Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 478 – New Baby

Cora

“You’ve got this, Cora!” Ella cheers at my side while I squeeze Roger’s hand, panting and shouting as I give what the nurse has told me is one last, final push.

I put everything I have into this final moment, squeezing my eyes shut and pushing as hard as I can, wanting this done – wanting to feel my little baby in my arms

And suddenly the pressure lessens, and my eyes fly open as I gasp And there’s a little baby’s cry ringing out through the room.

“Here!” I gasp, leaning forward fervently, some motherly demand in me needing my little baby now even as I see him in the nurse’s hands. “Give him to me!”

The nurse hesitates, looking towards her colleagues. I moan a little, still reaching, wanting him now

“Do it,” Ella snaps suddenly up from my side. She stands and moves towards the nurse, putting a hang on her shoulder and gesturing towards me. ” He needs his mother – ”

Roger is completely still at my side, his eyes focused totally on the baby, who starts to cry his little heart out.

“Please,” I beg, reaching for him.

“All right,” the nurse says, nodding and bringing him forward. “We’ll clean him up in a minute – ”

And she takes two steps forward, and leans down, and places my little baby in my arms

And I burst immediately into tears.

Because the weight of him against my arm-his little head curled against my elbow-my heart just breaks to feel him close to me, so strange and new and yet so completely right.

down at my little baby, tears dripping down my face as I take in every ounce of him, every tiny finger and

to my side, his arms wrapped around me, staring

can’t believe he’s here,” I whisper

mad,” Roger

crying. “You know, Roger,” I say quietly, “most

an expression somewhere between shock and awe. “I doubt he’d even hear me wasted compliment.” it’d

gorgeous boy,” I murmur to the baby, cuddling him close and pressing a kiss to his forehead. “Welcome to the world.

couldn’t have come up with something that good.

he’s got me,” I sigh.

is aching, I just feel such rich, complete

the baby and I are the only three people in the world. I almost jump in surprise when I

look up at her. “What do you think, Cora?” she asks quietly. “Will you

I laugh as the nurse comes close, reaching for

takes the baby from my arms. “You’re just an excited

the nurse as she carries the baby across the room to be weighed and checked out by the doctor. But the nurse is right –

holding her hands out, palm up. “I

hers and laughing a little. “I’m sure your next one will be perfectly

But then she just grins

I murmur in reply, leaning my head on Roger’s shoulder, starting to feel my exhaustion now more than

to sweep through me, and I sit up a little with curiosity. This isn’t the first time Ella has healed me, of course, but this is the most conscious I’ve been for it and I can really feel it this time – the way the gift runs through me, seeking out the parts of me that hurt and sweeping through them piece by

I feel completely

says, taking her hands away and

I say, laughing a little. ” Honestly, Ella,