Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 121

Chapter 121

Trigger Warning: This chapter contains experiences of abuse and s3xual assaultnothing explicit, but please take care reading..

Sinclair

Ella’s small body is completely stiff in my arms, even though we’re in her favorite

place. I’ve only bathed with her once before, but it didn’t take a rocket scientist to

figure out how much she loves a bubble bath. She takes at least four a week, and

when she’s upset I’ve known her to have a bath even after showering. Until I spoke

with Cora about Ella’s self-care practices, I didn’t understand the connection to her

childhood experience of neglect, but now that I know I’m determined never to deprive

her of the comfort even if my water bills go through the roof and the city goes into a

drought.

“Are you ready to talk this out, trouble?” I inquire, resting my hands on her round

tummy and feeling a pulse of stress from the baby. A fresh spark of worry assails me,

and I know that Rafe is channeling his mother’s fraught emotions. Ella doesn’t

respond to my question, and I press on, realizing that the poor little wolf isn’t going to

relax until she knows l’m not going to reject her”

Sweetheart, it never even crossed my mind to end things. I love you

Ella’s muscles tighten further, though I didn’t think such a thing was possible.

“But..She stammers, twisting around to look at me, “but you left!”

Im sorry that I walked out.”I reply gently, grazing my knuckles over her cheek. “But it

wasn’t because I ever had doubts about us.”I share, wondering about my sweet

mate’s reaction. I know some survivors of child abuse view any confrontation as a

disaster or threat, but Ella has weathered my anger in the past without any signs of a

trauma response. “I was angry that you thought you don’t contribute anything to our

lost it when you

pushed me over the

continuing.”

and I can see her grappling with her emotions. “Dominic, I

She whispers, staring at the water. “I

you’d come back.. think.. I think maybe I have some abandonment

of. And Mike’s betrayal and learning that I’m a wolf

them into

me, and I gently flip her body the rest

is facing me completely, I snuggle her to my chest, lowering

can

I profess, kissing her head

already upset, I just don’t trust myself not to

same way I would never

in the height of a fury. I think taking some space in

can find some way

I suggest. “But

no matter how far I go or how long I stay

you, Ella.”

and her arms tighten around

I’m sorry I said I couldn’t be your Luna, but

that I’m not pulling my weight here. This

for you and failed.”

for a moment.” I order, sliding my finger under her chin and

mine. “First of all you take care

You keep

to bullies like

don’t want you to. Moreover, I need to

Alpha’s DNA to nurture and protect. If you didn’t

I would

didn’t let

sigh, recalling the terror that came over her beautiful

up. I’ve growled and grumbled at

her over my knee and overpowered her countless times without

the time her wolf responds to my bossiness

didn’t happen randomly. I

didn’t I?”

Ella’s chin, but her eyes look

fingers as Ella gives a slight nod, and then her wide gaze returns

heart aches. “Do we have

could tell her no, promise that

that wouldn’t help anything. “We’re in a

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