Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Ella

“What?” I squeak, my voice catching in my throat.

The moment the words left Sinclair’s mouth I felt my blood run cold, and now I feel as though I might topple over with the shock of it. I must have misheard him, surely he doesn’t mean what I think he does.

“That night you heard someone growling in your bathroom?” Sinclair explains, stepping forward as though he wants to reach for me, but stopping himself short when I flinch away. “I told you I didn’t smell anything… but I lied. There was someone in your rooms, I just didn’t want to scare you.”

“And you let me go back there, knowing there’d been an intruder?” I demand, indignation swirling to life amidst my fear, surprise and sorrow.

“Sweetheart, I had the guards do a thorough search of the grounds then and there. They were long gone, and I’ve had you sleeping in my rooms ever since. I also increased the guards during the day when I knew you’d be back there.” He shares. “Trust me, I’ve done everything possible to ensure your safety.”

“Except tell me that I was in danger!” I cry. “It’s no wonder you flipped out the way you did when I went to see your father! And you blamed me like I was supposed to know about the threat!”

“Ella – He begins in a placating tone.

“No!” I cut him off, stomping my foot out of pure wrath. “How am I supposed to know it’s dangerous if you don’t tell me, Dominic?” I exclaim. “You didn’t even tell me about the rogue attack and that had nothing to do with me! All this time I thought you were being overbearing and overprotective, but l just didn’t have a clue what was happening in my own life!” Too late I realize my earlier desire to leave before I start crying is now a lost cause. Tears are sliding down my cheekS as l continue. “How could you do that! You know what I went through with Mike. I spent years thinking I knew my situation when it was all lies – and you turned around and did the exact same thing!”

Dominic’s usually golden skin goes very pale.

Goddess Ella, I never even thought about it that way.” He admits. “l was just trying to protect you and the pup. I didn’t want you to be afraid”

“Well all you actually did was make a fool of me.”I inform him stiffly. “And for the record, you also made me more vulnerable to danger. Do you think I would have ever considered sneaking away without guards if I knew someone might actually be after me?! Do you believe would ever risk my baby that way?”

“Ella, I’m sorry.” Sinclair professes, and l’m amazed to see how earnest he looks. Gone is the bossy Alpha who orders everyone about and lays down the law when they defy him, replaced by a man who has been truly humbled.

hypocrite, I’ve been going on about being a team but I’ve been acting like

admit a mistake – or any fault for that matter. I thoroughly believed that people of his kind never took responsibility for their actions, because they have the privilege of passing it off onto someone else.

any man tell me that l’m right

Sinclair is still going, coming forward to brush the hair back from my face, and looking deep into

over my chest, tilting my chin up

long as you promise never to do it

all costs, and those instincts are strongest when it comes to she-wolves and pups. When I think about you in danger my wolf fairly loses his mind, and I really am concerned about this pregnancy. You’re high

send a frisson of

and I might

the spotting incident and now my persistent stress. I

ahead, massaging my arms with the pads of

murmur,

k!sses the top of my head, wrapping his strong arms around me. “Do

inquire, already testing his

“As long as you let me post enough guards at the

and shake my head.

slightly, and he purrs in contentment. “Good. It’s been a very

again.” I agree, wriggling out of his hold so I

rest my uninjured cheek on his bare pec, immediately soothed by his intoxicating scent. I once asked him why I find smelling him so

alright?” Sinclair asks, tracing his fingers in

brushing my cheek over the fine hairs of his chest and landing myself with a tickle in

loud rumble vibrates against my cheek. “Not to me” Sinclair

abs, and I find myself caressing his soft skin, hoping to soothe him the way he