Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 213

#Chapter 213 - Tattletales

Ella

"Four broken ribs." The doctor assesses grimly, "and with all the exercise you've done since the initial brakes, they haven't been able to set or heal. I have an injection I can give you to fuse the bones quickly, but it's painful, and we still need to set them first."

"What about his other injuries?" Henry inquires anxiously, novelxo seated on the other side of me.

"I’ll do a scan to assess the exact placement of his ribs, and I can extend it to the rest of his abdomen to rule out internal injuries. I don't see anything else of concern.” The doctor shares with much more optimism.

"He's got a good size lump on the back of his head.” I inform the physician, still running my hands through Sinclair's hair.

'Then you two will match." Philippe interjects, reminding us all of the way I headbutted his chin in my attempts to reach Sinclair. novelxo "When you're done with him, you ought to check her for a concussion."

"I hardly think that’s necessary." I complain, reaching back to see if the area is tender, then reflexively wincing when my fingers graze the swollen knot at the back of my skull.

"It is." Five dominant voices assert, the loudest and most forceful coming from my lap. I send Roger, Henry, Philippe and Gabriel mutinous glances, much good that it does me.

"I was already planning on examining her.” The doctor relates, having the unbelievable nerve to look at Sinclair now, rather than me. "From the sounds of it she's been much too active following her collapse."

"What collapse?" Sinclair demands fiercely, his eyes pinning me with a suspicious glare. I turn my indignant gaze on the doctor now, but my mate catches my chin and returns my attention to him. "Don't blame them for telling me what you should have told me yourself."

me when Sinclair is injured and needs our attention most. "You’ve been back ten minutes

his voice gentle, for I'm sure he

not catch all the details. "It wasn’t a big deal. My blood pressure spiked when Gabriel's drones found the wreckage from the bomb, that's all. I passed out and they sedated me. I slept for

pupils contract, and his irate gaze swings to the King. "You let

we didn’t know what we would find. Besides, Ella is the only reason we knew

that scene and I've been in battle. What the hell were you thinking?" A flash of the gut-wrenching

okay, come back to me." n.ovëx.o I encourage, trying to guide his shoulders back down. He obeys, but I

his voice like gravel. He reaches up to cup my cheek. "I'm sorry you had to

it wasn't enough to convince me you were gone." I remind him, leaning down to kiss his pillowy lips, "My faith in our bond kept me from believing the

again after she woke

you stop this?!" I exclaim, feeling as though I might scream. I'm so sick of my pack of overbearing babysitters that I could honestly throttle them. And for once, I don’t give a single damn that they're tattling on me, I care that they might further upset my mate when he's already hurt and grieving. "Do you have any idea what he’s been

begins to vibrate in my lap, and I can feel Sinclair's wolf reaching out to mine. "Don't be mad at them, baby." Sinclair murmurs, sliding his hand to my nape and massaging my

to come first this time." I reply thickly, wondering how they

doing exactly what I

by being intrusive, overbearing bullies?" I sniff, hating the very suggestion of him

from me?" Sinclair asks with a

you’re my mate." I reply fervently. 'You're only do it because you love

the hell do you think it's different with us,

Dominic would disembowel you if you let anything happen to me." I answer easily, my wolf feeling a bloodthirsty thrill at the thought of

his eyes, sarcasm heavy on

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