The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 444: Into You Ella

“Ella,” Clavin says, his voice thick with emotion. His hand continues its path, reaching for me, his fingers brushing the velvet sleeve of my gown before I can pull away.

“What,” I whisper, taking a few steps back, wanting space between us. “What was that?”

“I don’t – ”

Before he can finish though, we both turn towards the darkened doorway to the balcony. I instantly recognize the silhouette I see there as my mate’s and breathe out a breath of relief.

I mean it’s not that I think that Calvin or I did anything wrong, or that Calvin was going to hurt me, but whatever passed between us? It was strange.

And suddenly as I remember the pulse that happened last night, when Calvin touched my hand – I want my mate here, now, at my side.

“Is everything all right out here?” Sinclair growls, his voice low and full of the threat that his words don’t carry.

He takes a step forward into the darkness as Calvin takes a step away from me and bows to him, both a formality shown to a king and a display of deference to an Alpha who thinks he might sense a threat to his mate.

“Everything is fine, Dominic,” I say, holding out a hand to him, doing my best to keep my voice light though I suspect I’m failing a little bit. “Prince Calvin was just telling me about his children. Did you know that he has a son just older than Rafe? And his daughter is three.”

fixed on the Atalaxian prince. “Your family keeps such

And I very much hope that after

Calvin that I’m on his side, and to persuade

as he stands close at my side, pressing his hands into his pockets

face genuinely pained. “I was not, What did

the eye. Calvin sighs deeply as he listens, lifting a hand to rub at his eyes in frustration and I think

and looking first at me and then at Sinclair. “It is…please, I beg you you to consider that there was and is dissent within our nation. While I’m sure that some of our delegation encouraged Xander and support his disgusting ideas, some of

Sinclair says slowly. “Then I’d look forward to speaking further

me to set it up,” the prince says quietly,

Sinclair says. And then he shuts his mouth, clear that that’s his final word on the

a good night as well, a move that adds another tick in his favor as far as I’m concerned. I quite like it when persons of power make a point

moment, I look

I’d ask you the same,” he

I ask, frowning, confused.

me a little. “Having private

hand towards the door. “He wants to

wants a change,” Sinclair growls, “to get you on his side. He knows you’re soft hearted! He

be soft-hearted, Dominic, but that’s something you value about me. You can’t have it both ways – you can’t love that about me and then use it as a

murmurs. ” But Ella, we agreed that you’d let me take the lead on

to trust my instincts, and they’re telling me to trust him. Prince Calvin – he speaks to me and if this is an in with the Atalaxians? A way to create an alliance,

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