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?”

a sedative so she could sleep. I told him to

dreams. Or any dreams.”

Sinclair asks, still facing

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

immediately on his face, but then he softens “I’m sorry, Ella,” he says, sincere. “I didn’t mean it like that. You

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

hair. “You haven’t

-eight hours…”

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

to me with his hand on the knob, giving

words from my

bites out, his

two go get some sleep,” he says,

need sleep. She needs someone to sit with her. It

my shoulder. “Come on, trouble,” he murmurs to me,

–

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

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

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

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

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

Again, I nod.

to my face and gently cupping my

be strong

it, but a

he sleeps in the bed with us, okay?” I

him close.”

idea,” Sinclair murmurs, stripping down to his underwear and climbing into the

he leans forward, kissing Rafe softly on

on the pillow.

open my eyes again, looking around. But all I

mine calmly. “You’re safe, Ella,”

comforted, I