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

and my wolf lost it when you suggested you couldn’t be

of losing you pushed me over the edge, and I

continuing.”

can see her grappling with her emotions. “Dominic,

think you might end things.” She whispers,

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

And Mike’s betrayal and learning that I’m a

them into very sharp

flip her body

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

she can

profess, kissing her head

when you were already upset, I just don’t trust myself

way I would never make a

height of a fury. I think

maybe we can find some way to take

physical distance.” I suggest. “But even if we can’t,

go or how long I stay away, I will always come

you, Ella.”

and her arms tighten around me.

“and I’m sorry I said I

here. This isn’t

for you and failed.”

order, sliding my finger under her chin and

of all you take

You keep

an ogre You stand up to bullies like the Prince and

when I don’t want

nurture and protect. If you didn’t

you, I would

frowns. “But I didn’t let you. I

sigh, recalling the terror that came over

I suggested tying her up. I’ve growled and grumbled at Ella

overpowered her countless times without

wolf responds to my bossiness

didn’t happen randomly. I accidentally

didn’t I?”

chin, but her eyes look anywhere but at me. Slight

slight nod,

so vulnerable that my heart aches. “Do we

could tell her no, promise that

wouldn’t help anything. “We’re in a s3xual

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