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?”

later, offering a sedative so she could sleep. I told him to

dreams. Or any dreams.”

asks, still facing

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 could show a little more concern for her welfare, and not just see

he says, sincere. “I didn’t mean it like that. You know her health and safety are

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

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

-eight hours…”

Roger says suddenly, striding towards the guest room

me with his hand on the knob, giving me a

from

anything, Ella,” Roger bites

go get some sleep,” he says, his face softening. “The house is guarded – Cora

She needs someone to sit with her. It makes sense. Okay?”

brother–in–law and, seeing them, Sinclair wraps an arm around my shoulder. “Come on, trouble,” he murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom – and guiding me towards our own room.

–

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

the shoulders and moves me towards the bed, taking the sleeping baby from my arms and placing him in his basinet close to my side of the

moment,” Sinclair murmurs, turning back to me and – to my surprise – beginning 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

his head basically eye- level with mine. “You trust me, right?”

know I’d never let anyone hurt or take Rafe, yes?

Again, I nod.

says, lifting a hand to my face and gently

be strong for them.”

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

from 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

him close.”

to his underwear and climbing into the

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

on the pillow.

my eyes again, looking

open, meeting mine calmly. “You’re safe, Ella,” he whispers. “We all are.

so, comforted,