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 suggested you couldn’t be my Luna.
pushed me over the edge, and I needed
continuing.”
her grappling with her emotions.
whispers, staring at
think maybe I have some
aware of. And Mike’s betrayal and
into very sharp
gently flip her body the
facing me completely, I snuggle her to my chest, lowering
she can
kissing her head and
were already upset, I just
way
the height of a fury. I think taking some
be healthy, but maybe we can find some
much physical distance.” I suggest. “But
I go or how long I stay away, I will always come back
you, Ella.”
her arms tighten around
“and I’m sorry I said I couldn’t
here. This isn’t the first time I’ve
for you and failed.”
order, sliding
to mine. “First of all you take care of me
keep me
stand up to
my burdens even when I don’t want you to. Moreover,
to nurture and protect. If
of you, I would be a
“But I didn’t let you. I
thing.” I sigh, recalling the terror that came over her
suggested tying her up. I’ve growled and
her over my knee and overpowered her countless times
to my bossiness like a bee to
happen randomly. I accidentally triggered
didn’t I?”
Ella’s chin, but her eyes look anywhere but
my fingers as Ella gives a slight nod, and then
that my heart aches. “Do we have to talk about
promise that she won’t ever have to relive her
but I know that wouldn’t help anything.
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