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

me over the

continuing.”

see her

you might end things.” She whispers,

think maybe I have some abandonment issues

Mike’s betrayal and

into very sharp

I gently flip

facing me completely, I snuggle her to my chest, lowering my

she can

kissing her head and

you were already upset, I just don’t trust myself not to say things

angry. The same way I would never make

of a fury. I think taking some space in

healthy, but maybe we can find some way

physical distance.” I suggest. “But even if we

how long I stay away, I will always come

you, Ella.”

and her arms tighten around me.

I said I couldn’t be your

my weight here. This

for you and failed.”

look at me for a moment.” I order, sliding my finger under her chin

eyes up to mine. “First of all you take care of me all the time.

You keep me

up to bullies like the Prince and

when I don’t want you to. Moreover, I need to dominate

an Alpha’s DNA to nurture and protect.

of you, I would

“But I didn’t let

the other thing.” I sigh, recalling the terror

growled and grumbled at

over my knee and overpowered her countless times without any issue.

her wolf responds to my bossiness like

this didn’t happen randomly. I accidentally

didn’t I?”

still holding Ella’s chin, but her eyes

gives a slight nod, and then her wide gaze

aches. “Do we have to

I could tell her no, promise that she won’t ever have to relive her

wouldn’t help anything. “We’re in a s3xual

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