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.

between you. That there is something between you! Something big. Don’t insult my intelligence by trying to pretend

at them. I wait, my patience running thin. “All right, Ella,” she

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

her in wonder.

open at

and shaking her head at me, a little good-

wolf doctor, he knows all about wolf anatomy-” Cora just laughs harder, falling back on the

mate who I didn’t hear approaching the room “You didn’t know?” Sinclait asks, leaning against the door frame. “You

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

giving 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

are able to tell you these sorts of things?” she asks, smiling at

her and looking bashfully at Sinclair. “But seriously, if he’s human, why does he know so much about wolf biology? Why is

a deep breath now. I lean forward to listen, glad that 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

years‘ worth of study and toil that it takes to become a doctor.

was kind of hoping he’d be a nice quiet nerd, so I could keep him home forever. “So, are a lot

order to get fertility treatment, I had to go to a human sperm bank. It’s a lucrative field, if you can break into it and are 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

ruefully. “Sounds like everyone is team Hank now