Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 432

#Chapter 432- Arrival of Old Friends

Ella

Cora comes early the day that the festivities begin – if they can be called that. Because while the atmosphere is supposed to be festive, I know that simmering beneath it is a great deal of political tension that my mate is hoping goes just precisely right.

I throw my arms around my sister the moment I open the door to my bedroom, letting her in. “Thank you thank you thank you!” I cry out, the words all mushing together as one.

“Whoa!” Cora says, catching me and laughing, giving me a hug in return. ” It’s fine, Ella – honestly, where else would I be on a day like this?”

“I don’t know, sleeping?” I say, looking at her with wide eyes. “Its 4 am!”

“True,” she says, giving a little shrug and grinning at me. But then she slips a hand to her belly. “Not like I wasn’t up anyway, though.”

“What?” I gasp, tugging her into the room. Cora is about two full months pregnant now, which isn’t much according to a human pregnancy, but if this is a wolf pregnancy? Then she’s probably just getting into her second trimester.

But…is this her second trimester? With a hybrid baby…

She laughs at me, watching me try to do the math in my head as I stare down at her belly, which is juuuust barely starting to swell.

Which is so, so cute

“Yeah,” she says, giving a little shrug. “The morning sickness is starting to hit hard. I got away with it in my first trimester but,” she sighs. “It mostly hits at night for me too. So, I was already up.”

“Poor sister,” I murmur, looking up into her face and meaning every word of it. I reach for her then, wanting to put a hand on her cheek, but she laughs and pushes it away, which makes me laugh as well. Cora isn’t one for coddling or pity.

“What can I get you?” I ask, the smile returning to my face. “I’ve heard ginger tea does good things?”

firmly. “That

got,” I say, grabbing her hand and

gasps a little when she steps inside because even though it’s 4 am? It’s already chaos – clothes and supplies everywhere.

tie for the fourth time. He wants to get it absolutely, perfectly correct. “Thanks for

littleplay pen, smiling down at him and patting his head to say hello. “He is lazy, and wanted more sleep. He says he’ll be

shaking his head and reaching for his phone. “I

the little cup of tea

lucky – they have so much less to do on mornings like this. Just throw on a suit! Run a hand through your hair!

tea, grinning when she detects that I’ve given her something with ginger in it anyway. “Like it’s so hard for you

phone back onto a side table after he finishes texting Roger and turning back to

my hands at them. “But we’ve got appointments, Cora – hair, nails, the works. It’s going to be

been pampered like this in a long time. Plus, the outfits you’ve picked out for me for

and giving her

says, rolling her eyes, “I’m supposed to steal the show. But tonight? And then the coronation tomorrow? That’s supposed to be all you,

I say, pointing to the man who is going to be you know

be on you, my Queen,” Sinclair says, coming my side and tugging me close, pressing a kiss to my cheek. I smile when I note that his tie is indeed perfect. “Or,” Sinclair continues, considering

the baby, who burbles in

her tea. “Guys, he’s very cute, but…you’re looking at him with parents’ eyes. I’m

outfits,” I say, bursting into a smile. And I dash over to the little dresser where we keep Rafe’s things, but before

murmurs, moving away from me to answer the door.

sigh, turning to give Cora a

around the King of Vanara as soon as he mounts the four short steps up to

laughs, catching me in his arms and

joy to see you we were all

kind to me during such a large part of my pregnancy. Cora smiles, handing him over willingly, Roger at her side likewise looking eagerly at the Vanaran delegation, which holds so many familiar faces. Henry declined to attend this part of the ceremony, citing long hours and boredom,

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