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.

towards the sky, the tension falling from my shoulders.

Thank you.”

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

I nod, understanding, committing to

magic was here lifts, and

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

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

see?” I

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

to stare at me I

“She showed you more!?”

vision ended with Jesse in darkness. So, she showed

if he wants to get mad now but he’s a little too scared of her for blasphemy. “Well,

say, pointing down at his shoes, “have warm

head as he wraps Jesse up tightly in his blanket. The baby’s face is peaceful now, his eyes starting to drift shut. “Leave it to you, trouble,” he murmurs,

I say, grinning and 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 I’m not going to bully a

you,” Sinclair sighs, wrapping a warm arm around my

hour later, Sinclair makes good on his promise and comes out of Cora and Roger’s closet, tossing a

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

you,” I say on a

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,

so Jesse’s celebration could continue,

he’s doing

all right, Cora,” he says, putting a hand on her

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