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?”

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 as it wouldn’t give her

dreams. Or any dreams.”

anything?” Sinclair asks, still facing

“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

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

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

against my hair. “You haven’t had

-eight hours…”

in with her,” Roger says suddenly, striding towards

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

from

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

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

sit with

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 bedroom – and guiding me towards our own room. “You’re overwrought – let’s

–

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

us. Then he takes me by the shoulders and moves

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

front of me, which absurdly brings his head basically eye-

you know I’d never let anyone hurt or take

Again, I nod.

darling,” he says, lifting a hand to my face and gently cupping my

be strong

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 –

sleeps in the bed with

him close.”

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

Rafe softly on the head before laying his own

on the pillow.

my eyes again, looking around. But all I

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

comforted,