The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 281 – Sisters in Love

“That’s not fair, Cora,” I scold, narrowing my eyes and sitting back against my pillows as I cross my arms.

“Don’t you want it, though?” she accuses, opening her eyes wider as if she’d like to hear me deny it. “It would be very neat, wouldn’t it? Two sisters matched up with two brothers? Our kids would be so close – they wouldn’t even have another set of cousins!”

“I think that sounds amazing!” I exclaim.

“Ella!” she cries, throwing up her hands. “There can’t be any kids!”

My mouth drops open as my mind whirls and Cora glares at me as I start to put my thoughts together. To begin, Cora,” I say, holding up a finger and beginning my argument. I feel, in this moment, that my hours of television post–hospital have benefitted me here – I’ve watched a lot of law dramas, and I lay out my argument like any lawyer in a court room. “Do you even want kids? Because ever since we left the orphanage, I was always the one who was crazy to be a mom, and you were always interested in building your career

“What,” she snaps, crossing her arms, “just because I have a career means I don’t want kids?

I take a deep breath through my nose. She’s really starting to piss me off now, like a real sister which, of course, she always has been. “Obviously I don’t think that, Cora, and you’re doing me a real discredit by suggesting that I would. I’m just pointing out that it’s never seemed like children were at the top of your list of life desires! But now you’re using it as a reason to break up with Roger!?”

“There’s nothing to break up! We weren’t even going out!” She blurts out, frustrated and defensive. I just shake my head at her, waiting until she looks at me again, which she does after a moment of breathing deeply and pulling herself together.

officially dating, Cora,” I continue. “You know that there was something between you. That there is something between you! Something big.

my patience running thin. “All right, Ella,” she murmurs, still not meeting my eyes. “There is something

sister’s in her lap, letting her know that I hear her. She looks up at me then, tears in her eyes. “I just don’t know what future there is with us. And I’m scared to…to put my time and my heart into this if I know it just has a

my second point,” I say in a hurry, shaking my head at her in wonder.

drops open at

bursts out laughing, raising her hand to her mouth and shaking her head at me, a little

gasp, sitting up dead straight. “No he’s not – he’s a wolf–he is a wolf doctor, he knows all about wolf anatomy-” Cora just laughs harder, falling back on the bed and

spin to my mate who I didn’t hear approaching the room “You didn’t

looking between the two of them, apparently unable to come up with any

me a fond look. I turn a little red with embarrassment and throw pillows at both of them. “Stop laughing at me! How was I

tell you these sorts of things?” she asks, smiling at me, I think happy to have

looking bashfully at Sinclair. “But seriously, if he’s human, why does he know

she’s not yelling or laughing at me anymore. She let him in on the secret and he was fascinated. He also saw the opportunity to break into a relatively small medical field and be the top man at the

the years‘ worth of study and toil that it takes to become a doctor. It’s not that we’re stupid or lazy,” he shrugs, “just we tend to

a jock? I was kind of hoping he’d be

quite good at the work. And if, like Hank, you can learn the culture enough to communicate effectively with your clientele. It was helpful to me, when you

like everyone is team Hank now except for me.” Sinclair frowns and straightens up. “You don’t like Hank? Did