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?”

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 as it

dreams. Or any dreams.”

anything?” Sinclair asks, still facing the

know she’s your sister too now, Dominic,” I snap, my own emotions a bit

sincere. “I didn’t mean it

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

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

-eight hours…”

says suddenly, striding towards the guest

to me with his hand on the knob, giving me a look so

from my

Ella,” Roger bites out,

“I’m just going to…be there, all right? In case she needs anything. You two go get some sleep,” he says, his face softening. “The house is

someone to sit with her. It

on, trouble,” he murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom – and guiding me

–

“How can I sleep when someone is coming for my baby – when my sister

Then he takes me by the shoulders and moves me towards the bed, taking the sleeping baby from my arms and placing him in

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 underwear he leaves me for a moment, disappearing into the closet and returning with a soft nightgown, which he slides gently

down in front of me, which absurdly brings his head basically eye- level with mine. “You trust me,

never let anyone hurt or take

Again, I nod.

lifting a hand to my face and

you can be strong

a larger

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

him close.”

down to his underwear and climbing

Rafe softly on the head before

on the pillow.

my eyes

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

comforted, I