Chapter 121
Trigger Warning: This chapter contains experiences of abuse and s3xual assaultnothing explicit, but please take care reading..
Sinclair
Ella’s small body is completely stiff in my arms, even though we’re in her favorite
place. I’ve only bathed with her once before, but it didn’t take a rocket scientist to
figure out how much she loves a bubble bath. She takes at least four a week, and
when she’s upset I’ve known her to have a bath even after showering. Until I spoke
with Cora about Ella’s self-care practices, I didn’t understand the connection to her
childhood experience of neglect, but now that I know I’m determined never to deprive
her of the comfort even if my water bills go through the roof and the city goes into a
drought.
“Are you ready to talk this out, trouble?” I inquire, resting my hands on her round
tummy and feeling a pulse of stress from the baby. A fresh spark of worry assails me,
and I know that Rafe is channeling his mother’s fraught emotions. Ella doesn’t
respond to my question, and I press on, realizing that the poor little wolf isn’t going to
relax until she knows l’m not going to reject her”
Sweetheart, it never even crossed my mind to end things. I love you
Ella’s muscles tighten further, though I didn’t think such a thing was possible.
“But..She stammers, twisting around to look at me, “but you left!”
Im sorry that I walked out.”I reply gently, grazing my knuckles over her cheek. “But it
wasn’t because I ever had doubts about us.”I share, wondering about my sweet
mate’s reaction. I know some survivors of child abuse view any confrontation as a
disaster or threat, but Ella has weathered my anger in the past without any signs of a
trauma response. “I was angry that you thought you don’t contribute anything to our
my wolf lost it when you suggested you couldn’t be my Luna.
me over the edge, and I needed
continuing.”
can see her
might end things.” She whispers, staring at the water. “I
back.. think.. I think maybe I have
of. And Mike’s betrayal and learning
into
me, and I gently flip her body the
Ella is facing me completely, I snuggle her to my chest, lowering
she can
baby.” I profess, kissing her head and stroking her spine. “I
upset, I just
angry. The same way I would never make a
height of a fury. I think taking some
maybe we can find some way to take breaks
too much physical distance.” I suggest. “But even
I go or how long I stay away,
you, Ella.”
her arms tighten
I said I couldn’t be
here. This isn’t the first time I’ve tried to be
for you and failed.”
for a moment.” I order, sliding my finger under her chin and
you take care of me all the time. You
You keep
to bullies like the Prince
want you to. Moreover, I
and protect. If you
I would be a
didn’t let
recalling the terror that came over her beautiful
up. I’ve growled and
her over my knee and overpowered
wolf responds to my
happen randomly. I accidentally
didn’t I?”
her eyes look anywhere but at me. Slight
nod, and then her
so vulnerable that my heart aches. “Do we have
promise that she
I know that wouldn’t help anything. “We’re in a s3xual relationship,
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