Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 429 – Breaking the News Ella

I shriek when I hear the tap on the door, jumping up from the bed and dashing towards it, so excited to see my sister that I can’t even think about moving slowly.

Behind me, I hear Sinclair stand up and give a little growl. Without even looking, I know he’s standing with his arms across his chest, his feet wide apart, glaring at the door. But! That’s Roger’s problem. Not mine.

I fling the door open and immediately throw myself into my sister’s arms. ” Cora!” I shout, laughing. “I missed you!”

“It was two days, Ella!” she laughs, shaking her head and hugging me back.

“Three!” I insist, frowning at her.

“Well, whatever,” she says, rolling my eyes. “We’ve spent longer apart than that.”

“Yes well,” I say, pulling back and grinning at her. “I missed you. Don’t go away again. It was boring without you.”

“I can’t believe that,” Cora says, frowning at me as we move into the room. “Didn’t you go to the camps and work? That’s never – ”

But I gasp, my hands flying to my mouth as soon as I see it.

Cora, surprised, turns to me with wide eyes and then starts to look around for whatever is wrong as Roger comes into the room as well, shutting the door behind him. Figuring it out first, Roger starts to laugh.

“What!?” Cora asks, looks between her mate and me.

“Cora!” I gasp, stepping forward and grabbing at the neck of her shirt, yanking it back so I can see –

Her mating mark – right there! High on her shoulder, almost on her neck!

“Oh,” she says, laughing and blushing a little, reaching up to run her fingers over it and then sending a little glare Roger’s way. “Yes, he decided to put it in a very noticeable place, didn’t he?”

“Damn right I did,” Roger murmurs, ducking down to give me a kiss on the cheek before moving over to Sinclair.

and whatever boy fight is going to immediately ensue as I throw my arms

shout, rocking her back and forth in my arms, “I’m so happy for you! Congratulations! What

keep from beaming with happiness herself, but she pulls away from me and shakes her head. “You’re – you’re not mad? That we we eloped, instead of doing the wedding you

shoulders falling in my disappointment, “I never cared about that – and even if I was disappointed, I’d never let it overshadow my happiness for you! This,” I say, gesturing

out again and wrap my

says, hugging me tightly back. “We’re really happy. It was…a really special couple

want to hear everything,” I say, pulling back. I open my mouth to ask for more details, but we both turn- distracted when we hear

Sinclair says, his whole

Roger says, throwing out a dismissive hand. ” Cora and I needed to

to Cora. ” What do you say we steal the baby and

Cora says, turning her head to the side and

my elbow and

is laying in his pack-and-play, messing with some

watch her face as I open the door

she says, looking around with raised eyebrows. “Oh wow, I had no

I grimace and shake my head. “But through here!” I continue, walking to the center of the room and pointing towards another door, “there are more bedrooms, for the

curling up her legs beneath her in a way that makes me smile, because she looks so cozy, and that’s precisely what I want. I know that we live

immediate reaction, curling up against the pillows? It confirms that I

can see his auntie as I sit down on

Well, I can tell that she skips over some details that are more personal – just between her and Roger but my eyes predictably well up as soon as she starts telling me about how they went

head at me. “I’m going to

and wiping my face with

Cora says, sighing and leaning forward to take the baby from me so that I can blow my nose and pull myself together. I smile as I watch her settle the baby on her lap, grinning down at him and giving him a little baby talk that makes him laugh and reach for

Cora with the baby, and then I lean against the

I ask, curious, my eyes all

says, looking

kicking out a foot to shove

to go to pieces, Ells,” she says, rolling her eyes and hugging Rafe

that just makes me want to know

says, grinning – and I know she can’t wait to tell me either. ” We…kind of named the

gasp, a long and deep inhale of breath as I sit up straight, clasping my hands to my chest.

“I remembered what you said about…how you named Rafe? How you tried out different names, and he really responded

little baby. And I laugh, and nod, “he kicked,” I say, biting my lip. “And he did it again and again when we