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?”

a sedative so she could sleep. I told him to give it as

dreams. Or any dreams.”

asks, still

him, a little annoyed by his singular focus on information. “You know she’s your sister too now, Dominic,” I snap, my own emotions a bit

then he softens “I’m sorry, Ella,” he says, sincere. “I didn’t mean it like that. You know her health and safety

sigh, stepping forward closer to my mate, leaning my body

and stressed,” he murmurs against my hair. “You haven’t had

-eight hours…”

going in with her,” Roger says suddenly,

me with his hand on the

from

bites out, his voice stern but with an

some sleep,” he says, his face softening. “The

someone to sit with

he murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom – and guiding me towards

–

gasp, my voice shaky, wiping a tear from my face. “How can I sleep when someone is coming for my baby – when my sister

closing the door behind us. Then he takes me by the shoulders and moves me towards

and arms and then sitting me down on the mattress, tugging off my leggings. When I’m in my underwear he leaves me for a

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

never let anyone hurt or

Again, I nod.

lifting a hand to my face and gently

be strong for

a child, and resents it, but a larger part of me…god, it needs it. It needs the simple reassurance, the warm reminder that – at my most

and tuck my feet in underneath the blankets, taking the baby with me. “Tonight he sleeps in the bed with us, okay?” I murmur, laying the swaddled baby down flat on the mattress between where Sinclair and I sleep. I move all of the pillows and blankets away from him so he’ll be safe.

him close.”

down to

he leans forward, kissing Rafe softly on the head before laying

on the pillow.

fall asleep when, scared, I open my eyes again, looking around. But

meeting mine calmly. “You’re safe, Ella,” he whispers. “We

so, comforted,