Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 476- Chaos at Home Ella

“Oh geeze,” I say when we pull up to Cora and Roger’s house in the pre- dawn morning and see that every light is on. “You ready for this?”

“Sure!” Sinclair says, grinning at me as he puts the car in park at the end of the driveway. “It will be a nice role reversal – this time Roger can be the one worried sick and I can be in the background cracking jokes.”

“Aww, sweetheart,” I say, grinning at my mate and putting a soft hand on his cheek. “It’s cute that you think you’re funny enough to crack jokes.”

Sinclair’s brows knit together as he frowns at me. “What are you talking about? I’m very funny.”

“Okay, baby,” I murmur, patting his shoulder as I turn to climb out of the car.

“I am!” he insists as he gets out of the driver’s seat and starts around the car.

“Dominic,” I sigh, hiding my teasing grin as I lean into the car and unbuckle Rafe, pulling him into my arms. “You have so many blessings. Why do you need to be funny too?”

“Because I am funny!” Sinclair says, crossing his arms and glaring at me.

“Okay!” I say cheerfully, not contracting him but moving quickly towards the front door of the house without confirming either.

“Ella!” he scoffs, striding after me.

“What!?” I laugh, knocking on the door for once instead of just striding in because I want to give Cora and Roger their privacy if they’re not ready for us. We did get here really fast, after all the roads were empty this early.

“I make you laugh all the time,” Sinclair says, still frowning down at me.

“Yes, sweetheart,” I say, grinning with mischief as I gaze up at him, “but I’m laughing at you, not your jokes.”

He growls at me, starting to get a little miffed, and I burst into laughter. Sinclair opens his mouth to protest more but both of our attention snaps forward when the door flies open, revealing a harried Roger staring at us with the fingers of one hand already tangled in his own hair.

“Come in,” he says, his voice frantic and full of dread. “I need you to talk sense into her – ”

her starting up the steps, leaning

on his shoulder as I hurry past him and up the stairs to Cora, taking the plate of toast she’s carrying out

the stair

up the stairs, Ella,” Cora growls as she continues to lift herself up one step at a time, glaring at

I say, rolling my eyes at her. “It’s

good,” she says. “Someone sane is here. Can you please have Dominic just tie the other

Ella?” Roger calls from the bottom of the steps, and I turn to see him standing at the bottom, looking desperately up

ask, looking between them, baffled. Because honestly Cora looks fine to me just very pregnant and in the early stages of labor. And she would know if anything were actually wrong –

stairs, radiating support but unable to keep a little smile from his mouth,

sighing as she does. I grin at her as we get to the top of the steps because I can tell that this is an argument they’ve

idiots months ago,” Roger growls, starting to follow us up the stairs. Sinclair

place her toast on the side table before lifting Rafe more securely into my arms.

sigh after she gives Rafe a sweet kiss and musses his hair. “I’m perfectly healthy – there’s no reason to not do it at home, and I’ve got doctors coming to stand by just in case!

hospital,” Roger says, crossing his arms as he

I won’t,” she sighs, flicking him a little glare as she settles the blankets just how she wants them. “My sister,

had a home birth, Roger,” I say, turning to him and gesturing to Rafe, who gives a happy little squeak. “Or, well, a palace birth,

as he stares at me. “You almost died,

remember

I always forget

groans, turning away and covering his face with his hands. “He’s watched too much Little House on the Prairie,” Cora murmurs, rolling her eyes at me. “He thinks a home

this time, and I see Sinclair clench his jaw

I say, smiling at Roger’s turned back, but I turn back to Cora when I hear

a deep

“Did your water break?”

her teeth through the pain. I murmur to her consolingly and reach

quickly to my side. “Is

growls, lifting her head to glare at