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?”

don’t know,” I say, looking towards the door anxiously. “Leon came back about ten minutes later, offering a sedative so she could sleep. I

dreams. Or any dreams.”

anything?” Sinclair asks, still facing

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 her

me, anger and 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

to my mate, leaning my body against him.

hair.

-eight hours…”

in with her,” Roger says suddenly, striding towards the guest room

turns to me with his hand on the

words from

to do anything, Ella,” Roger bites out, his voice stern

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

sit

with tears at 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 to Roger – who disappears into the

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a tear from my face. “How can I sleep

me by the shoulders and moves me towards the bed, taking the sleeping

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

basically eye- level with mine. “You trust

anyone hurt or take

Again, I nod.

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

so you 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

the 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 all of the pillows and blankets away from

him close.”

to his underwear and climbing into

Rafe softly on the head before laying his

on the pillow.

asleep when, scared, I open my eyes again,

Ella,” he whispers. “We all are. Go to

comforted, I