Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 444- Into You Ella

“Ella,” Clavin says, his voice thick with emotion. His hand continues its path, reaching for me, his fingers brushing the velvet sleeve of my gown before I can pull away.

“What,” I whisper, taking a few steps back, wanting space between us. “What was that?”

“I don’t – ”

Before he can finish though, we both turn towards the darkened doorway to the balcony. I instantly recognize the silhouette I see there as my mate’s and breathe out a breath of relief.

I mean it’s not that I think that Calvin or I did anything wrong, or that Calvin was going to hurt me, but whatever passed between us? It was strange.

And suddenly as I remember the pulse that happened last night, when Calvin touched my hand – I want my mate here, now, at my side.

“Is everything all right out here?” Sinclair growls, his voice low and full of the threat that his words don’t carry.

He takes a step forward into the darkness as Calvin takes a step away from me and bows to him, both a formality shown to a king and a display of deference to an Alpha who thinks he might sense a threat to his mate.

“Everything is fine, Dominic,” I say, holding out a hand to him, doing my best to keep my voice light though I suspect I’m failing a little bit. “Prince Calvin was just telling me about his children. Did you know that he has a son just older than Rafe? And his daughter is three.”

eyes fixed on the Atalaxian prince. “Your family keeps such information

his voice formal and quiet now. “Though, we do share it with our closest friends. And I very much hope that after this trip that I will be able to

assure Calvin that I’m on his side, and to persuade Sinclair that no matter what he sensed, Calvin has not

stands close at my side, pressing his hands into his pockets and looking Calvin up and down. “Especially after the stunts your delegation has

looks at me, his face genuinely pained.

informs Clavin of Xander’s approach, his refusal to look me in the eye. Calvin sighs deeply as he listens, lifting a

says, dropping his hand and looking first at me and then at Sinclair. “It is…please, I beg you you to consider that there was and is dissent within our nation. While I’m sure that some of our delegation encouraged Xander and support his disgusting ideas, some

look forward to speaking

to set it up,” the prince

shuts his mouth, clear that that’s his final word on the subject

he clasps Conner on the shoulder and bids him a good night as well, a move that adds another tick in his favor as far as I’m concerned. I quite like it when persons of power make a point to acknowledge people in

knowing that’s less important at this particular moment, I look up

ask you the same,” he

I ask, frowning, confused. ”

you doing out here, Ella?” Sinclair says, shaking his head at me a little. “Having private conversations with a member of

heard him, Dominic!” I say, waving a hand towards the door. “He wants to make a

you’re soft hearted!

up into his face. “I may be soft-hearted, Dominic, but that’s something you value about me. You can’t have it both ways – you can’t love that about me and then use it as a reason to

murmurs. ” But Ella, we agreed that you’d let me take the lead on these things – that

tell me never to see him again, I won’t. But last night you told me to trust my instincts, and they’re telling me to trust him. Prince Calvin – he speaks to me and if this is an in with the Atalaxians? A way to create an alliance, to avoid war, to perhaps even help some of the women within that nation?

growls, ” because he’s into

growl deepens, which – I mean,