Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

Chapter 303

#Chapter 303 – Moonlight Baptism

“Well,” Henry answers, hesitating. “Cora and Roger will see the prophecy.”

My face falls a little when I realize the implications of this. “Really? Unfair,” I declare, pouting.

Henry laughs a little along with me. “It will bring them closer to him, give them a bond.”

“Well,” I sigh, “I want them to have that. What sort of things do you learn, though? Do you share them with the parents?”

“If you choose,” Henry shrugs. “I always did. And Sinclair and Roger’s godparents shared with me, for which I was grateful.”

“What did they tell you?” I ask, curious.

“That Sinclair would be a great leader of men,” Henry says, looking down at the baby again, clearly remembering his baby who looked so like this one. “That was no surprise. But Roger, that was…”

I pause, curious, suddenly fascinated. “What did they say?”

He hesitates and then meets my eye. “I never even told Roger about it. But they told me that his destiny laid less with who he was, and more with the children he would sire. The many children, who would be…” he looks away a bit, trying to sort his thoughts, “it was hard to understand. But something about a set of extraordinary children who would bring much joy to the world.”

My stomach drops at this, though I work hard to keep it off my face.

guess Cora was

father is important to Roger – his destiny, even. And if Cora can’t give him children… Henry meets, my eyes,

goddess gives us many mysteries, Ella,” he says quietly. “Don’t think too

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fighting against my own disappointment. I sit up straighter in my chair, smiling down at my baby, who’s staring up at me with his wide eyes, which are just starting to

right,” Henry says, peeking over at him again. “And his

with people later that evening, and my heart is full to bursting to see all of them – especially Isabel, James,

of our guests and introduce Rafe around to his new friends and family. But still, Isabel and I make plans to have a good long talk later this week before Cora comes to stand

for a trip to the woods, but we’ll be having champagne later – and then everyone coming

don’t know. I’ve never held a midnight

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reassuring hands on my shoulders. “Everything is in order, Ella – you don’t need to micromanage everything. It’s

my head, grateful that my mate can read my mind in more ways than one. “I just want everything to go smoothly, and everyone to have a nice time, and to make

They’re here to help you. You could have come down in pajamas

would have cared,” I say, turning on him

“What I mean, Ella, is that you should just calm down and enjoy the night. It’s

down at my happy baby in my arms. “I need to…live in the

an arm around my shoulders and moving towards the door. “It’s good that you figured that out now, because it’s time

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