#Chapter 306 – Old Friends
Ella
Two hours later, Sinclair and I welcome our friends back to our house for a casual breakfast and coffee
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or mimosas, according to preference to celebrate Rafe’s moonlight baptism. I can tell our guests are dragging – they’ve been up all night, after all – but spirits are high.
“Wow,” I say, leaning back against Sinclair’s chest with a croissant in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other. Rafe, thankfully, is asleep in his little recline stroller. Usually I’d put him to bed in his crib, but I want people to be able to say goodbye if they have to leave. “I can’t believe everyone I still up,” I say, peering around at our friends and family. “I mean, I know we’re on baby time so normal hours mean nothing anymore, but everyone else…”
“It’s a special occasion,” Sinclair murmurs; lowering his face to my hair and taking a long sniff of my scent. “We’re used to it. In wolf culture shifter children are rarer than we’d like, so we take the time to celebrate them when they’re born.”
“That’s so nice…” I say, sniffing a little, my eyes filling with tears.
“What?” Sinclair asks, pulling away from me a little, shocked. “Are you – why are you crying –
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I swat at him, laughing a little. “What! Hormones! I’m tired! Leave me be.” Then I brush the tears off my cheeks, smiling despite them. I’m just overwhelmed and grateful, honestly, for all the love that our family has shown our baby. “It really is a beautiful tradition,” I murmur, and Sinclair kisses my cheek before moving away to talk to some of the Alphas who have come to see their new prince.
As Sinclair moves away, Isabel quickly moves to my side to take his place. “Hi, mama,” she says, giving me a warm smile as she wraps an arm around my waist. “How are you doing?”
about me!” I cry out, wrapping my arms around her
but the way she smiles at her mate across the room lets me know that her words are an understatement. James raises a hand to me, little Sadie slumped against his
I ask Isabel quickly, taking
be here and meet the baby – but we both want to get home. We have…a lot of work to
to a little love seat in the corner and I follow her there, Rafe’s little pram in tow, so that we
from everyone and as private as we
hard pregnancy, and I know that the birth
at her and tightening my hold on her hand, “please just tell me –“My stomach is roiling with guilt to
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problem is now, after the last days of the war when you were away on the boat. It’s nothing that
just, had no idea where he was, if he was cared for – my heart wrenches to think of it. Isabel notes
to where Sinclair is standing. “I’m sorry
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new determination on my face. “I need to know, Isabel -I’m getting strong, I need to do this sort of work. If Sinclair intends to lead these people, I don’t intend to stay home and be
you’d feel that way. That’s why I told you – not because …well, Ella, if you’re
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a deep breath, still worried but touched by my friend’s concern. She knows me so well. “Thank you, love,” I say, giving her a little smile. “I’ll take care of myself, and my family. But I’m going to help too. Can you tell me? Who is the
she says, lowering her voice and looking
frown at her, not understanding, but giving
urgent now, “we both know that the right side won this war. That Damon would have worked to disenfranchise the humans completely, to enslave them if he could. Sinclair, we know, wants equal rights and peace – but there are people even on Sinclair’s side who still
councils during the war when
sister. I frown to think of it, to see some of those men in this room now.
– and I’m aware. It’s something that I know Sinclair is working on but…old prejudices, they
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