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 it feels so
part of a team. I know that as long
pup will have two loving parents to guide him
world.
Would have believed I could do it without her, and I’m proud
his mouth a quavering line.
the knowledge that the wrong parent died… they
better off if Juliet had been
tears in my eyes for the second time in as
hours.
shrugs, his dark eyes shining. “There’s no use
get in the way. You’ll see that too – nothing humbles you
parent.”
an argument, not because I want to invalidate his
that losing any
his last conversation with Juliet?”
before everything went
for a moment, “No, not
I repeat the story Sinclair shared with me
morning.
mother gave him permission to ignore what society
at the end.”
already had the example you provided to guide him. He was only six,
words because they were her last,
He is the Alpha he is today because
how to walk the
all happened right here?” Henry inquires
“I moved the
Dominic grew up and made his fortune, he
honor.”
know,” I admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was it
my day – Dominic isn’t the only one who
for himself,
snatching up a distinctive puzzle
us distracted. I
day, diversions are a blessing, not a curse.”
“The
have begged for a lovely young she-wolf to distract me
be distracting me intentionally.” I
of a man who knows the game is up.
too clever for your own
me, Henry.” I request gently. “Whatever is worrying you can’t
reliving your mate’s death.”
his fangs in agreement. “It’s just that I’ve
before”
“I’ve seen what happens when there’s this kind of
and it never ends well for
this?” I inquire, not caring that I might be showing my
shifter politics.
it isn’t.” Henry explains. “Normally the Alphas of each pack in the
matched. They battle it out on the campaign trail, the
don’t get enough points return
Alphas
sides and form alliances rather
all the pressure and all the danger on the one or
to win.”
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