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

lost it when you

me over the edge, and I needed

continuing.”

I can see her

She whispers, staring at the water. “I wasn’t

back.. think.. I think

of. And Mike’s betrayal and learning that I’m

them into

gently flip her body the rest of the

me completely, I snuggle

can straddle

kissing her head and stroking

I just don’t trust

way

fury. I think taking

be healthy, but maybe we can find some way to take

much physical distance.” I suggest. “But even if we can’t, you

I go or how long I stay away, I will

you, Ella.”

her arms tighten

hiccups, “and I’m sorry I said I couldn’t be your

here. This isn’t the

for you and failed.”

me for a moment.” I order,

“First of all you take care

You keep

up to bullies

don’t want you to.

DNA to nurture and protect. If you

you, I would be a

frowns. “But I didn’t let you. I

sigh, recalling the terror that

up. I’ve growled and grumbled at Ella a

overpowered her countless times without any issue.

the time her wolf responds to my

know this didn’t happen randomly. I accidentally triggered something

didn’t I?”

but her eyes look anywhere but at me.

fingers as Ella gives a slight nod, and then her wide gaze

that my heart aches. “Do we have to

could tell her no, promise that

I know that wouldn’t help anything.

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