The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 457: Preparations

Ella

I jump almost out of my skin when Sinclair bangs through our bedroom door. I spin with the baby in my arms, my eyes wide. Sinclair’s clearly all worked up as he slams the door behind him, his eyes instantly fixed on me, looking me up and down.

“Why are you dressed like that?” he asks, his voice angry, though I can tell that he’s not mad at me he’s just worked up at what must have been a very stressful day.

“Like what?” I ask, looking down at myself. I’m wearing what I think is my most conservative dress – black, floor length with a little bit of a train behind me, with long sleeves and a crew neck that cuts across my collar bones, showing nothing beneath.

“Well, you look beautiful, Ella,” Sinclair bites out, glaring at me a little like it’s an accusation.

I blink at him for a moment, my eyebrows raising. “Is that a problem, Dominic?”

“Why are you all dressed up?” he growls, crossing to me.

“I just thought that I’d get ready, in case I am supposed to go to dinner – ”

“And you decided to wear that!?”

“Okay,” I say, keeping my voice calm and doing my very best to keep my own temper now, because my mate? He’s pushing it. I put one hand out, resting it against his chest. “All right, Dominic. I’m going to give you a minute now to rethink your words, and then we’ll start again.”

He narrows his eyes at me, not liking at all that I’m talking to him like a kindergartener. But I cock my head to the side, asking him to consider the irony that at this moment I need to talk to him like a kindergartener.

After a long moment he sighs and turns away from me, hanging his head and putting his hands on his hips. “I’m sorry,” he murmurs, pulling himself together. Then he drops his face in a hand. “It has been a long day, Ella.”

hand on his back, stroking up and down, wanting to bring him comfort. “Tell me,” I say, and my

sigh when he finishes. “I’m sorry, Dominic,” I say, looking up at him.

with his gorgeous green eyes. “It doesn’t matter what I tried – they’ve

going to take the blame

my lip a little, considering. “Does this mean

away from me, putting a hand on my shoulder and turning me around. I do as his hands tell me to, spinning so that my back is to him, and then I sigh a little

and I sigh in disappointment

I frown, because…wait,

going?” I ask, trying to turn, but my mate holds me still until he has the zipper all the way down to my ass. Then

stead.” A shiver passes through me at

then what are you doing?” I ask, turning and frowning at him even as he tries to stop me. “I’m already dressed! I’m

he says, gruff. “Don’t you have like,

on. ” Dominic! I’m not going to dinner with our enemy looking like a slob. This dress is so matronly

and raising a single eyebrow at me. “Ella, I was hard the

waving a dismissive hand, “But that’s

it is,” he growls, stepping towards me

I like him like this. Maybe we should keep this Atalaxian Prince

I’m wearing this,” I say, struggling to pull my dress back up over my shoulders while I

sigh, taking the baby from me. “But take it off anyway.

When that’s done, Sinclair stands by the bed

he says as I start to walk slowly over

he shrugs off his suit jacket and starts to unbutton his shirt. “Dominic, you haven’t had to scent mark me in months – I’m your mate I already carry your scent all

gets his shirt off, revealing his broad, muscled chest. My mouth goes

he commands, his voice

to my shoulders and pushing at the dress, slipping it off my arms

to

out of my dress and over to the bed. And then I slowly start to crawl across it, wearing nothing but my black pumps, and my panties, and my lacy

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