremony you want, Cora,” I reply, steady in my truth here. “Especially in the case of something as important as this.” I give her hand a little squeeze before pulling mine away. “But if you’d like to consider a middle path…maybe you could let me show you what I was thinking?”

She turns her head to look up at me, surprised. “You’ve been…planning?”

“Just a little,” I say, unable to keep the eagerness out of my voice. “Just late at night when Sinclair is asleep and I can’t sleep, or I get up to feed Rafe – ”

“You’ve been loosing sleep over this!?”

“No!” I protest, but then I hesitate. ” Well, not much.”

“Ella!”

“Just – can I show you what I was thinking!?” I plead, “sister to sister!? And then, if you hate it, you can say no.” A wide grin comes to my face then. “But I think you’re going to like it.”

Cora gives a big sigh, leaning back into her seat and closing her eyes. ” Fine, Ella,” she says. “But this is not a yes.”

“I didn’t think it was!” I say, newly excited. Because honestly…it’s gorgeous, and I can’t wait to show her my plans.

at me from his casual position on the bed – looking down at his tablet, still doing work,

chest. I put my hands

up from the bed. Then he slips his hands into his pockets and smirks as he looks me up and down. “I just didn’t realize I was mated to someone who spends their days

confused, and Sinclair, laughing, nods towards the bathroom. Both irritated and interested at once, I hurry in and gasp when I see myself in the mirror. “Oh my god,” I murmur, leaning in to get a good look at the very

when I see our contrast in the mirror – him the perfect Alpha King, clean-shaved and pressed – and me, a messy ball of dirt with crazy hair

my god!” I exclaim again, immediately beginning to ruffle his hair and moaning as a little puff of dust

out to unstrap the baby from me. “Dirty

from my arms. “Honestly, if this is what we look like after just an afternoon, imagine how those people

a little as he carries him over to his little baby bath. “Hopefully all of

away from the warmth of my body, starts to cry a little in

I should just take

Ella,” Sinclair murmurs, smirking at me and laying the baby down in his bath. “Let him cry a little for once he’s the happiest baby in the world, it doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.” Then, as I begin to strip out of my clothes, Sinclair takes off Rafe’s little outfit as well, tossing it

clothing disappear into the basket, “he’ll probably be too big to wear those by the time they’re clean. He grows

as he turns on the warm water and prepares to start bathing him. Rafe still fusses unhappily but reaches for

turn and start the water in the shower for myself. I continue talking to Sinclair as I climb into the hot stream, relishing the feel of

the wedding,” I call over my shoulder, starting to shampoo my hair. “I don’t think she’s into it, Dominic.

” But yeah, Roger told me pretty much the

mad?” I ask, turning to see his reaction, and Sinclair shoots me a

I’m not

you’d never be mad at them for wanting a

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