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
a partner. I’m still afraid of course, but it
be part of a team. I know that
have two loving parents to guide him through
world.
Would have believed I could do it without her,
Henry continues, his mouth a quavering line. “but I will never stop
wrong parent
off if Juliet had been here
I beg, feeling tears in
hours.
not? It’s true.” Henry shrugs, his dark eyes shining. “There’s
see that
parent.”
because I want to invalidate his
know in my heart that losing any parent is never the answer.
about his last conversation with Juliet?” I finally
before everything went
moment, “No,
the details right, I repeat
morning.
him permission to ignore what society dictated,”
at the end.”
the example you provided to guide him.
those words because they were her last, but
of you. He is the Alpha he is today
day how to walk
happened right here?” Henry inquires thoughtfully, his
moved the boys to a new home after
honor.”
know,” I admit, looking around the
chuckles. “It was even grander in my day – Dominic isn’t the only
for himself, you
a distinctive puzzle piece belonging
got us
diversions are a blessing, not a
warmly, patting the arms of his wheelchair. “The
young she-wolf
I feel like you might be distracting
but it’s the defeated laugh of a man who knows the game is up.
clever for your own good,
“Whatever
reliving your mate’s death.”
and he flashes his fangs in agreement. “It’s just
before”
seen what happens when there’s
it never ends
caring that I might be showing my ignorance
shifter politics.
the Alphas of each pack in
battle it out on the campaign trail, the people vote
points return to their
you have a few extremely strong Alphas
Alpha’s to choose sides and form alliances
danger on the one
to win.”
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