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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