The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Ella

The aids go pale as they see me hurry back to the door, their eyes going wide. This is not protocol

“Ella!” Cora gasps, her eyes moving quickly over me as she bounces Rafe in her arms, trying to calm him. “What are you doing!?”

“He wants me, Cora,” I breathe, hurrying to her side and reaching for my baby. Cora doesn’t hesitate, handing him over to me, even though she rolls her eyes.

“He’s going to be fine!”

“Well, he is now!” I say, already turning back to the door, my baby beginning to calm, though his face is still red and a few tears stand out on his cheeks.

The aids wave to me frantically and 1 nod to them, mouthing my apologies as I again head through the door and hurry towards the aisle.

The crowd, which had gone quiet in their confusion, suddenly bursts into the loudest cheer yet, a great deal of laughter and joy in their noise now. I laugh along with them as I head down the aisle, shrugging my apology and hoping that they understand. Because as much as I’d love to be their dignified queen?

I’m always going to be a mother first.

a huge smile on my face as the crowd cheers for Rafe and I, as I coo to him and wipe the tears from his face, as I see him look around at everyone in wonder and surprise. He’s not scared anymore not with me holding him. Someone in the

for us. And my smile deepens as a thrill runs through me from head to foot to

harder. I laugh at this too, reaching out a hand for Sinclair when I come to the end of the aisle and

pulls me to

kissing my hair. “This was better. It was

pressing my face briefly to his chest and letting him hug me before taking a deep breath and standing

just have to make do with regular old

that’s all they really

towards us. When he reaches the end Henry makes a short detour up the little ramp that we had built for him as Cora and Roger come up

next bits go as fast as the previous meeting was

to together perform the ceremony. Sinclair and I turn towards them and he goes to one knee, reciting an oath to

especially the words that we had changed, which promise explicitly to protect and serve both wolf and human kind together. One that is done the

accepts his new position with the gravity that it is due. The cheer goes on for a long time and I send Sinclair a little pulse of

a few moments, but when the crowd dies down Sinclair turns towards the throne, accepting from one

my face settling into serious lines now as I see

well aware that it’s not a piece of costume jewelry to be played with. That it is, instead, a

life making that promise come true. I tilt my chin up to my love, my mate, holding his gaze as he