Accidental Surrogate
Chapter 117
Ella
When Sinclair and Hugo finally leave for the pack headquarters, Henry and I move
into our favorite sitting room, returning to the puzzle we began solving together earlier
this week. Seated across from the older wolf, I pretend to scan the scattered puzzle
pieces for matches, while really sneaking peeks up at him. “So what do you make of
all this?”
I ask curiously. “Lydia and the Prince?”
Henry grimaces, “I never liked that woman. But trying to argue with headstrong young
Alphas’ convinced they’ve found their mate is like beating your head against a wall.”
He offers me a tender smile. “You’ll see soon enough. You can do everything in your
power to try and teach your pups the important lessons and prepare them for the real
world – but at the end of the day you have to let them make their own mistakes – it’s
the only way they learn.”
“Does it ever hurt any less? Or get any easier to watch them go down the wrong
path?” I inquire softly.
“Not a damn bit.” Henry shares grimly. However despite his grim look, his eyes
sparkle when he looks over at me. “Luckily, that doesn’t seem to be despite his grim
look, his eyes sparkle when he looks over at me. “Luckily, that doesn’t seem to be a
problem for me anymore. Lydia is out of the picture, my boys are friends again for the
first time since losing their mother, and Dominic is on his way to being King.”
“Dominic just told me how his mother died this morning.” I confess, reaching for the
old wolf’s gnarled hand. “Im so sorry you went through that.
It must have been terrible for you to be left alone with a pack to rule and two young
boys to raise on your own, in the midst of all your grief.”
He nods, “looking back I don’t have the first idea how I survived it. The grief almost
destroyed me… and I’m ashamed to say I let it destroy Dominic and Roger’s
relationship.” Henry sighs. “I haven’t always been the best father, but I can tell you
right now that it was a hell of a lot easier to be one when I had my mate.”
I know what he means. When I thought I was going to be bringing this baby into the
world alone, I’d been terrified. Very few people who plan for children expect to end up
alone with the responsibility, and though Id been one of the rare few – it certainly
hadn’t been by choice. I was thrilled to finally succeed, but the stakes seemed a
higher without a partner. I’m still afraid of course, but it feels
a team. I know that as long as Sinclair
my pup will have two loving parents to guide
world.
Would have believed I could do it
his mouth a quavering line. “but I will
that the wrong parent died… they would have
had been here
I beg, feeling tears in my eyes for
hours.
dark eyes shining.
in the way. You’ll see that too
parent.”
mind scrambles for an argument, not because I want to invalidate his
heart that losing any
you about his last conversation with Juliet?” I finally
everything
“No, not
to get the details right, I repeat the story Sinclair shared with me
morning.
gave him permission to ignore what
at the end.”
he already had the example you provided to guide him. He was
always have remembered those words because
you. He is the Alpha he is today because
him every day how
know that all happened right here?” Henry
around the room. “I moved the boys to a
made his fortune, he rebuilt
honor.”
around the huge mansion. “Was
was even grander in my day – Dominic isn’t
for himself, you
snatching up a distinctive puzzle piece
I think I got us distracted. I was asking you about
when you have all day, diversions are a blessing, not
of his wheelchair. “The
have begged for a lovely young
now I feel like you might be distracting me intentionally.” I remark slyly.
a man who knows the game
you are too clever for your own
“Whatever is worrying you can’t be
reliving your mate’s death.”
flashes his fangs in agreement. “It’s just that I’ve
before”
finally admits. “I’ve seen what happens
throne, and it never
inquire, not caring
shifter politics.
Henry explains. “Normally the Alphas of each
on the campaign
get enough points return to their council duties. The
few extremely strong Alphas competing at the top, forcing
Alpha’s to choose sides and form alliances rather than competing
on the one or two
to win.”
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