#Chapter 437- Be Careful, Little Mate

Ella

“I don’t think we’ve met,” Sinclair says, looking Calvin up and down, his voice low and dangerous.

“Not personally, no,” Calvin says, and I watch him, a little surprised to see that he has regained his composure faster than me. He again executes his sharp little bow, showing obeisance to Sinclair, the kind of gesture one Royal gives to another. “I am Prince Calvin, of Atalaxia. And, despite the uncouth gesture that my party made this morning, I hope you will believe me when I say that I am very pleased to be here and eager to build a good relationship between our nations.”

Sinclair raises his eyebrows in surprise, looking for a long moment at the Prince and then down at me, ”

Well,” Sinclair says, his words careful and measured. “It is good to hear you say that. After the events of the morning we were convinced that peace was not a priority for you.”

Clavin sighs and glances over his shoulder, to where the rest of his delegation are speaking quietly with a group of people I don’t know. ” Honestly highness,” he says, his voice low as if he’s seeking not to be overheard, “for many of them? It is not. But I hope that over the next few days I can convince you that you have at least one ally over this border.”

Slowly, Sinclair nods, pulling me closer to his side. “I look forward to being convinced,” my mate says evenly, still studying this strange Prince.

Clavin bows again to both of us, realizing that this interview is over. “A pleasure, your highnesses,” he murmurs, beginning to turn away.

“Ella,” I call – and I surprise myself to hear my name fall from my mouth.

Calvin turns back to us, slow, likewise surprised.

“Please,” I continue, “call me Ella.”

The Prince hesitates for a moment, flicking his eyes to Sinclair, but then he bows to me more deeply than he’s done before. “It will be a pleasure, Ella.”

And then he turns away.

Sinclair’s side now, a

his voice baffled but not at all angry at least not with me.

I

that it was…something. Something real,

Cora and Rafe, I smile to see, are already making their way back into the room through the main door – I find my

the hell he is, and what he could possibly want

hours of chat with delegates from other countries. Honestly,

his little crib, giving him a kiss on the head

laughs at me. “Ella,” he says,shaking his head, “up. Come on. You can’t fall

what I want,” I mutter, turning

a little with pleasure to feel them released. Sinclair, intuiting how good it feels, sits on the edge of the bed and takes one of

moan again,

that noise,” he murmurs, his voice low, hungry. I open an eye and glance at him because honestly, even though I’m exhausted, when

to

me make that noise,”

his elbows to avoid crushing me completely. I take a deep, contented breath and turn onto my back, lifting my hands to pull his tuxedo shirt out of his pants and then slip my palms onto the

scent before pressing determined kisses to my neck, my shoulders, my chest – every one of them sending a new

side and pulling me with him

pressing my hips close to his, wanting to feel him tight against me. “I didn’t even

look at me, ensuring that I see and hear him. “You were perfectly yourself, Ella very charming. No one holds your lack of knowledge against you – they’re aware of your story. They love that you’re a

hands faltering a little on their path lower. “But doesn’t that make me…a

eyes and exhaling deeply when my hands

right,” I laugh softly. “If you say so, Dominic. You know

and I laugh a little more. I get his belt undone and begin to start on the button of his pants but

that,” he says, and I look up to sees eyes on me now. “Earlier – with

my lip, pulling my hands

mad?” he

we sort of agreed that…we’d give them the

you, though, didn’t he?

should have just gone with Cora to change

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