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 – ”

and grabbing me by the waist, pulling me flush against him again, stomach

kissing him, joy rippling through me as he kisses me back. But then he pulls away a bit, staring into my eyes for a long moment before glancing up at the sky again. “But seriously,” he says, “do

honestly don’t know,” I say, looking up again at 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

rain, hail…now earthquake and meteor?” He raises his eyebrows, impressed, and I grin to see it. ” Nobody’d better piss

giving him a playful shove. “So, keep

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

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

him, but with me he walks a very fine line of teasing, bringing me right to the edge of

right. It makes us great

handywork on my neck. “What’s it look like? Did you do good, or did you

“Nah, it’s real pretty Cora. You’ll like it. And I put it

back, grinning. “Jealous,” I accuse,

a kiss to my collar bone. “I want everyone to know you’re

really well with the humans we’re trying to convince that we truly believe human and wolf kind are equals – for the only human in our little wolf family to start walking around in a t-shirt that says ‘

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

at him. “Only if you wear a matching one,” I reply,

be helpful, honestly,” he says, his voice full of mischief as he brings his face again close to mine. “I already have to beat the women

my hand, “you shut up!

do!” he insists, laughing harder now. “Seriously, every five minutes! Sorry, I’m a mated man sincere apologies, I

pulling him against me, letting my nails sink a bit into his skin. “You’re a liar,” I murmur, bringing my lips to his, “but

before he kisses me, a long and sweeping kiss. “And neither

my eyes and taking a deep breath, relaxing, bliss still running through me –

tapping along my second bond and burst into a smile. Roger laughs again, glancing down towards my belly,

“Baby’s up,” I murmur.

he replies, “hard

send my own little feeling along the bond

Roger murmurs, smiling with a deep content that I also feel, “or if he just…doesn’t have