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.

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

chest. I put my hands on my hips. “What’s so

hands into his pockets and smirks as he looks me

see myself in the mirror. “Oh my god,” I murmur, leaning in to get a good look

I groan when I see our contrast in the mirror – him the perfect Alpha King, clean-shaved and pressed – and me, a messy

eyes light on little Rafe, who is likewise covered in a light layer of brown dust. “Oh my god!” I exclaim again, immediately beginning to ruffle his hair and moaning as a little puff of dust explodes into the air.

hurt him,” Sinclair chuckles, reaching out to

the baby from my arms. “Honestly, if this is what we

the baby 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

warmth of my body, starts to cry a little

if I should just take him and

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

of baby clothing disappear into the basket, “he’ll probably be too big to wear those by

tickling Rafe’s naked belly, proud, as he turns on the warm water and prepares to start bathing him. Rafe still fusses unhappily but reaches for his father’s finger,

for myself. I continue talking to Sinclair as I climb

to Cora about the wedding,” I call over my shoulder, starting to shampoo my hair. “I don’t think she’s into

” But yeah, Roger told me pretty much the

shoots me a little look of disbelief.Books Chapters Are

course I’m not mad, Ella –

shampoo from my hair. “That’s not what I mean I know that you’d never be mad at them for wanting a

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