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

still afraid of

part of a team. I know that as long as Sinclair

pup will have two loving parents

world.

have believed I could do it without her,

a quavering line. “but

by the knowledge that the wrong parent

better off if Juliet had been here

say that.” I beg, feeling tears in my eyes for the

hours.

his dark eyes shining. “There’s no use denying

in the way. You’ll see that too – nothing humbles you

parent.”

scrambles for an argument, not because

that losing any

about his last conversation with Juliet?” I finally

before everything went

thinks for a moment, “No, not that

to get the details right, I

morning.

him permission to ignore what society dictated,” I

at the end.”

already had the example you provided to guide him. He was only

those words because they were her last,

of you. He is the Alpha he is

day how

know that all happened right here?” Henry

“I moved the boys to a

his

honor.”

I admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was it always

in my day –

himself,

up a distinctive puzzle piece belonging

I got us distracted.

day, diversions are a blessing,

wheelchair. “The first year I was in this chair,

lovely young she-wolf to distract me from

you might be distracting me intentionally.”

but it’s the defeated laugh of a man who

too clever for

gently. “Whatever is worrying you can’t be as

reliving your mate’s death.”

he flashes his fangs in agreement. “It’s just that I’ve seen this

before”

seen what happens when there’s this

and it never ends well for

inquire, not caring

shifter politics.

it isn’t.” Henry explains. “Normally the Alphas of each pack in the union

matched. They battle it out on the campaign trail, the

get enough points return

strong Alphas competing at the top,

Alpha’s to choose sides and form alliances rather than

and all the danger on the one or two men

to win.”

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