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.

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“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?”

the door anxiously. “Leon came back about ten minutes later, offering a

dreams. Or any dreams.”

she…say anything?” Sinclair asks,

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

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

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

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

-eight hours…”

says suddenly, striding

start, but he turns to me with his hand on

words from

bites out, his voice stern but with an

some sleep,” he says, his face softening. “The

sit with her. It makes

the sweet sincerity of my brother–in–law and, seeing them, Sinclair wraps an arm around my shoulder. “Come on, trouble,” he murmurs to me, nodding

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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

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

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

know I’d never let anyone hurt or take

Again, I nod.

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

can be strong for them.”

a larger part of me…god, it needs it. It needs the simple reassurance, the warm reminder that – at my most basic level – I am

he sleeps in the bed with us, okay?” I murmur, laying the swaddled baby down flat

him close.”

murmurs, stripping down to his underwear and climbing into

Then, he leans forward, kissing Rafe softly on the

on the pillow.

I open my eyes again, looking

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

so, comforted, I