The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 296 – First Checkup

Ella

When we climb out of the ambulance, it seems like a whole team of doctors are waiting for us. I smile at them, a little anxious, as they come forward to escort us into the hospital and run us through our battery of checks. At my side I feel Sinclair shift into his Alpha protection mode, looking at everyone warily, glaring at anyone who comes even close to me and the baby.

I smirk when I notice it, glancing’up at his stern and dangerous expression, but I don’t dissuade him. Honestly, I kind of like it.

We are escorted quickly into a private room where Hank quickly consults with a panel of experts, clearly ordering a ton of tests. As he works, a smile breaks onto my face as I see Cora turn the corner.

“Cora!” I call, waving to her, Rafe fussing in my arms. Sinclair even glares at Cora as she approaches, though she gives him a curious little look that makes him check his expression. “Sorry,” he murmurs. “I’m feeling…protective.”

“Understandable,” she says, smiling and reaching for the baby. “Where is my little boy!”

“Heeere,” I sing, carefully handling over the little bundle to his auntie. We dressed him, before we left, in the little cream sleep sack that we had packed in the hospital bag.

“Cutieee,” Cora coos, holding the baby close and peering down at his little face. She beams at him for a moment before looking up at me. “First night go okay?”

I tell her the details of our first night while Sinclair stands firmly at my side, letting me communicate everything. As I speak, Hank and his team begin to break up, preparing the various checks and treatments that I’ll be receiving today. Then, he comes over to us.

to make sure that Rafe is in

check everything,” Sinclair growls, crossing his arms over his

“You need to cool it, Dom,” I murmur, giving him a little smile. He sighs and nods, making me laugh.

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all right,” Hank says, smiling between us. “You’re in good hands.” Then, he nods at Cora, pausing a moment to place a warm hand on her back between her shoulder blades. I blink, a little surprised, when she simply

might be discord in my sister’s new relationship. You’re team Cora, I remind myself.

nudging me to let me know that she, at least, knows that I’m lying to myself. But I give her a little nudge in return and she curls up, content to see

who were born at the hospital yesterday and today, apparently to be

apparently, has no such qualms about the baby being out of the room,

Hank comes back into the room. “Sorry,” he says, giving me a little grimace. “I

my hair behind my ears as I hear Sinclair stop snoring next to me and sit up in his chair. “It’s all right – I didn’t sleep

“It’s very interesting – studies have shown that wolf mothers do indeed sleep better if they have physical contact with their child.” He glances between my mate and me. “You two may

beam at the idea, turning to Sinclair to see what he thinks, but he just blinks blearily at me.” Ella,” he says, “you spent hundreds of dollars on bassinets – now you want

clutching my hands under my chin with glee. Sinclair murmurs something about us being wolves, not birds, but I

to report that you’re doing beautifully, Ella. Strikingly healthy – perhaps

nod, understanding and accepting the mystery for

a gift,” Hank says, smiling at me warmly. “That would be quite a boon, wouldn’t