Ella
“Ella!” Cora shouts from the closet, her voice a little frantic. “Ella, help! Please!”
I turn quickly towards the closet, a biscuit and a cup of coffee in each of my hands and Rafe strapped to my chest in his little carrier. “What’s wrong?” I call as I hurry towards her.
But I see the problem immediately as I come to the door, with Cora wrapped up in yards of fabric and one of the stylists tugging fervently at the buttons which close the back.
“It doesn’t fit,” Cora says, her face worried.
“What?” I say, my eyes going a little wide. “But we did a fitting two days ago did you -”
“I guess I got bigger,” Cora sighs, looking down at the little baby bump that makes me so happy to see. “I don’t know – it would be a ridiculous thing to consider with a human baby, but with the way these wolves grow? In leaps and bounds?” She looks back up at me, shaking her head. “I’m sorry Ella what the hell are we going to do?”
“We’re going to use the back-up dress,” I say, grinning widely and shoving the rest of the cookie in my mouth while I put my coffee down on a shelf. Then I move for a big white box I’ve kept secretly in the corner under a pile of other big white boxes.
“Oh, thank god,” the stylist murmurs under her breath, making me laugh.
the second stylist, who nods and steps away to place a call on her phone. “We might
Cora sighs as I take the top off the box and reveal
a wolf pregnancy too!” I say, lifting the dress out and carrying it over. “I remember how unpredictable it is. At
wedding dress as I hang up her second and begin to steam
little, shaking my head and glancing over my shoulder at her. “So,” I say, eager. “Are
Cora says, her voice
turn fully to her now. “You’re not excited
none of this has been important to me, and that Roger and I already had the mating ceremony to end all mating ceremonies. So,” she shrugs, “this all makes
my sister, the steamer still in my hand. “Don’t be
sighs and smiles at me before dipping her head to kiss Rafe on his. He burbles up at her, happily kicking his legs, making her laugh. “You’re more comfortable in the limelight
was a mess at the coronation!
perfectly you though,” she says, raising her eyebrows at me
say, grinning at her, “you just be perfectly
with a grin, crossing her arms across her chest. ” Actually, do you have a
and letting out
get back to work. But even as I point to the robe hanging up in a corner of the closet and Cora
it’s going
the same, and like we couldn’t make something special for Cora and Roger, but…well, it’s the biggest space we’ve got, and there are
with Sinclair at my side, Rafe in my arms in a chic little tuxedo with a white jacket. To my chagrin, he wouldn’t consent to wear his little crown today – kept taking it
is that possible,” he laughs, looking around, “when you planned it
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