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

partner. I’m still afraid of course, but

team. I know that as long

have two loving parents to guide him

world.

Would have believed I could do it without her, and I’m proud that

quavering

wrong parent died…

had been here instead

that.” I beg, feeling tears in my

hours.

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

the way. You’ll see that too – nothing

parent.”

argument, not because I want

in my heart that losing any parent is

you about his last conversation with Juliet?”

before everything went

a moment, “No, not

right, I repeat the story

morning.

him permission to ignore what society dictated,”

at the end.”

to guide him. He was only six, and

because they were her last, but he

because of you. He is the Alpha he is today because of

how to walk

all happened right

he looks around the room. “I moved the

made his fortune, he rebuilt the original

honor.”

know,” I admit, looking around the

in my day – Dominic isn’t the only one who

himself,

up a distinctive puzzle piece

think I got us

have all day, diversions are

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

young

might be distracting me intentionally.” I remark slyly.

of a man who knows the game

for your

gently. “Whatever is

reliving your mate’s death.”

arch and he flashes his fangs in agreement. “It’s just that I’ve

before”

happens when there’s this kind of

throne, and it never ends well for

not caring that I might be showing

shifter politics.

Alphas of each pack in the union

out on the campaign trail, the people vote

return to their

extremely strong Alphas competing at the

form alliances rather than

and all the danger on the one

to win.”

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