Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 290 – Travel Disruption

Ella

The sound of gunfire rings out around us and I feel Sinclair lurch to cover me in the suddenly- still car. Trembling, I try to peek out from beneath his arm as he curses vehemently, his body tense over mine.

The gunfire ends and Sinclair moves, jolting back to the driver’s seat and hitting the gas, spinning the car and heading away from the bullhorn that’s suddenly blasting words in our direction.

“What’s happening?!” I shout, begging for information, doubled over in pain as my body continues its contractions, not caring about the fact that we’re suddenly, apparently, in a war zone.

“The insurgents,” Sinclair growls, glancing over his shoulder. “Picked fucking tonight to push forward with their rebellion – god damn it –”

I glance over my shoulder as well, suddenly seeing a road block in the middle of the street with figures standing behind it, wearing masks and holding guns.

“Humans?” I ask, desperate. “Who don’t want peace?”

Sinclair nods sharply, spinning the car around the city’s center square. I look around suddenly – hadn’t known where we were my eyes fixing on the temple, the palace, these familiar places I haven’t seen in weeks – since

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Quickly, I dismiss the thoughts from my mind, not letting myself go there. “Can we go back? Can we get out of it?”

“No,” he growls, speeding across the square and skidding to a stop in front of the palace. “They’ll have us boxed in by now, and they saw my face. God damn it, I should have seen this coming. They’ll come after us now – we have to get you inside.”

With that, Sinclair jumps out of the car, coming quickly to my side and pulling my door open. I step out and he lifts me quickly into his arms, charging forward to the palace. There are guards waiting at the door who look at us with shock and surprise.

“Alpha,” the guard says. “We weren’t expecting

“Let us in,” Sinclair growls, barely stopping to let his command register and ready to burst through the door if the guard doesn’t open it in time, which, fortunately, he does. “Barricade this entrance all of the entrances – get as many guards here as you can, and let no one in except at my command. Is that clear?”

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The guard nods quickly, all business, ready to follow through on Sinclair’s commands. As soon as we’re in the dark palace, though, I open my mouth, letting out the sharp cry I’ve been holding back. This contraction – it’s horrible, sharper than the others, and fast –

“Sinclair,” I pant, looking up at him. “The baby is coming – we have to get to a hospital –

”

He shakes his head at me, looking horribly repentant as he pounds up the wide marble stairs. I’m sorry, baby,” he says. “We can’t go anywhere until we know it’s safe.”

”

what are we…” I look around, not recognizing what

doors and bursting through them until, quite suddenly, we’re in a beautiful bedroom with a wide four–posted bed

grimacing a little, apology still in his eyes. “A King’s bedroom is as good

the shock of the situation allowing me to ignore my pain for just a moment.

hand. “I need to go organize those guards, make sure that you are safe, make sure that they know to let Hank and Cora in

here?” I gasp, looking up into my mate’s eyes, seeing the hesitation and doubt there. “Cora is across

any medical supplies

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to go just for a few minutes – you text Cora,

has to do it. I want

– but I know that without him to lay out his commands to the

this palace could

working hard to put a little smile on my face. “We’ll be fine.” I move my

which a new mother feels when she goes into labor. My poor baby – he’s

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shakes his head and I know that he, too, feels my guilt. But he leans forward, placing a steady kiss on my forehead, and whispers “I’ll be right back. Right back, Ella.”

as I look around this gigantic dark room, at the lurking shadowy corners. Was this…was this where Damon slept? Where

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God damn it – just a few hours ago I was so

everything –

fast the world

phone from the emergency bag and begin to text my sister, letting her know that the plans

it

“Hello?”

on, Ella?” Cora’s voice furiously demands, “You need to get

Now.”

explain, my voice shuddering. “We don’t know who is out there or how

going to kill him,” she snarls.

gasp, desperate and

yours, for getting you

to defend Sinclair to the end of

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