Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 492

#Chapter 492- A Gift

Ella

I go rigid at the idea of this dark god giving my daughter anything.

“No,” I gasp, attempting to push myself away from him – but I struggle to move

“Fear not, moon daughter,” he says, the corner of his lip tilting up. “I do not give curses to those who are my chosen ones – only gifts.”

And with that shadows begin to swirl in his hand. My eyes go wide as they build and build into an orb of smoke and shade.

“No!” I protest again, my voice a little breathless this time.

“Careful, girl,” he growls, taking a step closer, bending over me now. “If you anger me, I will not be so eager to bestow my gift. You would not to incur my ire for your life, instead of a blessing for hers, would you?”

I cringe away from him, not knowing what to do – not knowing which will be worse-

The God of Darkness stretches out his hand over me and the shadows begin to spill down from his fingers, surrounding me.

“A blessing,” he murmurs, “for the first granddaughter of the moon from her benefactor. Long may she live, dwelling in darkness as well as light.”

The shadows, when they touch me, are soft – gentler than I imagined they’d be, like velvet or mist. When I breathe, they flow into me through my nose and my mouth. I gasp, worried – but the smoke, it tastes faintly of…of mint, and cool mornings, and it soothes my aching throat…

I look up at the God in wonder, tilting my head at him.

“See?” he says softly. “Not all that dwells in darkness is wicked.”

– a wayward, vicious thing – and

Before he disappears.

the world – my room

says, abruptly in front of me now, shining

rapidly, trying to clear my

– um I’m fine,”

her hands, studying me with horror on her features.

scent of mint still clinging to the back of my mouth. As I exhale I

still there. She’s just as strong – just

my mate. “It – um – ” I hesitate for a moment, torn between wanting to explain and the feeling of the next contraction coming steadily on. “It was it was really weird, all right, but right now?” I shake my head

nodding. “All right, Ella,” she says, pulling me a little lower so that I’m flatter on my back now. “When

emotions down our bond – my fear, and my shock, but alongside it my conviction that…that I’m okay, right now,

sits up and puts his hands my shoulders. “Let’s

mate behind me, and my sister ready to welcome my little girl, I push with all

later, our little baby

face as I peer at my baby, reaching out a finger to stroke her teeny tiny fingers, her perfect little nose.

behind me, peering at our baby

between gasping breaths. “Oh god, she’s so cute

coming to sit next to me and stroke a hand over her little head. We’re quiet for a long

I love her, and I’m

Sinclair murmurs, his voice

a single finger, “I’d be the best.” She leans forward, kissing me on the cheek. “I’ll give you two a couple of minute,

to the door, taking

my thanks out after them, all

lean back against Sinclair as I study her face and he wraps his arms around me, doing

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