Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Ella

Sinclair and I stay up late into the night talking, reveling in this new discovery. I’d believed our dream date would give us closure, but it turns out it wasn’t the end at all – it was the beginning.

“It’s no wonder you’ve been feeling so off-kilter.”

Sinclair consoles, trailing his fingers up and down my naked back.

When he’d started stripping me, I thought we were going to make love again something I was only too eager to experience outside of my dreams.

Unfortunately he’d informed me that his wolf wouldn’t be able to resist marking me for real, so we’d better wait until we know it’s safe. Of course as soon as he mentioned claiming me, the little voice in my head had gone wild with excitement.

I’d attempted to change his mind, showing off my curves and plying him with kisses. However when my hand snuck down to close around his hard length, he’d put a quick stop to my tricks, seizing the offending limbs and pinning me in place. I’d whined and growled, but he only growled back, giving my bottom a few hard swats. Now I’m sprawled across his chest, chastised and sulking, and he clearly thinks he can make me feel better by sympathizing – the tyrant. “It’s not just the pregnancy or the stress. You’ve finally found your own kind, and your inner wolf has been coming out more and more.”

I sniff, preparing to argue, but then his words sink in. My inner wolf.. the little voice in my head.. she’s the one that’s been urging me to behave so oddly lately. I can never recall her being so vocal before, or so unreasonable. I always assumed it was my conscience, but in hindsight… are consciences usually so defiant? Do they usually have personalities of their own, and feel separate and part of you at the same time?

Suddenly I remember how that same inner voice had cried out her joy at being free when I shifted in the dream. Conscience? I think hesitantly. Are… are you my wolf?

Well duh. She responds dryly. It certainly took you long enough to figure it out.

Why didn’t you tell me! I exclaim in reply, exasperated.

I thought you knew! You’re always talking to me!

She counters hotly.

look on his face. “Wolves can be very contrary at

had this voice.” I share softly, my eyes wide, “I had

nods. “When you grow up among wolves your elders teach you that voice is your inner animal, that’s part of why it’s

is all real, then why did I ever shift

likely that

mean?” I inquire, my

raised among humans. The only time it happens is when the parents didn’t have any connections in the shifter world, usually they’re rogues or outside their own territory. Every case I’ve ever heard of a dormant wolf begins with a child being found by humans at the sight of an accident, or wandering unattended in the wilderness or a strange city.” Sinclair explains stroking my hair with a pitying

this is going.

looked into your records at the orphanage when

in the file – which shouldn’t have been allowed, but it’s part of why I never entertained the

how badly this information

my family history – I left the orphanage before I reached adulthood, and it wasn’t the institution’s policy to share details like this with children. Still, I don’t know any orphan who hasn’t concocted a fantasy that their parents would come for them one day. No one wants to believe they

you

wipe away a rogue tear. “But now that we know the truth… it suggests that something much bigger is going on here, Ella. I think your

this idea. Is it worse to just be abandoned, or for people

comfort. “We get a DNA test, to start.”

sitting in the familiar doctor’s office, with two very serious looking wolves towering over me. The nearest one, Sinclair, looks as if he’s trying to glower the physician

sure whether it’s to

it’s confirmed.” The doctor

and I feel his lips graze my hair. “Then why didn’t I know, why

He purses his lips regretfully. “All this test tells us is that you have shifter DNA. I can refer you to a geneticist to try and decipher a particular family line, traits, whether you’re an alpha or omega, but unless someone else in your family has given samples, we won’t know who you are or how this happened. That’s probably something

inner wolf completely?” Sinclair questions. “It’s obviously been coming out since we met, especially with the

probably have to wait until your pup is born.” The physician informs us. As soon as your wolf does wake, you’ll probably go into your first shift. Normally it’s perfectly safe for breeding she-wolves