The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 476: Labor

Cora

I narrow my eyes at Roger when he comes upstairs about forty-five minutes later. “Are you going to behave better now?” I ask, my voice tense.

“Yup,” he says, leaning in the doorway with a lazy smile.

I start to laugh as I look over his too – loose stature. “Is it because you’re all drunk?” My eyes shift to Sinclair as he appears in the doorway behind his brother. “Seriously, did you get him all drunk?”

Sinclair, Rafe sitting up in his arms, just gives a little shrug, his mouth pulled up at the corner in a secret smile.

“I am only,” Roger says, smiling as he steps into the room and holding up a hand with his thumb and pointer finger pressed very close together, “a very tiny bit drunk. Just something to steady the nerves.”

Ella laughs next to me before she scoots off the bed.

“All right, then,” she says, gesturing to me as she moves around the bed and reaches to take Rafe from Sinclair. ” Take your spot, Roger. And stop freaking her out, okay?”

“I promise,” Roger mumbles, giving Ella a sloppy little salute before climbing onto the bed and taking her place.

“We’ll be downstairs,” Ella says when I turn my eyes to her. “You just call, and we’ll be right up. Okay?”

I nod to her, smiling a little, grateful that she’s here. Beyond having the power to heal me instantly should anything go wrong, it’s just…really nice to have my sister close by.

Roger sighs as he pulls himself into the spot close on my right and tucks his legs in under the blankets. Then he turns to me, his face serious. “I’m sorry, Cora,” he says quietly.

“Thank you,” I say, my anger fading as I see that he means it. I lift a hand to his cheek, wanting to touch him, wanting him close.

“I just love you so much

“I get it,” I say, nodding.

He nods too, capturing my hand and pressing a kiss to it. “But I didn’t listen to you. And Sinclair made me sit down and listen – which he shouldn’t have to do, so I’m sorry about that. But he explained that you need to be the one freaking out today. So, I have to just… be steady. Is that right?”

quietly, studying him. “I mean, Roger, it’s not that you can’t feel afraid too – I get that it’s a big

out of the room. I’m sorry, Cora – you’re right, we had

I say, a little smile coming to my lips now as he

the contractions?” he asks, looking down at my belly and stroking it softly

voice quiet. “Or, maybe a little faster now? Four

I know he doesn’t feel. ” That is all very

start to

asks, turning to grin at

Roger Sinclair,” I murmur, taking his cheeks in my hands and

lips, kissing me back. “I’m going to be a

my lip, feeling significantly calmer now, starting to get…well, maybe a

murmurs, a little thoughtlessly as he tucks his head close to mine and takes a deep breath of my scent, “like an old man.” I laugh

color do you think his eyes

click my tongue and

would that even

grandchildren,” he says, grinning at me. “Anything is possible.

my eyes, “would

he says, holding

close to him. Or at least I smile for a second, before the next contraction starts again. “Oh boy,” I say, sitting up, a hand moving low on my stomach. “Here

next to me but does his best to stay quiet, his eyes on me throughout the whole

he says quietly when

my eyes to his now. And then I smile a little, returning my hand to

me. “Big brown ones, like his mom. That would be

to wait and see,” I reply, dropping my hand from his cheek and wrapping my fingers

turning is attention

well. “Nah, don’t rush him,” I sigh. ” He’ll come on

passes love and comfort and reassurance to the baby,

for him out here,” I say,

on, kid,” Roger murmurs. ” Any time you want,

finally ready – completely ready to bring our baby into the world with a nice, calm, maybe slightly tipsy Roger

then, the house is busy with all the people we’ve asked to come to the house for the birth our

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