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
I’m still afraid of course, but
that as long as Sinclair is
on and my pup will have two loving parents to guide him through
world.
never Would have believed I could do it without her,
a quavering line. “but
by the knowledge that the wrong parent died… they would have
better off if Juliet had been here instead of
I beg, feeling tears in
hours.
shrugs, his dark eyes shining. “There’s no use denying
in the way. You’ll see that too
parent.”
mind scrambles for an argument, not because I want
that losing any
last conversation with Juliet?”
before everything
thinks for a moment, “No,
to get the details right, I
morning.
gave him permission to
at the end.”
the example you provided to guide him. He was
because they were
He is the Alpha he is
how to walk the
happened right here?” Henry inquires thoughtfully, his
he looks around the room. “I moved the boys to a new home after
his fortune, he rebuilt the original manor in
honor.”
admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was it always
even grander in my day – Dominic isn’t
for himself,
up a distinctive puzzle piece belonging to my current
us
you have all day, diversions are a blessing, not a
of his wheelchair. “The first year I was in this chair,
young she-wolf to distract me from the
feel like you might be distracting me intentionally.” I remark slyly.
a man who knows the game is up.
for your own good,
tell me, Henry.” I request gently. “Whatever is worrying you can’t be as painful
reliving your mate’s death.”
he flashes his fangs in agreement. “It’s
before”
seen what happens when there’s
throne, and it never ends well for
like this?” I inquire, not caring that I might be showing my ignorance
shifter politics.
it isn’t.” Henry explains. “Normally the Alphas of each pack in the union are
it out on the campaign trail,
enough points return
extremely strong Alphas competing at the top, forcing
and form alliances rather than competing themselves.
on the
to win.”
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