Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 456- Ella Gets a Note

Ella

I snatch the note out of my mate’s hand, muttering “he’s not my prince,” but no one really acknowledges the words as I tear the envelope open and eagerly read the short letter inside. When I see what it says, my eyebrows arch almost to my hairline.

“What is it?” Cora asks, leaning eagerly forward.

“He wants to…go to dinner,” I say, frowning a little.

“Dinner,” Sinclair says, frowning and sliding his hands into his pockets. ”

Why on earth would he want that? We have three more dinners with the Atalaxians scheduled over the next few nights, he could go to any one of those

“No, Dominic,” I say softly, looking up at him. “The note is only addressed to me.”

My mate goes still as my words, and their implications, sink in. And then his face goes dark.

“Okay!” Roger says in too-cheerful tones, wrapping his hands around Cora’s arms as he stands up, dragging her with him. “Time for us to go! It’s been a pleasure, Dom – we’ll see you later – ”

“What?” Cora gasps, fumbling to her feet and looking between Roger and me. “No, I want to stay!”

“Nope!” he says, moving her hastily for the door. “We’re out of here!”

“Roger, I’m in pajamas – ”

“If you don’t kill anyone, Cora, no one will care what you’re wearing -”

My eyes follow my protesting sister as Roger pulls her from the room, shutting the door behind them. And then my eyes snap up to my mate who glowers silently down at me, the only sounds in the room our little baby happily cooing next to us.

Dominic,” I say, my voice stern as I slowly start

pissed – I can tell by the stiffness of his shoulders,

off. I mean, I’m not scared, not at all I didn’t do anything wrong to begin with, and he’d never

calmly, I reach for the baby and gather him close to my chest before standing up and moving to my

do you want me to do?” I ask,

to make a connection with the only Atalaxian who has

to know what it is.

Sinclair – he’s my mate. And he is about ready to tear this man apart for asking me to dinner –

looses his breath and wraps an arm around my waist, pulling

easily. “I am your Queen, Dominic,” I say quietly. “I am done taking things into my own hands for now. If you want me to go, and to see what I can do to make a connection with Atalaxia, or if I can

upset I can’t help but smile a little. I like it

thumb to my mouth, tracing the line of my lower lip with the edge of

on it,”

about?”

relishing it, “of ripping him to shreds for daring to ask you out on a

laughing here, earning a little smile from my mate. “Dominic,” I say, shaking my

didn’t he invite

all growly!” I say, laughing. ” I’m nice to him,

snapping his teeth at me a little, “maybe you

against his with the baby in my arms. “First

it to my shoulder and then down my back, “you just stay in bed, all the time? Then no foreign princes will ever

sending a little pulse of love and desire down our bond. Sinclair growls in response and lowers his mouth to mine, kissing me roughly, claiming me as his. I open my mouth to him,

simultaneously get the baby to his crib while continuing

his face from mine, even though I’m

can’t,” he sighs, panting a little as he