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?”

don’t know,” I say, looking towards the door anxiously. “Leon came back about ten minutes later, offering a sedative so she could sleep. I told him to give it as long

dreams. Or any dreams.”

anything?” Sinclair asks,

snap, my own emotions a bit on edge. “You could show a little more concern for her welfare, and not just see her as

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 learned anything

to my mate, leaning my

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

-eight hours…”

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

hand on the knob, giving me

words from

not going to do anything, Ella,” Roger bites out, his voice stern but with an undercurrent

In case she needs anything. You two go get some sleep,” he says, his face softening. “The house is guarded – Cora will be all right

needs someone to sit with her. It

wraps an arm around my shoulder. “Come on, trouble,” he murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom

–

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

door behind us. Then he takes me by the shoulders and moves me towards the bed, taking the sleeping baby from my arms

on the mattress, tugging off my leggings. When I’m in my underwear he leaves me for a moment, disappearing into the closet

kneeling down in front of me, which absurdly brings his head basically

never let anyone hurt

Again, I nod.

lifting a hand to my face and gently cupping my cheek. “Because

you can be strong for them.”

then. A little part of me knows that Sinclair is talking to me like a child, and resents it, but a larger part of me…god, it needs it. It needs the

of gratitude down our bond, I turn away from my mate and tuck my feet in underneath the blankets, taking the baby with me. “Tonight he sleeps in the bed with us,

him close.”

down to

he leans forward, kissing Rafe softly

on the pillow.

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

Ella,” he

so, comforted, I