Alpha’s Rue: His Shunned Luna (Athena Enchanted) novel Chapter 543

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Chapter 543

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“What?” I blink.

“She felt how uneasy you were, and it rubbed off on her, baby.” He softly explains, like he is trying to pacify a child, and I sure do sound like one right now. “Try being calm yourself before you try to soothe her.”

I bury my face in my hands and start crying again. “Trinity sleeps through the night,” I hiccup. “Even when she didn’t, she would settle for Noah, and she was scared too. I have taken care of Trinity at night before, and she didn’t cry this much, she didn’t reject me the only way babies know how. She is calm with me. So what can’t I settle my own baby? What if she just prefers being with you over me?”

“Look at me,” Kingston coos, pulling my hands from my face so I’m looking at him now. “You are Alanna’s mother and she loves you, she does not prefer me over you. She can’t. That’s my baby, Ellie and I know for a fact that just like me, she prefers you over the whole world.”

“Bullshit,” I hiccup. “She likes it better when you hold her.”

He sighs, “Okay, let me let you in on a little secret. When we first brought her home? I was scared. Our first night with her, I couldn’t sleep because I was scared of turning the wrong way on the bed and crushing her.” He snickers. “The first time she cried, you woke up and I said you should rest. Do you remember that?”

I nod.

“I went downstairs with her,” he says. “It took me over an hour before I got her settled. I went to knock on Rowan’s door and asked for his help, and you know what he told me? She could smell my fear.”

“What?” I sniff.

He nods, “I think he was right because the moment I swallowed my fears, and tried soothing her with confidence? She stopped crying. I was able to get her to sleep.”

“So it’s because I’m scared?” I frown.

He shrugs, “Maybe. But you know what I think? You have nothing to be scared of. You are projecting your fears onto her, but I promise you Ellie, you are an amazing mother. You’re a new mom, this is your first baby. This is our learning point, and there is nobody else that I would rather raise that beautiful whiny little girl with.”

I laugh, and he wipes my tears. “And for the record, Trinity is a boring baby anyway.” He snickers. “I like my crybaby daughter better, she keeps life interesting.” He tells me. “And just