Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 496

Chapter 496- First Night

My mate listens carefully as I tell him, in full detail, everything that happened when the Dark God took me outside of time and gave our little daughter our gift. I mostly look down at her while I tell the story, wondering how this perfect, tiny little angel being could have an ounce of darkness in her.

But even as I wonder that, I consider what the Dark God told me that not everything that is in darkness is bad.

But is that just something he said to distract me, to make me more compliant to accept his “gift?”

Was it, as I suspected, a curse?

“And then I was back,” I say, looking up into Sinclair’s face as he listens closely. “And, obviously, distracted by the insane pain of childbirth.”

A smirk pulls at his lips then, but I can tell that my attempt at humor didn’t go very far towards distracting him. He’s quiet for a long moment, looking towards Rafe but really staring into space as he sorts through his thoughts.

I give him a second to work through it, but I interrupt when I can’t stand it any longer. “So?” I ask quietly. “What do you…think?”

“Well,” Sinclair sighs, turning his attention back to me and to our little girl, who eats hungrily, clearly not having lost her appetite after such a dramatic early encounter. “I certainly wish that the Dark God had simply sent a flower arrangement or a toy. But…I honestly don’t know. We need much more information before we can plan any sort of action.”

“Action?” I ask, a little confused.” What on earth can we do? It’s done, Dominic. Whatever the gift is,” I say, gesturing down at her, “she’s got it.”

we can know. We can ask dad to do some

just sends a pulse of peace down the bond, encouraging me to forgive myself for being scatter-brained on this of all days. I’ve been through a lot, and even though I’m already healed

quietly, reaching his long arm up to tuck my hair behind my

Dominic,” I say sincerely, looking down into his face. “And with these gods, gut

he says, his eyebrows going up. “I’d just like all

say, giving him a little smile. But then, even despite my desire to keep pushing

in to kiss me on my forehead. “You’re asleep on your feet. Or, well, your ass – but

him. “I need to stay awake till she’s done feeding,” I say with a yawn. “But then, yes,

hand over her perfect tiny head, loving the way her little

moving a plate with a simple panini and a bottle of water to the bedside table next to me. “And eat if you can, yes?

I take a lazy bite of my sandwich, barely tasting it as I switch breasts and let Ariel finish up. I’m hardly able to

me and murmurs that she’ll be right here at my side. I take one last peek at Ariel’s face and see that she, like me, is

and settle

baby gets me up every couple of hours needing to be fed again. The next day passes pretty much in a blur, with me catching sleep when I can and attending to Ariel when she needs it. I’m not in a total fog the whole time – I still spend time with my son and talk

a dream throughout that first crucial night, taking complete charge of my baby boy and allowing Ariel and I the space we need to get used to our new patterns. He spends time with her

as me – I definitely get to keep that title. But that first night – it’s not

and Jesse, and

laughing, pleased. “Did – did I know you were

his head to the side. ” Did I did I seriously forget to

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