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 suggested you

of losing you pushed me over the edge, and I needed to calm down

continuing.”

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

whispers, staring

come back.. think.. I think maybe I have

Mike’s betrayal and learning that I’m

them into

and I gently flip her body the rest of the way

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

she can straddle

profess, kissing her

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

same way I would never make

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

maybe we can find some

“But even if we can’t, you need

that no matter how far I go or how long I stay away, I will always come back

you, Ella.”

arms tighten

I said I couldn’t

I’m not pulling my weight here. This isn’t the

for you and failed.”

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

eyes up to mine. “First of all you take care of me all the

You keep me

ogre You stand up to bullies like the Prince and Lydia, and

even when I don’t want you to. Moreover, I

It’s in an Alpha’s DNA to nurture and protect. If you

you, I would be a

didn’t

the other thing.” I sigh, recalling the terror

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

overpowered

responds to my bossiness like a bee to honey. “I

know this didn’t happen

didn’t I?”

chin, but her eyes

gives a slight nod, and then her wide gaze

vulnerable that my heart aches. “Do we have

no, promise that she won’t ever have to relive her

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

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