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!”

to keep from beaming with happiness herself, but she pulls away from me and shakes her head. “You’re – you’re not mad? That we we eloped, instead of doing the wedding

I was disappointed, I’d never let it overshadow my happiness for you! This,” I say,

to help myself, I cry out again and

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

my mouth to ask for more details, but

Sinclair says, his whole

a dismissive hand. ” Cora and I needed

stepping closer to Cora. ” What do you say we steal

Cora says, turning her head to the side and grinning at

to concentrate on you,” I say, nudging her with my elbow and grinning.

the baby, who is laying in his pack-and-play, messing with some toys. He gives a little happy squeak when I pick him up, which makes

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 expression move from curiosity to wonder

with raised eyebrows. “Oh wow, I had

was…” 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,

Cora says, laughing and sinking down onto the sofa, curling up her legs beneath her in a way that makes me smile, because she looks so cozy, and that’s precisely what I want. I know that we live in a palace and that there’s a sense of refinement to the entire place, but I really wanted to create a space

immediate reaction, curling up against the pillows? It confirms that I

he can see his auntie as I sit down on the

more personal – just between her 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

Ells,” Cora says, laughing and shaking her head at me. “I’m going to stop telling you about my life if all it

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

leaning forward to take the baby from me so that I can blow my nose and pull myself together. I smile as I watch her settle the baby on her lap, grinning down at him and giving him a little baby talk

lip, loving the sight of Cora with the baby, and then I lean

all?” I ask, curious, my eyes

she says,

out a foot to

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

to know more,” I say, laughing and leaning forward

she can’t wait to tell me either. ” We…kind of

as I sit up straight, clasping my

said about…how you named Rafe? How you tried out different

And I laugh, and nod, “he kicked,” I say, biting my lip. “And he did it again and again when