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.

I breathe, my eyes turned up now towards the sky, the tension falling from my shoulders.

Thank you.”

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

understanding, committing to

was here lifts,

pool fades until it’s just…a

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

I ask, desperate to

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

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

“She showed you more!?”

upset when the vision ended with Jesse in darkness. So, she showed me him as an

then glances up at the moon, as if he wants to get mad now but he’s a little too scared of her for blasphemy. “Well, that

I say, pointing down at his shoes, “have warm

in his blanket. The baby’s face is peaceful now, his eyes starting to drift shut. “Leave it to you, trouble,” he murmurs, “to bully the

godmother,” I say, grinning and taking the baby from Sinclair’s arms when he offers him to me, probably knowing that

around my shoulders. “Come on. Let’s go get you into

Sinclair makes good on his promise and comes out of Cora and

frowning down at me

you,” I say on a sigh, “it’s

Cora took one look at the wet hem of my gown, my ruined shoes, and Sinclair’s 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

house with food and drink so Jesse’s celebration could continue, but I could tell: the entire time, she just wanted to get us

he’s doing a bit better playing

he says, putting a hand

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