Chapter 0730

"Ari! Ari Clark!" Ella hisses from inside the helicopter.

"Cadet Ari Clark!" Cora says, lifting her chin and regally pretending the mistake didn't happen. "Appear immediately! With, um, my kid! Jesse! And my other nephew! Rafe!"

"Wh-what?" the staff member says, staring at her, baffled.

"Oh, will you just go get Ari, Rafe, and Jesse?" Cora sighs, dropping her hands from her hips, her shoulders slumping. "Oh, and the seamstress! The pretty one! Now, please," she slaps on a charming smile. "It's important." "Um, okay?" the staff member says, looking at the duchess like she might be insane. But she scurries inside, intent on the task.

Two minutes later, the doors open again and Jesse and Rafe appear, Ariel awake and bundled in Rafe's arms.

"Mom!" Rafe calls, worried, striding for the door to the helicopter. "What the hell are you doing!? Why didn't you just come inside?"

"Because we're not going inside," Ella says, gesturing for Rafe to climb into the helicopter and then reaching for her daughter.

"Mama," Ariel croaks, quite tender, reaching for her mom and wrapping an arm around her neck, burying her face in her mother's shoulder. "There, baby," Ella coos. "I'm here now. We're going to take you on a little vacation."

"What!?" Rafe breathes.

"What's going on?" Jesse asks, giving his mom a hug but then frowning at her. "Ariel can't travel, she -"

her head at Jesse. "She gets what she wants, and she wants

little kick on the rump. "I love you,

his mother and his sister.

glare. "She's been too long with all of

"But -"

Ella growls, baring her teeth to let her son know that

the best person in the world for making someone feel better. If Ella says

Jesse asks, going still and staring at his mom as Rafe hops down out of

door, a little grey

her son to take

gasps, looking desperately at Jesse.

been rejected and

smiling warmly at Daphne as Cora helps her into the helicopter. "And she loves you?

as she looks desperately at Jesse. The kitten ducks low in his pocket, hiding. But then Daphne's head snaps back shock written all over

spirit for this trip," Cora says,

sobs quietly into her

gently at her son. "You did a good job - but we'll take it from

sighs and reaches out for

Jesse stands pale at

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