Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

#Chapter 445- Wedding Preparations

Ella

“Ella!” Cora shouts from the closet, her voice a little frantic. “Ella, help! Please!”

I turn quickly towards the closet, a biscuit and a cup of coffee in each of my hands and Rafe strapped to my chest in his little carrier. “What’s wrong?” I call as I hurry towards her.

But I see the problem immediately as I come to the door, with Cora wrapped up in yards of fabric and one of the stylists tugging fervently at the buttons which close the back.

“It doesn’t fit,” Cora says, her face worried.

“What?” I say, my eyes going a little wide. “But we did a fitting two days ago did you -”

“I guess I got bigger,” Cora sighs, looking down at the little baby bump that makes me so happy to see. “I don’t know – it would be a ridiculous thing to consider with a human baby, but with the way these wolves grow? In leaps and bounds?” She looks back up at me, shaking her head. “I’m sorry Ella what the hell are we going to do?”

“We’re going to use the back-up dress,” I say, grinning widely and shoving the rest of the cookie in my mouth while I put my coffee down on a shelf. Then I move for a big white box I’ve kept secretly in the corner under a pile of other big white boxes.

“Oh, thank god,” the stylist murmurs under her breath, making me laugh.

I say to the second stylist, who nods and steps away to place a call

the top off the box and reveal an identical wedding gown, just one size larger.

the dress out and carrying it over. “I remember how unpredictable it is. At least you aren’t being flown over to another country right now in a middle of

wedding dress as I hang up her second and begin to

my shoulder

her voice high

little and turn fully to her

shaking her head at me as she steps fully out of the dress and the stylist takes it away. ” You know that none of this has been

steamer still in my hand. “Don’t be anxious, Cora. It’s going

and smiles at me before dipping her head to kiss Rafe on his. He burbles up at her, happily kicking his legs, making her laugh. “You’re more comfortable in the limelight than me, sis,” she says with a smile. “The way you handled the coronation

the coronation!

was perfectly you though,” she says, raising her eyebrows at me with a smile. “Everyone loved it.

“you just be perfectly you! And

” Actually, do you have a robe or something I can wear while I wait for

pointing the steamer at her and letting out a little burst of warm steam that makes her jump and

she says, swatting at me and laughing, making me turn away and get back to work. But even as I point to the robe hanging up in a corner of the closet and

it’s

the same, and like we

with Sinclair at my side, Rafe in my arms in a chic little tuxedo with a white jacket. To my chagrin, he wouldn’t consent to wear his little crown today – kept taking it off his head – but…well, I suppose that’s all right. “It’s incredible, Dominic – it’s beyond what

is that possible,” he laughs, looking

planned that makes him laugh. But they’re already such twins anyway, I think that it’s adorable. Not wanting to show up the bride, I opted for a very pale green that looks pretty with my hair. We decided not to wear our crowns today, wanting to be very much

know how it’s possible,” I say, looking around the room again in awe. “I mean, I told them my ideas, but