Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 428 – A Mating Gift

“What?” Roger asks, going suddenly rigid and raising his head, his alpha instincts probably anticipating an attack of some kind “No,” I say, gaping up at the sky. ” Roger, look -”

And he turns to follow my gaze, his own mouth falling open as he sees. What looks like a thousand shooting stars cross the sky in a blink, one after the other, chasing each other across the blackness above the sea.

“Oh my god,” he murmurs, his head falling back as he stares upwards. Instinctually, I close the slight distance between us so that my body is pressed seamlessly against his, and I take his hand, and we both stare.

His body, like mine, is still thrumming with the joy of it – of the promises, the s3x, the marking, all of it – but this – the awe we both feel We’re both silent for a long time as we stare up at the sky, marveling.

“Cora,” Roger says after a long moment, turning his head to me a little but unable to tear his eyes away from the meteors that flash across the sky. ” Did you…do this?”

“What?” I ask, shocked.

“I mean,” he says slowly, “I’m pretty sure that you did the wind, and the earthquake –

“The what?” I gasp.

He turns to me for real now, a wide smile breaking out on his face as his eyes meet mine. “I mean, I know I’m good Cora, but you had to have noticed-

“An earthquake?”

“The ground shook, Cora! What did you think it was?”

“I thought it was just a – a little shake! Not an earthquake.”

“Well, yes, just a little one,” he replies, still laughing, giving me a tiny shrug. “I mean, I don’t think you levelled any cities – though, I mean, I can try harder next time – ”

It’s my turn to growl now, smacking him on the chest. “You don’t get to take credit for my gift, mate – ”

growls, turning towards me and grabbing me by the waist, pulling me flush against him again,

then he pulls away a bit, staring into my eyes for a long moment before glancing up at the sky again. “But seriously,”

the sky, where the meteors continue to streak, leaving behind their long tails of golden light. They’re slower now, more patient, less a frantic rush of stars. Now they seem to take their time, wanting to put on a show. “I mean…that,” I say, pointing

meteor?” He raises his eyebrows, impressed, and I grin to see it. ” Nobody’d better piss you off, Cora,” he says, considering. “Or we’ll get an asteroid and another species-ending

him a playful shove. “So, keep that in

against mine. “Oh, I intend to piss you off every day,” he murmurs, grinning. “I like taking you to bed

teeth at him then, making him laugh, inviting it. Because honestly, he doesn’t piss me off –

teasing, bringing me right to the edge of my limits but never pushing too far. And me? Too-serious me? I

right. It makes us great

right, little mate,” I murmur, laughing and turning my head away so he can study his handywork on my neck. “What’s

raising his head to study it. “Nah, it’s real pretty Cora. You’ll like it. And I put it

head back, grinning.

kiss to my collar bone. “I want everyone to know you’re mine. Can you just start wearing a

human and wolf kind are equals – for the only human

down at me. “I can get you one for each

“Only if you wear a matching one,” I reply, “pink, ‘ Property of

his voice full of mischief as he brings his face again close to mine. “I already have to beat the women off

at him with my hand, “you shut up! You so do not have

a mated man sincere apologies, I know, it is a loss for womankind,

bit into his skin. “You’re a liar,” I murmur, bringing my lips

kisses me, a long and sweeping kiss. “And

deep breath, relaxing, bliss still running through me –

curious little tapping along my second bond and burst into a smile.

“Baby’s up,” I murmur.

earthquake,” he replies, “hard to sleep

and send my own little feeling along the bond to the baby. Happy? Happy! Comes the response,

if this means that he’ll be a happy kid,” Roger murmurs, smiling with a deep content that I also feel, “or if