Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 445- Into You Ella

“Ella,” Clavin says, his voice thick with emotion. His hand continues its path, reaching for me, his fingers brushing the velvet sleeve of my gown before I can pull away.

“What,” I whisper, taking a few steps back, wanting space between us. “What was that?”

“I don’t – ”

Before he can finish though, we both turn towards the darkened doorway to the balcony. I instantly recognize the silhouette I see there as my mate’s and breathe out a breath of relief.

I mean it’s not that I think that Calvin or I did anything wrong, or that Calvin was going to hurt me, but whatever passed between us? It was strange.

And suddenly as I remember the pulse that happened last night, when Calvin touched my hand – I want my mate here, now, at my side.

“Is everything all right out here?” Sinclair growls, his voice low and full of the threat that his words don’t carry.

He takes a step forward into the darkness as Calvin takes a step away from me and bows to him, both a formality shown to a king and a display of deference to an Alpha who thinks he might sense a threat to his mate.

“Everything is fine, Dominic,” I say, holding out a hand to him, doing my best to keep my voice light though I suspect I’m failing a little bit. “Prince Calvin was just telling me about his children. Did you know that he has a son just older than Rafe? And his daughter is three.”

“I did not know,” Sinclair says, prowling to my side, his eyes fixed on the Atalaxian prince. “Your family keeps such information close to their chest, do they not?”

“We do,” Calvin confirms, his voice formal and quiet now. “Though, we do share it with our closest friends. And I very much hope that after this trip that I will be able to tell my children about my new friends in Moon Valley.”

Calvin that I’m on his side, and to persuade Sinclair that no matter what he sensed, Calvin has not

into his pockets and looking Calvin up and down. “Especially after the stunts your delegation has been pulling with Xander. He upset Ella very much tonight. Were you

me, his face genuinely pained.

of Xander’s approach, his refusal to look me in the eye. Calvin sighs deeply as he listens, lifting a hand

then at Sinclair. “It is…please, I beg you you to consider that there was and is dissent within our nation. While I’m sure that some

I’d look forward to speaking

set it up,” the prince says quietly, “I

clear that that’s

shoulder and bids him a good night as well, a move that adds another tick in his favor as far as I’m concerned. I quite like it when persons of power make a

that’s less important at this particular moment, I look

ask you the same,” he

ask, frowning, confused.

Ella?” Sinclair says, shaking his head at me a little.

heard him, Dominic!” I say, waving a hand towards the

get you on his side. He knows you’re soft hearted! He told you

about me. You can’t have it

and then nods his head. “All right, that’s fair,” he murmurs. ” But Ella, we agreed that you’d let me take the lead on these things

and they’re telling me to

speaks to you,” Sinclair growls, ” because

growl deepens, which – I mean, it’s probably not good – but honestly it just makes me

on the shoulder. “He is not-he has a Luna! And two