#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.

ignore them – and whatever boy fight is going to immediately ensue as I throw my arms around my sister,

back and forth in my arms, “I’m so happy for you! Congratulations! What – what happened!

to keep from beaming with happiness herself, but she pulls away from me and shakes her head. “You’re – you’re not mad? That we we eloped, instead of doing the wedding

about that – and even if I was disappointed, I’d never let it overshadow my happiness for you! This,” I say, gesturing again towards her mark, “is

to help myself, I cry out again and wrap my sister in another

back. “We’re really happy.

I open my mouth to ask for more details, but we both turn- distracted when we hear Roger and

his whole body tense, glaring daggers

Roger says, throwing out a dismissive hand. ” Cora and I needed

Cora. ” What do you say we

watch the fireworks?” Cora says, turning her head to

I say, nudging her with my elbow and grinning. “Besides, they need…a minute to work this out. Come

is laying in his pack-and-play, messing with some toys. He gives a little happy squeak when I pick him up, which makes me

nodding to a door on this side of the room. Frowning, because she’s never been through it before, she follows me with curiosity. I watch her

says, looking around with raised eyebrows. “Oh wow, I had

taste was…” I grimace and shake my head. “But through here!” I continue, walking to the center of the room and

because 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 the entire place, but I really wanted to create a space within it where my

against the pillows?

so he can see his auntie as I sit down on

just between her and Roger but my eyes predictably well up as soon as she starts telling me about how

her head at me. “I’m going to stop

better not,” I cry out, sniffing hard and

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

my lip, loving the sight of Cora with the baby, and then I lean against the pillows,

my eyes all

says, looking

to shove her

going to go to pieces, Ells,” she says, rolling her eyes and hugging Rafe close against

makes me want to know more,”

says, grinning – and I know she can’t wait to tell

deep inhale of breath as I sit up

said about…how you named Rafe? How you tried out different names, and he really

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

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