Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 346 – Parting

Ella

I blink, surprised, when I hear a laugh tumble from Roger’s mouth. Honestly, I had expected anything else. Yelling? Yes. Begging? Sure. Stern orders? Absolutely.

Anything, really, except the low chuckle that falls from Roger’s lips as he leans back and puts his hands in his pockets. “I’m serious,” Cora says, crossing her arms and glaring at him. “I’m going with you. You need me.”

“Cora,” Roger says, shaking his head. “I need you, absolutely. But if you think for a second that I’m letting my pregnant mate climb into a sewer with me as part of an attack on an unknown enemy.

“Well if you wouldn’t let me do it, why on earth would I let you do it!” she counters, angry.

“Because I’m not pregnant!” Roger shouts back, angry, as if it’s obvious. Sinclair shifts a little, moving behind me – his arms still around my shoulders – so we can both watch.

“We’re pregnant,” Cora shouts, pointing between herself and him. “ This is not a me or a you kind of thing! I am not interested in single motherhood on what is essentially day two of this pregnancy!”

“Cora,” Roger sighs, putting an exhausted hand on his forehead. “This is my job. This is what we do. You can’t ask me to back away from it.”

“Why not, when you’re doing the same to me?” Cora counters, shaking her head at him, being stubborn. I bite my lip, torn between wanting to support my sister and frankly agreeing with Roger. There’s absolutely no way in hell that Cora should be going on this mission.

“What are you talking about?” Roger asks, frustrated. “I can help,” she says, pointing at herself, “I’m a doctor. You guys are going to get all torn up out there – you need me!”

Have we had enough of this? Sinclair asks, speaking to me mind-to-mind as I lean back against him, tense as we watch our siblings argue. When do I interrupt?

another second, I reply internally, wanting them to figure this out on their own if they can. But even if it did

says, waving a dismissive hand. ” It will be enough to

feel, for the rest of my life – what would

falter, no knowing how to reply. And frankly I’m torn by the idea as well if Sinclair died,

asks me, his own inner voice dark and sad. Let

whisper and, after a second, my sister drags her eyes away from her mate to look at me. Slowly, I shake my head, “Cora, you

How the hell would Roger feel if you

look at him, surprised, I think, by the rare display of intense emotion. These Sinclair brothers – they’re so

her head on his chest when he puts his own arms around her. “I don’t like this,” she

sorry. But

like this?” she asks, looking up at him. “Is this what I’ve gotten myself into? Battle after

his head

Cora,” Roger replies, tightening his arms around her. “I

room and giving the two of them a moment alone. My mate takes my hand as we pass through the

me as

out of my thoughts at his words. “Now that he’s born,” Sinclair says, nodding to the baby as I carry him over to his little makeshift crib.

was my little guy. But no,” I reply, straightening and

eyes at the memory. He shushes me a little, pressing a finger to my mouth, and

there. Not really. He will come back to me today, as he did before. As he always

press a kiss to my mouth. I wrap my arms around his neck, clinging close, never wanting to