Chapter 422- Bath Time

Ella

“Cora,” I scold, frowning, “you know I don’t’ feel that way – ”

“Well I know you’d never say it,” she protests, sighing. “But I do get that this union between a wolf and a human that, symbolically, it’s important. And even if you’re not disappointed that it could be…disappointing.”

“I want you to have the mating ceremony you want, Cora,” I reply, steady in my truth here. “Especially in the case of something as important as this.” I give her hand a little squeeze before pulling mine away. “But if you’d like to consider a middle path…maybe you could let me show you what I was thinking?”

She turns her head to look up at me, surprised. “You’ve been…planning?”

“Just a little,” I say, unable to keep the eagerness out of my voice. “Just late at night when Sinclair is asleep and I can’t sleep, or I get up to feed Rafe – ”

“You’ve been loosing sleep over this!?”

“No!” I protest, but then I hesitate. ” Well, not much.”

“Ella!”

“Just – can I show you what I was thinking!?” I plead, “sister to sister!? And then, if you hate it, you can say no.” A wide grin comes to my face then. “But I think you’re going to like it.”

Cora gives a big sigh, leaning back into her seat and closing her eyes. ” Fine, Ella,” she says. “But this is not a yes.”

“I didn’t think it was!” I say, newly excited. Because honestly…it’s gorgeous, and I can’t wait to show her my plans.

sighing into our rooms that evening, Sinclair immediately looks up at me from his casual position on the bed – looking down at his tablet, still

frowning, my baby strapped sleeping to my chest. I put my

unfolding his gigantic self and standing up from the bed. Then he slips his hands into his pockets and smirks as

and Sinclair, laughing, nods towards the bathroom. Both irritated and interested at once, I hurry in and gasp when I see myself in the mirror. “Oh my god,” I murmur, leaning in to get a good look

see our contrast in the mirror – him the perfect Alpha King, clean-shaved and

layer of brown dust. “Oh my god!” I exclaim again, immediately beginning to ruffle

reaching out to unstrap the baby from me.

Dominic,” I murmur, helping him take the baby from my arms. “Honestly, if this is what

away from him a little as he carries him over to his little baby bath. “Hopefully all of the people will be out of those terrible camps and in better situation in a month’s time, though of course some cases will take

from the warmth of my body, starts

I should just take him and let him sleep

me and laying the baby down in his bath. “Let him cry a little for once he’s the happiest baby in the world, it doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.” Then, as I begin to strip out of my clothes,

sigh, watching the little pieces of baby clothing disappear into the basket, “he’ll probably be too big to wear

says, tickling Rafe’s naked belly, proud, as he turns on the warm water and prepares to start bathing him. Rafe still fusses

breaks with how damn cute it is, seeing them together, before I turn and start the water in the shower for myself. I continue talking

call over my shoulder, starting to shampoo my hair. “I don’t

disappointing,” he replies. ” But yeah, Roger told

I ask, turning to see his reaction, and Sinclair shoots me a little look of disbelief.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated For All

course I’m not mad, Ella

you’d never be mad at them for wanting a different kind of mating ceremony.

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