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

part of a team. I know that as long as Sinclair is alive, I

will have two loving

world.

never Would have believed I could do it without her,

continues, his mouth a quavering line. “but

the knowledge that the wrong

off if Juliet had

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

hours.

his dark eyes

You’ll see that

parent.”

scrambles for an argument, not because I want to invalidate his

know in my heart that losing any parent is never the answer.

last conversation with Juliet?”

before everything went

for a moment, “No,

careful to get the details right, I repeat the story Sinclair shared

morning.

to ignore what society dictated,” I

at the end.”

you provided to guide him. He was only six, and

words because they

Alpha he

how to walk

that all happened right here?” Henry

around the room. “I moved the boys to a new home after

when Dominic grew up and made his fortune, he

honor.”

know,” I admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was

“It was even grander in my day

for himself,

a distinctive puzzle piece belonging

got us distracted. I was asking

you have all day, diversions

patting the arms of his wheelchair. “The first year I was

have begged for a lovely young she-wolf to

now I feel like you might be distracting

but it’s the defeated laugh of a

are too clever for your own

tell me, Henry.” I request gently. “Whatever is worrying you can’t be as

reliving your mate’s death.”

and he flashes his fangs in agreement.

before”

happens

throne, and it never ends well

always like this?” I inquire, not caring that I

shifter politics.

“Normally the Alphas of each pack in the

the campaign trail,

don’t get enough points return to their

few extremely strong Alphas

choose sides and form alliances rather than competing

and all the danger on the

to win.”

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