Chapter 309 – the Note
Ella
I sigh and spreads my body out against Sinclair’s, tracing the lines of his body beneath his clothes. I close my eyes, relaxing, letting myself feel the warmth of him, basking in the joy of having him safe and healthy and near, of the knowledge that our baby boy is asleep on the other side of the room.
“You do agree with me though, right?” I ask quietly. “All jokes aside?”
Sinclair takes a minute to consider and then he nods, his eyes still closed. “I think they should sort it out themselves,” he answers quietly. “But I agree, Ella – if he’s not willing to take her whether or not she can give him children…he should let her find someone who will.”
“Thank you, Dominic,” I respond, my voice barely audible, sending a little pulse of sincere gratitude down our bond. He sends love back.
And then we both relax, our bodies falling into a deeper rhythm of breathing that carries us near sleep.
Sleep that’s interrupted, suddenly, by the sound of the doorbell below.
I groan, pulling my head up off of Sinclair’s chest. “Who the hell could that be.”
“Probably someone who forgot a purse. Or a shoe. Or…whatever,” Sinclair mutters, working to
sit
He sighs, rising to his feet, and I get up with him.
“Stay,” he says, putting a hand on my shoulder, nodding back to the bed.
“No,” I sigh. “I’ll come with you. It’s probably for me, anyway. A package or something.” I’m rueful, suddenly, that we’ve let all of the staff have the day off after the long night. It would be nice to have someone else to answer the door…
…but then I realize that that’s horribly selfish and privileged, and I take my mate’s hand, tugging him towards the door and grabbing the baby monitor on the way, switching it on. Who have I become, really, that I’m turning my nose up at having to answer my own door?
Considering some of the conditions I’ve lived in previously in my life, I should be thanking my lucky stars that I even have a door.
Frustrated with myself, I hurry down the stairs, Sinclair following steadily behind.
When I pull open the door, though, there’s nobody there. Frowning, I look around, and then down at the doormat, where there’s a little folded piece of paper.
“What’s this?” I ask, bending quickly to pick it up, the baby monitor making little static noises
in my left hand.
I hold it up between me and Sinclair as he frowns at it, looking quickly around the
neighborhood before pulling the door shut, obviously on alert.
“Is it addressed to anyone?” he asks quietly, suspicious.
“No,” I say, my curiosity growing with every step. Quickly, I turn the envelope over and begin
to slip my finger beneath the seal when Sinclair grabs my hand.
“Ella “he says, his voice harsh with worry. “Don’t.”
—
“What?” I ask, looking up at him, suddenly worried myself. “Why?”
He shakes his head at me. “I just…it’s strange. Let’s…treat it carefully. All right?”
“Okay,” I say. He holds his hand out and I place the letter in his open palm.
“Come on,
” he says, taking my hand and heading for the kitchen. I follow eagerly, desperate to know, a little knot of anxiety forming in my stomach.
When we get into the kitchen, Sinclair puts a hand on my shoulder, walking me backwards until my back is pressed against the door of the pantry. “Stay here,” he murmurs, still looking down at the letter, and then he crosses swiftly to the butcher block by the sink.
“Sinclair,” I call, holding the baby monitor tightly between my hands. “Why
((
“Just, one more minute, Ella,” Sinclair murmurs, holding up a hand to keep me back. I can’t take my eyes off of him as he steps closer to the envelope, holding it carefully in his hands and turning it upside down, shaking it to see what falls out.
“Oh my god,” I breathe out, relieved, rushing to his side. “You had me going crazy, Dominic,”
He shrugs a little bit and flips open the note, revealing a hurried scrawl of handwriting inside – just a few lines. We both read it hurriedly.
The ones who made him, who planned for him to be born –
My face snatches up to Sinclair’s, my breathing short – I can barely pull air into my lungs as I panic –
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