Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 479 – Meeting the Family

Cora

“He’s amazing,” Roger says, beaming as he raises his head look at me in wonder. “I didn’t – damn it, Cora, I didn’t know I could love someone this much -”

“What about me!?”

“Someone besides you,” Roger says, rolling his eyes. “You’re my mate, Cora, obviously that’s different.”

“Damn well better be,” I murmur, bending over the baby and stroking the skin of his perfect, tiny face with the tip of my finger. Roger leans close, giving me a kiss on the cheek.

“Thank you,” he says, his voice so quiet I barely hear him. “You’re amazing Cora. I’m so grateful for you, and for him, and everything you did to bring him into this world.”

I smile as I raise my eyes to my mate’s and then I kiss him for real, passing all of those sentiments back down the bond. Because this little baby – he really is both of ours, equal parts of both of us, the perfect embodiment of everything we mean to each other.

And quite suddenly, he’s our entire world.

“So, what do you think,” I say a moment later when I break the kiss, looking back down at the baby. “Does the name still fit?”

“Yeah, I think the name still fits,” Roger says, his lips turning up in a smile as he looks the baby over. “I think it’s perfect.”

“All right,” I say, beaming down at our kid. “Then welcome, to the world, little J-”

But then, the door opens, and I see Ella peeking in.

you a full five minutes,” she squeaks. “But I don’t think I

a hand towards her. “Come

Henry peering curiously behind her, both eager to set their eyes on the baby. Only Rafe isn’t excited,

bending over to peer at the little baby in his brother’s arms. “He’s beautiful, Cora.

a little shove. “Let

with a big smile. “But I’m afraid to

turning to place him in Ella’s waiting arms, which are practically vibrating with their

boy. “Oh, he’s

against the pillows and crossing his arms over his chest. “You

head and not bothering to look at my mate. “No, not like that, Roger, don’t be ridiculous – I just – I expected him to be dark, like Rafe – like you and Dominic -” she grins, studying her nephew.

her nephew, as I

lifting her head in sudden surprise and looking between Roger and

” Ella, Dominic, Henry – Roger and I are very pleased to introduce you to your nephew and grandson…Jesse.

murmurs, pressing her eyes shut against her sudden tears, ” it’s so perfect – oh, I can’t handle it, Dominic, you have to take

Rafe to a laughing Henry and then reaching for Jesse, taking my tiny baby into the crook of his gigantic

Sinclair murmurs, grinning at Jesse and running a broad palm over the

Henry asks, eager to meet his grandson. And Sinclair smiles, waiting patiently as Ella darts over

I just want to get a good look at you. Do you know who I am? Grandpa?” Henry smiles and lowers his face to kiss the baby’s head. ” I’ve

of happiness with everyone marveling at the newest, freshest member of our family, each of us wondering a little absently about his future, about how much we’re going to love him. Somehow, inevitably, he ends up back in my arms and

you belong, little baby,” I murmur, staring down into my son’s face as he starts to drift off to sleep, frowning a little and making me laugh. “Here with your family that

don’t catch much of it, too distracted by the sight of my sleeping baby and my own exhaustion. Roger gets up from the bed to go and fill out the birth certificate paperwork and do some other things – I don’t know what – while I stay in the bed,