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?”

about ten minutes later, offering a sedative so she could sleep. I

dreams. Or any dreams.”

anything?” Sinclair asks, still

frown up at him, a little annoyed by his singular focus on information. “You know she’s your sister too now, Dominic,” I snap, my own emotions a bit on edge. “You

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

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

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

-eight hours…”

her,” Roger says suddenly, striding towards

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

from my

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

some sleep,” he says, his face softening.

someone to sit with

murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom – and guiding me towards our own room. “You’re

–

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

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

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

his head basically eye- level with mine.

anyone hurt or take Rafe, yes?

Again, I nod.

lifting a hand to my face

you can be strong for

talking 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 –

my mate and tuck my feet in underneath the blankets, taking the baby with me. “Tonight he sleeps in the bed with us, okay?” I murmur, laying the swaddled baby

him close.”

stripping down to his underwear and climbing into the

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

on the pillow.

open my eyes again,

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

comforted,