Ella
I gasp, my hands again flying to my mouth –
–
His pup his –
“Oh my god,” I murmur, my eyes flashing to Cora’s shocked face
But before I can do anything, say anything else, Roger leaps forward, grabbing Cora hard by the arms. She screams, terrified, and I can see the very real shock and fear on her face as Roger shakes her once, hard.
“How, Cora!” he yells, his eyes wide- so wide I can see the whites all around them –
I gasp, realizing that Roger is completely flipping out – realizing that he’s he’s turning
—
Sinclair sees it the moment I do and bellows, crossing the room in two steps and grabbing Roger around the waist, tackling him to the floor as Roger’s body changes swiftly, flashing into his wolf form in the blink of an eye. I move to reach for Cora, wanting her by my side, but Sinclair and Roger are between us.
I move, fast, grabbing Rafe’s carrier and dashing along the wall to the back of the room, watching Cora stumble backwards towards it as well. Rafe starts to wail with the shock and the noise of it all, but we reach the back wall at the same time as Cora.
Snarls rip through the air as I take Cora’s hand. As I snap my attention back to our mates I see that they’re both in their wolf forms, snapping at each other, wrestling on the ground, each seeking dominance –
“Oh my god,” Cora murmurs, her hand shaking as she raises it to her mouth, unable to take her eyes away from her mate fighting mine.
“It’s okay,” I assure her, reaching out and taking her hand, hoping that I’m right, “He was just – he was just really freaked out Cora –”
that it’s all right. I open my mouth to say something, but my words are drowned out by a mighty roar and we both spin
and while I’ve had time to get used to this kind of ferocity as part
well, this is perhaps the first
best moment for her to have this
it goes against everything in my mother’s heart to put Rafe’s carrier down and ignore him, I do just that. And then
else it is she’s
see is stepping away from Roger
he replies instantly, looking at me with his fierce wolf’s eyes. He flipped out – it was a purely bodily reaction to the
down so he could take a second and realize that he’s being an
smirk right on his face where I knew it would be. Sinclair tucks his hands into his pockets and nudges Roger’s wolf
his head a little but looking directly at
baby boy, lifting him up into my arms and bobbing him, hoping he
flash of light, and he’s
head, his face full of grief. “Cora, I’m so
she murmurs, her
takes her face in his hands,
I hurt you I’d
up at him, and as I stand with Rafe in my arms I can feel my heart in my throat to see the love
little shaken, Roger – you
whispers again, shaking his head, earnest apology written in every line of him. ” I’m so sorry, Cora:”
back, his hands sliding to Cora’s shoulders as he looks down at her
stomach as she
breathes and they look up at each other again. “It is I can smell it, can
laughter bubbles out of her shocked, relieved, delighted
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