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 found out secrets about the

cuts him of this time “Let her have this

being very calm about this” Roger

glare at his eldest son, “Why

Roger does 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

his cheekbones and jaw. They’re even sharper

your face.” Sinclair chuckles, the worry lines in his brow smoothing out. “Well right back at you.” He replies warmly, “what’s this about the

of being in my mate’s arms. It takes a moment

honestly he sounds like

isn’t that fascinating?” Sinclair tells me, in the tone of one speaking to a drunk toddler.

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

tale to Sinclair, but I find myself dozing nearer and nearer to sleep, floating on the waves of the drug and my mate’s purrs. I hear the far- away sounds of their astounded discussion, about the God of darkness,

blanket?” I ask after a while, my words soft and slurred. “And maybe

want when you wake

a wide yawn. “Sugar

I realize they’ve brought the tablet back over to me. “Stop sassing me and go to sleep, little

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

some point I hear Leon protest. “What

“Tl go after her, and when

Sinclair is walking towards me through the trees. It’s the first time I’ve been able to

I exclaim, Wrapping my arms

He exclaims, h.ugging me close and dropping k!sses

I ask, nuzzling my

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