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

team. I know that as long as Sinclair is alive, I will

will have two loving parents to

world.

never Would have believed I could do it without

mouth a quavering line. “but

the knowledge that the wrong

off if Juliet had been here instead

feeling tears in my eyes for the second time in

hours.

Henry shrugs, his dark eyes shining. “There’s

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

parent.”

scrambles for an argument, not because I want

in my heart that losing any

you about his last conversation with Juliet?” I finally ask, “before

before everything

moment, “No, not

to get the details right, I repeat

morning.

permission to ignore

at the end.”

you provided to guide him. He was only

have remembered those words because they were her last,

you. He is the Alpha he is

him every day how to walk the

that all happened right here?” Henry

room. “I moved

grew up and made his fortune, he rebuilt the original

honor.”

didn’t know,” I admit, looking around the huge mansion. “Was it

“It was even grander in my day

for himself,

snatching up a distinctive puzzle piece belonging to my

But I think I got us distracted.

all day, diversions

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

have begged for a lovely young she-wolf to distract me from the

feel like you might be distracting me intentionally.” I remark

a man who knows the game

are too clever for your own good, you

gently. “Whatever is worrying

reliving your mate’s death.”

brows arch and he flashes his fangs in agreement.

before”

finally admits. “I’ve seen what happens when there’s this

and it never ends

caring

shifter politics.

“Normally the Alphas of each pack in the union are

it out on the campaign trail, the people vote and

enough points return

a few extremely strong Alphas competing at the top,

and form alliances rather than competing themselves.

on the one or

to win.”

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