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.

take in every ounce of him, every tiny finger and toe, his wide

pressed tight to my side, his arms wrapped around me, staring

can’t believe he’s here,” I

can’t believe he’s so mad,” Roger replies, his voice

burst into laughter, glancing at my mate and shaking my head at him, sniffing back my tears, grateful that his strange sense of humor has at least stopped my crying. “You know, Roger,” I say quietly, “most new parents say something

the baby with an

close and pressing a kiss to his forehead. “Welcome to the world.

have come up with something that

sigh. “My

body is aching,

Roger and the baby and I are the only three people in the world. I

when I look up at her. “What do you think, Cora?” she asks quietly. “Will you let the nurses clean him up and wrap in him in

I say, suddenly remembering that – yeah, the baby needs to be checked. And I laugh as the nurse comes close, reaching for him. “I’m sorry,” I say, shaking my head. “I didn’t mean to yell at you earlier

“You’re just an excited new mom and the birth

room to be weighed and checked out by the doctor. But the nurse is right – everything went well, and

thing,” Ella murmurs, sitting down next to me and holding her hands out, palm up. “I

I sigh, placing my hands on top of hers and

wide eyes, and I turn my head to the side, not understanding her reaction. But then she just grins and shakes her head, dismissing it. “I’m sure it will,” she says with a happy sigh. “Now, does anything

leaning my head on Roger’s shoulder, starting to

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

until I feel completely

taking her hands away

little. ” Honestly, Ella, it’s still crazy that you