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.

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

ask, frowning, my baby strapped sleeping to my chest.

pockets and smirks as he looks me

leaning in to get a good look at the very real layer of dusty dark brown grime that’s covering me from head to foot. “Honestly, why did they let me

the mirror – him the perfect Alpha King, clean-shaved and pressed –

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

Sinclair chuckles, reaching out to unstrap the baby from me. “Dirty in those camps,

from my arms. “Honestly, if this is what we look like after just an afternoon, imagine

over to his little baby bath. “Hopefully all of the people

the warmth of my

if I should just take him and let him sleep dirty honestly, I can’t stand to hear

him cry a little for once he’s the happiest baby in the world, it doesn’t mean

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

says, 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

is, seeing them together, before I turn and start the water in the shower for myself. I continue talking to Sinclair as I climb into the hot stream, relishing the feel of it

I call over my shoulder, starting to shampoo my hair. “I don’t think she’s into it,

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

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not

what I mean I know that you’d never be mad at them for wanting a different kind of mating

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