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.

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

sleeping to my chest. I put my

hands into his pockets and smirks as he looks me up and down. “I just didn’t realize I was mated to someone who spends

I see myself in the mirror. “Oh my go d,” I murmur,

still laughing, comes to stand behind me. I groan when I see our contrast in the mirror – him the perfect

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! Mommy’s

out to unstrap the baby from me. “Dirty in those camps, is

from my arms. “Honestly, if this is what we look like after

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

from the warmth of

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

for once he’s the happiest baby in the world, it doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.” Then, as I begin to strip

know,” I sigh, watching the little pieces of baby clothing disappear into the basket, “he’ll probably be too big to wear those by the time they’re clean. He grows

he turns on the warm water and prepares to start bathing him. Rafe still fusses unhappily but reaches for his father’s finger,

shower for myself. I continue talking to Sinclair as I climb into the hot stream, relishing the feel of it against my

shoulder, starting to shampoo my hair. “I don’t think

yeah, Roger

his reaction, and Sinclair shoots

not mad, Ella

know that you’d never be mad at them for wanting a

Rafe, tired, lets his father know his protest, but my heart swells with the patience I

commentary and flick a little water from the shower at him, which makes