The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 421: Bath Time

Ella

“Cora,” I scold, frowning, “you know I don’t’ feel that way – ”

“Well I know you’d never say it,” she protests, sighing. “But I do get that this union between a wolf and a human that, symbolically, it’s important. And even if you’re not disappointed that it could be…disappointing.”

“I want you to have the mating ceremony you want, Cora,” I reply, steady in my truth here. “Especially in the case of something as important as this.” I give her hand a little squeeze before pulling mine away. “But if you’d like to consider a middle path…maybe you could let me show you what I was thinking?”

She turns her head to look up at me, surprised. “You’ve been…planning?”

“Just a little,” I say, unable to keep the eagerness out of my voice. “Just late at night when Sinclair is asleep and I can’t sleep, or I get up to feed Rafe – ”

“You’ve been loosing sleep over this!?”

“No!” I protest, but then I hesitate. ” Well, not much.”

“Ella!”

“Just – can I show you what I was thinking!?” I plead, “sister to sister!? And then, if you hate it, you can say no.” A wide grin comes to my face then. “But I think you’re going to like it.”

Cora gives a big sigh, leaning back into her seat and closing her eyes. ” Fine, Ella,” she says. “But this is not a yes.”

“I didn’t think it was!” I say, newly excited. Because honestly…it’s gorgeous, and I can’t wait to show her my plans.

into our rooms that evening, Sinclair immediately looks up at me from his casual position on the

to my chest. I put my hands on

says, gracefully unfolding his gigantic self and standing up from the bed. Then he slips his hands into his pockets and smirks as he looks me up and down.

murmur, leaning in to get a good look at the very real layer of dusty dark brown grime that’s covering me from head to foot. “Honestly, why did they let me into

him the perfect Alpha King, clean-shaved and pressed – and me,

who is likewise covered in a light layer of brown dust. “Oh my god!” I exclaim again, immediately

out to unstrap the baby from me. “Dirty

helping him take the baby from my arms. “Honestly, if this is what we look like after just an afternoon, imagine how those

he carries him over to his little baby bath. “Hopefully all of the people will be out of those terrible camps and in better situation in

the warmth of my body, starts to cry

wondering if I should just take him

and laying the baby down in his bath. “Let him cry a little for once he’s the happiest baby in the world, it doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.” Then, as I

watching the little pieces of baby clothing disappear into the basket, “he’ll probably be too big to wear those by the time they’re

warm water and

for myself. I continue talking to Sinclair as I climb into the hot stream, relishing

starting to shampoo my hair. “I

Roger told me pretty much

mad?” I ask, turning to see his reaction, and Sinclair shoots me a

I’m not mad,

know that you’d never be mad

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