The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 481: New Baby Cousin

Ella

I see a yawn stretch over Cora’s face and immediately start to get to my feet. “You’re exhausted,” I say, “we’ll let you get some rest – ”

“No,” Roger says, suddenly a little frantic again. “You guy can’t leave what if – what if the baby cries and Cora sleeps through it – I have no idea what to do ”

I laugh at my brother-in-law and shake my head at him. “We’re not going far, Roger,” I say, pressing myself to Sinclair’s side as he, too, stands up. “We’re going to sleep across the hall after we make sure Henry gets home safe. You’ll be able to shout if you need anything.”

“Oh, thank god,” Roger murmurs, slumping back against the pillows and putting a weary hand over his face.

“So dramatic,” Cora says, rolling her eyes but laughing anyway. I grin at my sister and then move to her side, pressing a kiss to her cheek and blowing one to the sleeping Jesse, my new perfect nephew.

“You guys sleep tight, all right?” I say. “And really – we’re here if you need us. Or even if you want us to take the baby in the rolling bassinet – he can sleep in our room – ”

“We’ll be fine, Ella,” Cora says, rolling her eyes at me now.

“They do this all the time in hospitals, take the baby to the nursery so the mom can get some sleep! I could

“Stop trying to steal my baby,” she laughs, flapping a hand at me, “just because you miss having a newborn.”

“I do,” I sigh, again clutching my hands beneath my chin. “They’re so cute and tiny then…”

“Come and take your meatball, Ella,” Sinclair says on a laugh, holding out my perfect little Rafe to me. And I laugh too, taking Rafe in my arms and holding him tight against my chest.

“You’re perfect too, Rafe,” I say, kissing his head, “no matter how big you get.”

soft goodnights over our shoulder and close the door behind us as we pass

I fall back against the

stopping and grinning at me as I hold Rafe close to

newborn stage! I love the first

running his hand over my hair. I grin up at him, nodding fervently. “Luckily,” he says, raising an eyebrow at me.

little and covering one of Rafe’s ear with my spare

me as I start down the hall. “We

shoulder, pretending to be more bothered than I am as I open the door to the guest room. “Baby Rafe doesn’t need to hear

the dark of the room and pulling

and throaty. ” Because we have competition now for best Sinclair parents. And I am not losing to those two idiots in

says, laughing his dark little laugh. “We’ve got them beat

And my mate kisses me swiftly before giving me

I’ll make sure dad gets home?” He asks, heading

say, giving him a quick thumbs up and a wink. Sinclair nods to me, smiling, and heads out the door,

laughing as I swing the baby up over my head, making him give a tiny shriek of

smile at him as I carry him over to the little changing table I set up a few hours ago, starting

his pajamas on. “But if you like your new cousin more than your new little sister, just because you have some weird kind of bond?” I look at him for a long moment, shaking

me, babbling as I pull up his

up into my arms. “And

later, Rafe and I are cozily settled on the bed, each of us warmly wrapped up as he plays with some of his soft blocks and I lay quietly by his side, talking to him and giving him a cuddle whenever he looks for it. But I grin when

says, starting to pull off his blazer as he

say, sitting up a little. ” We missed

I smile when I see his eagerness, knowing he feels precisely the way that I feel: that this is our happy place, when we’re all cozy together with no great

you sleepy?” he

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