Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 430 – Breaking the News Ella

I shriek when I hear the tap on the door, jumping up from the bed and dashing towards it, so excited to see my sister that I can’t even think about moving slowly.

Behind me, I hear Sinclair stand up and give a little growl. Without even looking, I know he’s standing with his arms across his chest, his feet wide apart, glaring at the door. But! That’s Roger’s problem. Not mine.

I fling the door open and immediately throw myself into my sister’s arms. ” Cora!” I shout, laughing. “I missed you!”

“It was two days, Ella!” she laughs, shaking her head and hugging me back.

“Three!” I insist, frowning at her.

“Well, whatever,” she says, rolling my eyes. “We’ve spent longer apart than that.”

“Yes well,” I say, pulling back and grinning at her. “I missed you. Don’t go away again. It was boring without you.”

“I can’t believe that,” Cora says, frowning at me as we move into the room. “Didn’t you go to the camps and work? That’s never – ”

But I gasp, my hands flying to my mouth as soon as I see it.

Cora, surprised, turns to me with wide eyes and then starts to look around for whatever is wrong as Roger comes into the room as well, shutting the door behind him. Figuring it out first, Roger starts to laugh.

“What!?” Cora asks, looks between her mate and me.

“Cora!” I gasp, stepping forward and grabbing at the neck of her shirt, yanking it back so I can see –

Her mating mark – right there! High on her shoulder, almost on her neck!

“Oh,” she says, laughing and blushing a little, reaching up to run her fingers over it and then sending a little glare Roger’s way. “Yes, he decided to put it in a very noticeable place, didn’t he?”

“Damn right I did,” Roger murmurs, ducking down to give me a kiss on the cheek before moving over to Sinclair.

I ignore them – and whatever boy fight is going to immediately ensue as I throw my arms around my sister, shrieking again with happiness. ”

Cora!” I shout, rocking her back and forth in my arms, “I’m so happy for you! Congratulations! What – what happened! Tell me everything!”

me and shakes her head. “You’re – you’re

my shoulders falling in my disappointment, “I never cared about that – and even if I was disappointed, I’d never let it overshadow my happiness for you! This,” I say, gesturing again towards her mark, “is such a wonderful thing and you two waited so long and were so patient

to help myself, I cry out again and wrap

hugging me tightly back. “We’re really happy. It was…a

hear everything,” I say, pulling back. I open my mouth to ask for more details, but we

Roger,” Sinclair says, his

Dom,” Roger says, throwing out a dismissive hand. ” Cora and

do you say we steal

the fireworks?” Cora says, turning her head

her with my elbow and grinning. “Besides, they need…a minute to work

cross the room again as quietly as I can, reaching for the baby, who is laying in his pack-and-play, messing with some toys.

the room. Frowning, because she’s never been through it before, she follows me with curiosity. I watch her face as I open the door and we pass through. I’m gratified when I see her

she says, looking around with raised eyebrows. “Oh wow, I had

I grimace and shake my head. “But through here!” I continue, walking to the center of the room and pointing towards another door, “there are more bedrooms,

what I want. I know that we live in a palace and that there’s

pillows? It confirms that I did well

so he can see his auntie as I sit down on the couch myself.

and Roger but my eyes predictably well up as soon as she starts telling me about how they went onto the beach, and the promises they made to

says, laughing and shaking her head at me. “I’m going to stop telling you about my

better not,” I cry out, sniffing hard and wiping my face with the heel of

nose and pull myself together. I smile as I watch her settle the baby on

my lip, loving the sight of Cora with the baby, and then I lean against the pillows, not asking for him back.

is that all?” I ask, curious, my eyes all

she says, looking

out a foot to shove her on the knee.

to go to pieces, Ells,” she says, rolling her eyes and

me want to know more,” I say,

can’t wait to tell me

I sit up straight, clasping my

Rafe? How you tried out different

instantly fill with tears at the memory and dart to my son, my little baby. And I laugh, and