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

and my wolf lost it when you suggested you

of losing you pushed me over the edge, and I needed to calm down

continuing.”

brow furrows, and I can see her grappling with her emotions. “Dominic,

things.” She whispers,

you’d come back.. think.. I think maybe I

And Mike’s betrayal and learning

them into

me, and I gently flip her

completely, I snuggle her to my chest, lowering my

she can

kissing her head

left you when you were already upset, I just don’t trust myself not to

that angry. The same way I would never make a

in the height of a fury. I think taking some space in the heat

maybe we can find some way to

physical distance.” I suggest. “But even

far I go or how long I stay away, I will always come back

you, Ella.”

her arms tighten around

I said I couldn’t be your Luna, but you

here. This isn’t the

for you and failed.”

order, sliding my finger under her chin

“First of all you take care of me

keep

l’m being an ogre You stand up to bullies

want you to. Moreover, I need to

to nurture and protect.

I

I didn’t let you. I

sigh, recalling the terror that came over her beautiful

tying her up. I’ve growled

overpowered her

her wolf responds to my bossiness like

both know this didn’t happen

didn’t I?”

holding Ella’s chin, but her eyes look anywhere but at me. Slight

slight nod, and then her wide gaze

so vulnerable that my heart aches. “Do we have to

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

help anything. “We’re in a s3xual

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