Accidental Surrogate

Accidental Surrogate For Alpha Novel Chapter 111

Ella

“Cora tell me what happened.” I demand, crossing my skinny arms over my chest. I’m eight years old, glaring down at my surrogate sister with a stern expression. It’s always been this way between us. She’s a year older, but I’ve always had the dominant personality.

“It was nothing.” She insists, averting her gaze from my own.

“You’re lying.” I counter stubbornly. “I can always tell, you know.”

“No, you think you always know.” Cora answers sullenly, though we both know I’m right. I can read my sister like a book.

“Would you just tell me?” I press, sighing with exasperation.

“Fine, it’s not even a big deal, it was just some of the big kids being jerks.” She explains gravely.

“Which ones?” I respond immediately. “Point them out.” It could be anyone, considering the fact that even children our own age tend to be bigger than us. It seems like the orphanage physician labels us undersized and undernourished every year, though nothing ever changes.

Reluctantly, Cora points toward a familiar gang of kids, ranging from age eleven to fourteen. The ringleader is a beefy thirteen year old who always wears a cruel leer, as if he’s ever on the lookout for someone to bully to tears – just for the fun of it. “You see, there’s nothing we can do about it – they run this place.”

“I beg to differ.” I answer, tilting my chin up defiantly. “We don’t have to be bigger than them – just smarter. Now tell me what they said to you?”

Cora’s voice is so low I almost can’t hear her speak. She stares at the ground, her shoulders slumped in defeat. “They called me a worthless gutter rat and said no one would ever adopt me cuz I’m too ugly.”

None of us know what it’s like to be wanted or unconditionally loved, and the only thing that keeps us going is the hope that we might get parents one day.

know how it is. Parents only ever want

but I’m not gonna leave you for anything.” I vow.

most skittish and rejected of our peers under my wing, but it’s

mad that no one ever picked them

you’re going to let them off the hook?” She asks, arching a

remind them that we’re in this together.” I answer reasonably, trying to calm

flash in a pearly grin. “And if they don’t

bullies in question. Cora trails along behind me, whispering anxiously about what a bad

on someone your own size?” I call while we’re still a

who spoke. The ringleader rises to his feet,

bite back. “You shouldn’t be mean to Cora just cuz you’re unhappy. That isn’t fair and

small body with malicious intent. “A scrawny little thing like you? You’re even more useless than she is.” He reaches out and

him tooth and nail. He screams and flails his arms.

the present, I realize how strange my behavior had been that day. Normal

Sinclair asks, the corners of his mouth quirking

de facto leader of the orphanage, just by being scrappy enough to take on the big kids. When it was over I tended his wounds, and from then on they were all loyal to me. My own

the truth in them – not only the

because I’m a wolf… I mean I’m sure I wouldn’t have

to do with being a wolf – not alone at least.” He praises, dipping his head to deposit a

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