Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 421- Bath Time

Ella

“Cora,” I scold, frowning, “you know I don’t’ feel that way – ”

“Well I know you’d never say it,” she protests, sighing. “But I do get that this union between a wolf and a human that, symbolically, it’s important. And even if you’re not disappointed that it could be…disappointing.”

“I want you to have the mating ceremony you want, Cora,” I reply, steady in my truth here. “Especially in the case of something as important as this.” I give her hand a little squeeze before pulling mine away. “But if you’d like to consider a middle path…maybe you could let me show you what I was thinking?”

She turns her head to look up at me, surprised. “You’ve been…planning?”

“Just a little,” I say, unable to keep the eagerness out of my voice. “Just late at night when Sinclair is asleep and I can’t sleep, or I get up to feed Rafe – ”

“You’ve been loosing sleep over this!?”

“No!” I protest, but then I hesitate. ” Well, not much.”

“Ella!”

“Just – can I show you what I was thinking!?” I plead, “sister to sister!? And then, if you hate it, you can say no.” A wide grin comes to my face then. “But I think you’re going to like it.”

Cora gives a big sigh, leaning back into her seat and closing her eyes. ” Fine, Ella,” she says. “But this is not a yes.”

“I didn’t think it was!” I say, newly excited. Because honestly…it’s gorgeous, and I can’t wait to show her my plans.

our rooms that evening, Sinclair immediately looks up at me from his casual position on the bed – looking down at his tablet,

chest. I put my hands on my hips. “What’s

gigantic self and standing up from the bed. Then he slips his hands into his pockets and smirks as he looks me up and down. “I just didn’t realize I was

when I see myself in the mirror. “Oh my go d,” I murmur, leaning in to get a good look at the very real layer of dusty dark brown grime that’s covering me from head to foot. “Honestly, why did they let me into

when I see our contrast in the mirror – him the perfect Alpha King, clean-sha ved and pressed – and me, a messy ball of

I gasp when my eyes light on little Rafe, who is likewise covered in a light layer of brown dust. “Oh my go d!” I exclaim again, immediately beginning to ruffle his hair and moaning as a little puff of dust explodes into the air. “Ohhh, little baby!

chuckles, reaching out to unstrap

baby from my arms. “Honestly, if this is what we

little baby bath. “Hopefully all of the people will be out of those terrible camps and in better situation in

now that he’s away from the warmth of my body, starts to cry a

to him. I hesitate, wondering if I should just take him and let him

bath. “Let him cry a little for once he’s the happiest baby in the world, it doesn’t mean you’re doing anything

sigh, watching the little pieces of baby clothing disappear into the basket, “he’ll probably be too big to wear those

tickling Rafe’s naked belly, proud, as he turns on the warm water and prepares to start bathing him. Rafe still fusses unhappily but

with how da mn cute it is, seeing them together, before I turn and start the water in the shower for myself. I continue talking to Sinclair as I climb into the hot stream, relishing the feel of

my shoulder, starting to shampoo my hair. “I don’t think she’s into it,

disappointing,” he replies. ” But yeah, Roger told

ask, turning to see his reaction, and Sinclair shoots me a little look

course I’m not mad, Ella –

that you’d never be mad at them for wanting a different kind of mating

I smile to see him taking a washcloth and using it to gently clean the baby, making soft, warm noises to little Rafe as he does. Rafe, tired, lets his father know his protest, but my heart swells with the patience I see in my mate

laugh when I hear Sinclair’s commentary and flick a little water from the shower at him, which makes