Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 487

#Chapter 487- Mothers and Fathers

Ella

“Ella, you can’t just demand

But I glare at Sinclair, slicing my hand through the air and shaking my head as I realize that he can’t hear what I’m hearing.

And the first thing that comes to my ears…

Is a laugh.

“All right, little daughter,” a soft voice says, and I instantly recognize it as my mother. “I stopped there for a reason, but if you get out of my pool, I’ll give you one more.”

I narrow my eyes at the moon but do as the Goddess bids, stepping out of the pool.

“I ended there because I do not know the outcome,” she says, her voice sorrowful. “His mission will be…his own. But, I do know this…”

And I reach out and put a hand on Sinclair’s arm, very tense. I gasp a little as a new vision forms very fleeting, very brief –

But in it, Jesse is an old, old man wrinkles crinkle around his eyes as he smiles down at a child in his arms

His grandchild, or maybe his great- grandchild or maybe not a child of his blood at all, but certainly one he loves very, very much –

It’s gone as soon as it comes, but it’s enough.

Jesse – he lives. And it’s enough.

up now towards the sky, the tension

Thank you.”

even fainter now than they were before. “Even if you don’t trust this

nod, understanding, committing

was

the pool fades until it’s just…a lake,

just happened?” Sinclair asks, staring down at me with wide

you see?” I ask, desperate

his head at me. “See you plunge into the pond yelling at the

he continues to stare at me I let out

“She showed you more!?”

nod slowly. “She knew I was upset when the vision ended with Jesse in darkness.

he’s a little too scared of her for blasphemy. “Well, that

pointing down at his shoes, “have warm dry

is peaceful now, his eyes starting to drift shut. “Leave it to you, trouble,” he murmurs,

taking the baby from Sinclair’s arms when he offers him to me, probably knowing that I’m upset and want to hold the baby close. “If

sighs, wrapping a warm arm around my shoulders.

his promise and comes out of

right, Ella,” Cora says, frowning down at me with her

on a

pale face when we came out of the forest and went totally still. We tried to put on a good show, ensuring the group of all the wonderful things we saw which is true! – but Cora didn’t say much at all, ushering everyone into the waiting vans so that we could all get back to the house as fast

course, and she made sure that everyone was happily settled in the house with food and drink so Jesse’s celebration could continue, but I could tell: the entire time, she just wanted to get us alone so that she

just as worried, though he’s doing a bit better

Cora,” he says, putting a hand on her

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