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.

know I didn’t do this, Dominic,” I say, my voice stern

did, Ella,” he snaps, his voice a low snarl. But he’s pissed – I can tell by the stiffness of his shoulders,

not scared, not at all I didn’t do anything wrong to begin with, and he’d never hurt me. But still, I don’t want him to lose his temper, not when he’s clearly working so

for the baby and gather him close

do?”

ever admit it to myself? I want to go. I’m not only eager to make a connection with the only

I and I’m dying to know what it is. I want very much to go

ready to tear this man apart for asking me to dinner – especially because Sinclair thinks that he’s into me or

as well. But then he looses his breath and wraps an

Queen, Dominic,” I say quietly. “I am done taking things into my own hands for now. If you want me to

he’s upset I can’t help but smile a little. I like it when he’s possessive like this. Warmth coils within me, heating me from the inside

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

me think on

to think about?” I ask softly, genuinely

pros and cons,” he answers, taking a deep sniff of my scent, apparently relishing it, “of ripping him to

little smile from my mate. “Dominic,” I say, shaking my head at him, “it’s not a date

why didn’t he

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

a little, “maybe you should be a

lines as flush as it can against his with the baby in my arms. “First you tell me that you’d prefer I didn’t kill the enemies, now you’re telling me not to be nice? Honestly,

hand from my face and slipping it to my shoulder and then down my back, “you just stay in bed, all the time? Then no foreign princes will ever hit on you, and I’ll get

my tiptoes and tilting my chin up, silently begging for a kiss and 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

kiss deepens and I’m a little frantic suddenly, wondering how to simultaneously get the baby to his crib while

face from mine, even though I’m still pressed tight to

sighs, panting a little as he looks down at