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?”

looking towards the door anxiously. “Leon came back about ten minutes later, offering a sedative so she could sleep. I told him

dreams. Or any dreams.”

Sinclair asks,

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

on his face, but then he softens “I’m sorry, Ella,” he says, sincere. “I didn’t mean it like that.

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

tired, and stressed,” he murmurs against my hair. “You

-eight hours…”

Roger says

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

from

to do anything, Ella,” Roger bites out,

anything. You two go get some sleep,” he says, his face softening. “The

sleep. She needs someone to sit with

“Come on, trouble,” he murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom – and guiding me towards our own room. “You’re overwrought – let’s

–

face. “How can I sleep when someone is

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

on the mattress, tugging off my leggings.

kneeling down 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 Rafe, yes?

Again, I nod.

darling,” he says, lifting a hand to my face and gently cupping my

be

to me like 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 basic

in the bed with us, okay?” I murmur, laying

him close.”

to his underwear and climbing into

us. Then, he leans forward, kissing Rafe softly on the

on the pillow.

my eyes again, looking around. But

Ella,” he whispers. “We all

comforted,