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?

later, offering a sedative so she could sleep. I told him to give it as long as

dreams. Or any dreams.”

asks,

too now, Dominic,” I snap, my own emotions a bit on edge. “You could show a little more concern

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

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

my hair.

-eight hours…”

going in with her,” Roger says suddenly, striding towards the guest

turns to me with his hand

words from

Roger bites out, his voice stern but with

there, all right? In case she needs anything. You two go get some sleep,” he says, his

someone to sit with her.

seeing them, Sinclair wraps an arm around my shoulder. “Come on, trouble,” he murmurs to

can I sleep,” I gasp, my voice shaky, wiping a tear from my face. “How can I

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

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

basically eye- level with mine. “You trust me, right?” he

know I’d never let anyone hurt or take

Again, I nod.

hand to my

can be strong for

a child, and resents it, but a

“Tonight he sleeps in the bed with us, okay?” I

him close.”

to

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

on the pillow.

eyes

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

comforted,

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