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.

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

Thank you.”

they were before.

understanding, committing to

was here

from the pool fades until

just happened?” Sinclair asks, staring down at me

see?” I ask, desperate

plunge into the pond yelling at the sky

explain, and when he continues to stare at me I let out a deep breath. “Okay. Guess

“She showed you more!?”

in darkness. So, she showed me him as

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 murmurs. ” Why do you get

at his shoes, “have warm

his blanket. The baby’s face is peaceful now, his eyes starting to drift shut. “Leave it to you,

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

leave it to you,” Sinclair sighs, wrapping a warm arm around my shoulders. “Come on. Let’s go get

an hour later, Sinclair makes good on his promise and comes out of Cora and Roger’s closet, tossing a pair of

me with

say on a sigh,

of course, she doesn’t believe me. Cora took one look at the wet hem of 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, ensuring the group of all the wonderful things we saw which is

she made 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 could

worried, though he’s doing a bit better playing

said it’s all right, Cora,” he says, putting a hand on her shoulders.

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