Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate by Caroline Above Story

Chatper 486

#Chapter 486- Mothers and Fathers

Ella

“Ella, you can’t just demand

But I glare at Sinclair, slicing my hand through the air and shaking my head as I realize that he can’t hear what I’m hearing.

And the first thing that comes to my ears…

Is a laugh.

“All right, little daughter,” a soft voice says, and I instantly recognize it as my mother. “I stopped there for a reason, but if you get out of my pool, I’ll give you one more.”

I narrow my eyes at the moon but do as the Goddess bids, stepping out of the pool.

“I ended there because I do not know the outcome,” she says, her voice sorrowful. “His mission will be…his own. But, I do know this…”

And I reach out and put a hand on Sinclair’s arm, very tense. I gasp a little as a new vision forms very fleeting, very brief –

But in it, Jesse is an old, old man wrinkles crinkle around his eyes as he smiles down at a child in his arms

His grandchild, or maybe his great- grandchild or maybe not a child of his blood at all, but certainly one he loves very, very much –

It’s gone as soon as it comes, but it’s enough.

Jesse – he lives. And it’s enough.

turned up now towards the sky, the tension falling from my

Thank you.”

they were before. “Even if you don’t

understanding, committing

suddenly, whatever magic was here lifts, and

the pool fades until it’s just…a

asks, staring down at me

you see?” I ask, desperate

his head at me. “See you plunge into the pond yelling at the sky like

last vision!” I explain, and when he continues to stare at me I let out a deep breath. “Okay. Guess that one was

“She showed you more!?”

ended with Jesse in darkness. So, she showed me him as an old

scowls at me and then glances up at the moon, as if he wants to get mad now but he’s a little too scared of her for blasphemy. “Well, that hardly seems fair,” he

I say, pointing down at his shoes, “have warm

wraps Jesse up tightly in his blanket. The baby’s face is peaceful now, his eyes starting to drift shut. “Leave it to you, trouble,” he murmurs, “to bully the Goddess into showing you extra

I say, grinning and taking the baby from Sinclair’s arms when he offers him to me, probably knowing that I’m upset and want to hold the baby close. “If I’m not going to bully a diety for him, who

you,” Sinclair sighs, wrapping a warm arm around my shoulders. “Come on.

and comes out of Cora and Roger’s closet, tossing

frowning down at me with her baby in her arms, ”

on a

my gown, my ruined shoes, and Sinclair’s pale face when we came out of the forest and went totally still. We tried to put on a good show,

sure that everyone was happily settled in the house with food and drink so Jesse’s celebration could continue, but I could tell: the entire time, she just wanted to get us alone so that she

he’s doing a bit better

says, putting a hand on her shoulders.

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