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 told him to give it as long

dreams. Or any dreams.”

anything?” Sinclair asks, still

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

but then he softens “I’m sorry, Ella,” he says, sincere. “I didn’t mean it like

stepping forward closer to my mate, leaning my body

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

-eight hours…”

in with her,” Roger says suddenly, striding towards

he turns to me with his hand on the knob, giving me a look so

from my

going to do anything, Ella,” Roger bites out, his

all right? In case she needs anything. You two go get some

needs someone to sit with her.

“Come on, trouble,” he murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom – and guiding me towards

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tear from my face. “How can I sleep when someone is coming for my baby – when

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

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 slides gently over my head. That done, he quickly dips down, lifting Rafe and returning him

his head basically eye- level with mine.

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

Again, I nod.

says, lifting a hand to my face and gently cupping

can be strong for them.”

lip trembles a little in overwrought exhaustion then. A little part of me knows that Sinclair is 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 – at my most basic level – I am cared for, and

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 so

him close.”

down to his underwear and climbing into

forward, kissing Rafe softly on the head

on the pillow.

fall asleep when, scared, I open my eyes

Ella,” he whispers. “We

so, comforted, I