Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 200

Ella

There are tears in my eyes as I come out of the memory, the heady drug still swirling through my senses. I forget that I’m not alone in the room, trying to wrap my brain around the conversation I just recalled. My mind feels as though it might splinter with the weight of so many astounding revelations. I met the Goddess, and though I’d been too young to understand the things she explained to me, to realize that I was the child in the story, I’m certainly old enough now. I have a family. I think dazedly, the Goddess’s own power runs through my veins.

When the heavy silence breaks, I remember I have an audience. “Holy sh!t.” Gabriel utters in amazement.

“Did that… was that… ” Roger stammers, looking around at the other men.

“I can’t believe it.” Henry concludes, looking solemn but reverent as he strokes my brow.

Was that – was that real, or a dream?” I ask nervously, turning wide eyes to my father in law. It felt real, but years of disappointed hopes have trained me never to trust such things.

“No Ella,” Leon answers stiffly, as if he’s suddenly not sure how to address me. “That was very real.”

I clench my eyes shut, and rivulets of salt water streak down my cheeks. They wanted me”I
Murmur in awe. my parents wanted me.

“Of course they did. Henry clucked fondly, wiping a few of my tears away. How could they not?

My brother-in-law is watching us as if we’re mad, Um…is that all that stuck out to you because-“

Put a sock in it, Roger.” Gabriel cuts him off with a low growl.

“Sorry, it just seems like she’% burying the lead”

we just

she wasn’t willfully abandoned by her parents,” Leon cuts him of this time “Let her have this moment before we start

being very calm about this” Roger observes grumpily. “But I’m the

son, “Why don’t you make

as he’s told, and a minute later a tablet is pressed into my hand. Dominie’s handsome face fills the screen, and 1’m introduced to the joys of seeing my mate while in the clutches of the ether. “Hello trouble,” He greets me with a wide,

over the rugged planes of his cheekbones and jaw. They’re even sharper under the effects of the drug, and his emerald eyes even

in his brow smoothing out. “Well right back at you.” He replies warmly, “what’s this

being in my mate’s arms. It takes a moment for my thoughts to

honestly he sounds like

tone of one speaking

mutters, and I emit an affronted scoff. “Here dearheart, listen to this while I explain to Dominic.” My phone is ready and waiting at my side, with the recording of Sinclair’s purrs cued up in case I needed to be calmed down during the session. He presses play, and the sound rumbles to life by my ear, sending

purrs. I hear the far- away sounds of their astounded discussion, about the God of darkness, the unknown history when wolves and humans openly lived together, and my role in this war. There are too many details to focus on all at once, and the conversation flits around erratically.I can only sigh and snuggle deeper into

a while, my words soft

coverlet, You can have as many cupcakes as you want when

a wide yawn. “Sugar comes from plants… that makes

the tablet back over to

” I mumble weakly, but I’m only met with purrs from both the recording and

point I hear Leon protest.

instructs, “Tl go after her, and when

through the trees. It’s the first time I’ve been able to find my

exclaim, Wrapping my arms

me close and dropping k!sses over

of the day?” I ask, nuzzling my nose against the bare skin of his c.hest, that special sp0t where his scent is

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