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?”

minutes later, offering a sedative so she could sleep. I told him to give it as long as it

dreams. Or any dreams.”

anything?” Sinclair asks, still

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

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 are my first priority. I was just curious if

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

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

-eight hours…”

says suddenly, striding towards the guest room

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

from

Roger bites out, his voice stern but with

two go get some sleep,” he

sit with her. It makes sense. Okay?”

murmurs to me, nodding to Roger – who disappears into the bedroom – and guiding me towards our own room. “You’re overwrought – let’s get you down for a

–

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

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

out a little when my baby leaves my arms. “Just for a 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

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

I’d never let anyone hurt or take Rafe,

Again, I nod.

he says, lifting a hand to

can be

it, but a larger part of me…god, it needs it. It needs the simple

my feet in underneath 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 so he’ll be safe. “I

him close.”

stripping down to his underwear and

Rafe softly on the head before laying his own

on the pillow.

my eyes again, looking around. But all I see is

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

comforted,