Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 111

Ella

“Cora tell me what happened.” I demand, crossing my skinny arms over my chest. I’m eight years old, glaring down at my surrogate sister with a stern expression. It’s always been this way between us.

She’s a year older, but I’ve always had the dominant personality.

“It was nothing.” She insists, averting her gaze from my own.

“You’re lying.” I counter stubbornly. “I can always tell, you know.”

“No, you think you always know.” Cora answers sullenly, though we both know I’m right. I can read my sister like a book.

“Would you just tell me?” I press, sighing with exasperation.

“Fine, it’s not even a big deal, it was just some of the big kids being jerks.” She explains gravely.

“Which ones?” I respond immediately. “Point them out.” It could be anyone, considering the fact that even children our own age tend to be bigger than us. It seems like the orphanage physician labels us undersized and undernourished every year, though nothing ever changes.

Reluctantly, Cora points toward a familiar gang of kids, ranging from age eleven to fourteen. The ringleader is a beefy thirteen year old who always wears a cruel leer as if he’s ever on the lookout for someone to bully to tears – just for the fun of it. “

You see, there’s nothing we can do about it- they run this place.”

“I beg to differ.” I answer, tilting my chin up defiantly. “We don’t have to be bigger than them just smarter. Now tell me what they said to you?”

Cora’s voice is so low I almost can’t hear her speak.

her shoulders slumped in defeat. “They called me a worthless gutter rat and said no one would ever adopt me cuz

is the weak spot for any abandoned child. None of us know what it’s like to be wanted or unconditionally loved, and the only thing that keeps us going is the hope that we might

“Ella no.

Parents only ever want the babies. I mean you might have a chance – you’re so pretty…

want parents just as badly as you do, but I’m not gonna leave you for anything.”I vow. I’d like to see any grown up try to take me away from the orphanage without

skittish and rejected of

an outcast.” I remind her. “Why else do you think the big kids are so mean. They’re mad that no one

mean you’re going to let them off them

gonna remind them that we’re in this together.” I answer reasonably, trying to calm my

a pearly grin. “And

turning on my heels to march up

idea this is.

teach you to pick on someone your own size?” I call while we’re still

around, then laugh when they see I’m the one who spoke. The ringleader rises to his feet,

account for brains.” I bite back. “You shouldn’t be mean to Cora just cuz

and she doesn’t deserve

stalks forward, looming over my small body with malicious intent. “A scrawny little thing

reaches out and shoves me, both of his hands slamming into my

the older boy’s body and attacking him tooth

grab for me, but I dig my

I realize how strange my behavior had been that day. Normal human girls don’t act like that –

asks, the corners

nod, “The way Cora tells it, that’s the day I became the de facto leader of the orphanage, just by being scrappy enough to take on the big kids. When it was over I tended his wounds, and from

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