#Chapter 429 – Breaking the News Ella

I shriek when I hear the tap on the door, jumping up from the bed and dashing towards it, so excited to see my sister that I can’t even think about moving slowly.

Behind me, I hear Sinclair stand up and give a little growl. Without even looking, I know he’s standing with his arms across his chest, his feet wide apart, glaring at the door. But! That’s Roger’s problem. Not mine.

I fling the door open and immediately throw myself into my sister’s arms. ” Cora!” I shout, laughing. “I missed you!”

“It was two days, Ella!” she laughs, shaking her head and hugging me back.

“Three!” I insist, frowning at her.

“Well, whatever,” she says, rolling my eyes. “We’ve spent longer apart than that.”

“Yes well,” I say, pulling back and grinning at her. “I missed you. Don’t go away again. It was boring without you.”

“I can’t believe that,” Cora says, frowning at me as we move into the room. “Didn’t you go to the camps and work? That’s never – ”

But I gasp, my hands flying to my mouth as soon as I see it.

Cora, surprised, turns to me with wide eyes and then starts to look around for whatever is wrong as Roger comes into the room as well, shutting the door behind him. Figuring it out first, Roger starts to laugh.

“What!?” Cora asks, looks between her mate and me.

“Cora!” I gasp, stepping forward and grabbing at the neck of her shirt, yanking it back so I can see –

Her mating mark – right there! High on her shoulder, almost on her neck!

“Oh,” she says, laughing and blushing a little, reaching up to run her fingers over it and then sending a little glare Roger’s way. “Yes, he decided to put it in a very noticeable place, didn’t he?”

“Damn right I did,” Roger murmurs, ducking down to give me a kiss on the cheek before moving over to Sinclair.

is going to immediately ensue as I

arms, “I’m so happy

says, unable to keep from beaming with happiness herself, but she pulls away from me and shakes her head. “You’re – you’re

let it overshadow my happiness for you! This,” I say, gesturing again towards her mark, “is such a wonderful thing and you two waited so long and were so patient –

out again and wrap my

me tightly back. “We’re really

hear everything,” I say, pulling back. I open my mouth to ask for more details, but we

have been here, Roger,” Sinclair says, his whole

throwing out a dismissive hand. ” Cora and I

to Cora. ” What do you say we steal

the fireworks?” Cora says, turning her head to the side and

my elbow

in his

because she’s never been through it before, she follows me with curiosity. I watch her face as I open the

with raised eyebrows. “Oh wow, I

had it fixed up,” I say, closing the door behind me. “Damon’s taste was…” I grimace and shake my head. “But through here!” I continue, walking to the center of the room

she looks so cozy, and that’s precisely what I want. I know that we live in a palace and that there’s a sense of refinement to

curling up against the pillows? It confirms that I did

he can see his auntie as I sit

that are more personal – just between her and Roger but my eyes predictably well up as soon as she starts telling me

geeze, Ells,” Cora says, laughing and shaking her head at me. “I’m going to stop telling

sniffing hard and wiping my face

from me so that I can blow my nose and pull myself together. I smile as I watch her settle the baby on her lap, grinning down at him and giving him a little baby talk that makes him

my lip, loving the sight of Cora with the baby, and then I lean against the pillows, not

all?” I ask, curious, my eyes all dried up. “The whole

she says, looking

laugh, kicking out a foot to

says, rolling her eyes and hugging

just makes me want to know more,” I

and I know she can’t wait to

long and deep inhale of breath as I sit up straight,

nods. “I remembered what you said about…how you named Rafe? How you tried out different names, and he

son, my little baby. And I laugh, and nod, “he kicked,”

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