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?”

minutes later, offering a sedative so she

dreams. Or any dreams.”

asks, still facing

know she’s your sister too now, Dominic,” I snap, my own emotions a bit on edge. “You could

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 like that. You know her health and safety are my first priority. I was just curious if you

mate, leaning my body against him. “I’m sorry,”

murmurs against my hair. “You haven’t had any

-eight hours…”

her,” Roger says suddenly,

his hand on the

from my

bites out, his

get some sleep,” he says, his face softening. “The house is guarded –

need sleep. She needs someone to sit with her. It makes sense.

murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom – and guiding me towards our own room.

–

wiping a tear from my face. “How

us. Then he takes me by the shoulders and moves me towards the bed, taking the sleeping baby from my arms and placing him in his basinet close to my side of

– to 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 my

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

I’d never let anyone hurt or take

Again, I nod.

sleep, darling,” he says, lifting a hand to

you can be

is talking to me like a child, and resents it, but a larger part of me…god, it needs

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

him close.”

to his underwear and climbing

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

on the pillow.

open my eyes

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

so, comforted,