The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

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.”

shoulder and close the door behind us as we pass out of the room, letting my sister and her mate have a peaceful night alone

the hall, I fall back against the wall with

time,” Sinclair says, stopping and grinning at me as I hold

the newborn stage! I love the first night, when you can’t sleep because you can’t bear to close your eyes and stop looking at them! I’m so excited. I’m not going to be able to

grin up at him, nodding fervently. “Luckily,” he

little and covering one of Rafe’s ear with my spare hand. “Not in front of the

at me as I start down the hall. “We have sex in front

a haughty look at my mate over my shoulder, pretending to be more bothered than I am as I open the door to the guest room. “Baby Rafe doesn’t need

the dark of the room and pulling me to him, a little more roughly than he needs to, just the way

murmur, my voice low and throaty. ” Because we have competition now for best Sinclair parents. And I am not

laughing his dark little laugh. “We’ve got

right?” I say, wrinkling my nose at him. And my mate kisses me swiftly

make sure

quick thumbs up and a wink. Sinclair nods to

give a tiny shriek of joy.

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

happy for you, Rafe,” I say sternly as I change his diaper and start to put 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

at me, babbling as I

as I pull him up into my arms. “And I’m holding you to it, even though you don’t

hour 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

he says, starting to pull off his blazer

say, sitting up a little. ” We missed

dressed so he can be with his little family sooner. I smile when I see his eagerness, knowing he feels precisely the way that

sleepy?” he asks.