Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 308 – Between a Brother and a Mate

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I know it’s a little perverse, but, as I look down at my furious little spitfire mate, glaring angrily between my brother and I who outweigh her by three or four times…

God damn it, but I get a little hard.

She’s just so pa*sionate, and when she’s all worked up like this all I want to do is grab her, carry her upstairs and redirect that anger to-

“Ella,” Roger sighs, looking down at his feet. “I’m – I don’t know what to say.”

“Damn right you don’t,” she growls, spinning on him and starting to advance on him again.

“Enough,” I groan, reaching for her arm – the one without the baby – and wrapping my hand firmly around it. She turns and looks up at me, a little snarl on her plump lips, but when she sees the coolness on my face and in my eyes Ella hesitates, just a little. And then she huffs, relenting against her will, her expression reflecting the words she sends directly to my mind:

Fine. But you’re going to pay for this later.

I smirk at her, letting her feel a little of my arousal down the bond. Oh baby, I say back, I’d

better.

I see her lips twitch with amusement, but not enough to quell her anger totally. She turns back to Roger then and I let go of her arm, trusting her to contain herself.

“I’m sorry, Roger,” she says stiffly, making him look up at her in surprise. “I meant what I said but…I understand it’s complicated. And this wasn’t the time or the place.” Ella gives a little shrug then, clearly communicating that she’s sorry that she’s really not very sorry, but still ending the fight.

looks up at me, shame and regret in his eyes. “I think I’m going to

a step towards him. “Stay overnight, at least

((

and all

his head.

I say, putting my hands in my pockets

coming forward to give me a hug and then dipping down to give Ella an awkward kiss on the cheek and to chuck baby Rafe under the chin.

in his thoughts as he

now, the rest of our guests quickly get the message and spend the next few minutes saying their goodbyes. I see the last few out the door as

upstairs as long as

head, I start up

ready for me when I come into

not back me up on this, Dominic,” Ella says, standing next to the

the door frame and covering my eyes with my hand. “It’s not

–

my frustration. She’s entitled to her emotions on this point, and I don’t want to invalidate how she feels. “You told me to stop,” she continues,

I disagree softly, evenly. “I didn’t take his side – I just asked you to stop, because we had other

doing?” Ella asks, getting steamed again. She opens her mouth to say more, but I cross the room to her quickly.

face. “Please. I know you’re upset. But please, you know that’s not

pauses a moment and I see her check herself. I can’t help but smile at her, loving the ferocity with which she protects the people that she loves. I open this feeling to her down the bond, letting her see how I really

and tripping forward to lean against me. I wrap my arms around my angry, hard–loving little mate, holding her close, curling my body around her protectively. As much as

I’ve always got your back, Ella,” I murmur, tucking my

she sighs. “I just got…mad. I’m sorry