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.

you,” I breathe, my eyes turned up now towards the sky, the tension falling from

Thank you.”

even fainter now than they were before. “Even

understanding, committing

suddenly, whatever magic was

the pool fades until it’s just…a

asks, staring down

you see?” I ask, desperate to

plunge into the pond yelling at the sky like a literal

he continues to stare at me I let out a deep breath. “Okay.

“She showed you more!?”

slowly. “She knew I was upset when the vision ended with Jesse in darkness. So, she showed

at the moon, as if he wants to get mad now but he’s a little too

say, pointing down at his shoes, “have warm dry feet.

face is peaceful now, his eyes starting to drift shut. “Leave it to you, trouble,” he murmurs, “to bully the Goddess into showing you extra magical

that I’m upset and want to hold the baby close. “If I’m not going to bully a diety

arm around my shoulders. “Come

of Cora and Roger’s closet, tossing a pair of fluffy socks onto

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

I say on a sigh,

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

that everyone was happily settled in the house with food and drink so Jesse’s celebration

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

right, Cora,” he says, putting

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