The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 316 – Safe?

Ella

Forty–five minutes later, I back out of the bedroom, snicking the door shut behind me. Then, I

stand up, closing my eyes and exhaling a long breath.

“Is she all right?” a voice hisses, right behind me.

I leap about a foot in the air, managing to muffle my shriek as I spin to see my mate standing

about six inches from me, looking down with a worried expression. I smack him, hard, against the

chest – more to get my adrenaline out than to actually hurt him – and glare up at him, mad at him

for scaring me like that. Sinclair just blinks at me, waiting, my smack having had no effect on him

at all.

–

“Back up,” I whisper, putting my hands on his wide, muscled chest and pushing backwards. “She’s

asleep, finally – where is the baby?”

“He’s here,” Roger says, standing at the end of the hall with his godson in his arms. I smile, a little,

at the sight as I move forward with my arms open. Roger quietly passes my baby to me and I smile

down at my son, something in my body that has been anxious without him in the same room as

me finally coming to rest.

“Seriously, Ella,” Sinclair says, looking back towards the closed door of our guest room. “Is Cora

okay?”

back about ten minutes later, offering a sedative so

dreams. Or any dreams.”

she…say anything?” Sinclair asks, still facing

your sister too now, Dominic,” I snap, my own emotions a bit on edge. “You could show a little more concern for her welfare, and not just see her as a source of

his attention to me, anger and frustration immediately on his face, but then he softens “I’m sorry, Ella,” he says, sincere. “I didn’t mean it

forward closer to my mate, leaning my body against him. “I’m sorry,” I murmur. “I

hair.

-eight hours…”

going in with her,” Roger says

start, but he turns to me with his hand on the knob,

from my

Ella,” Roger bites out, his voice stern but

emotion. “I’m just going to…be there, all right? In case she needs anything. You two go get some sleep,” he says, his face softening.

to sit with her. It makes sense. Okay?”

eyes fill with tears at the sweet sincerity of my brother–in–law and, seeing them, Sinclair wraps an arm around my shoulder. “Come on, trouble,” he murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the

–

“How can I

I into the room and closing the door behind us. Then he takes me by the shoulders and moves me towards the bed, taking

my surprise – beginning to undress me, tugging my shirt up over my head and arms and then sitting me down on the mattress, tugging off my leggings. When I’m

in front of me, which absurdly brings his head basically eye- level with mine. “You trust me, right?” he asks, and, sniffing, I

let anyone hurt or take Rafe,

Again, I nod.

hand to my face and gently cupping my cheek.

so you can be strong for

but a larger part of me…god, it needs it. It needs the

the baby with me. “Tonight he sleeps in the bed with us, okay?” I murmur, laying the swaddled baby down flat on

him close.”

idea,” Sinclair murmurs, stripping down to his underwear and climbing

forward, kissing Rafe softly

on the pillow.

open my eyes again, looking

“You’re safe, Ella,” he whispers. “We all are.

comforted,