Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 300

A Brotherhood of Wolves

Sinclair

I move quickly through the paperwork that the priestess gives us, half of my attention on Ella and Cora across the room. Rafe isn’t hungry yet I know this for sure, and I know that Ella knows too. He ate on the way here, in the car.

So, what he hell is she up

to?

I hand the paperwork back to the priestess, who gives us a warm smile and tells me she’s looking forward to seeing us on the night of the full moon. Roger and I murmur our polite goodbyes and then we both turn our attention back to the sisters.

“What’s going on over there,” Roger asks, watching them with his arms crossed.

I take a moment to look him over. His body is tense, his brow low with worry. “Why don’t you tell me?” I say quietly, my voice low and a little frustrated.

My brother snaps his head back to me, frowning. “What?”

“Come on, Roger,” I respond, shaking my head. “Don’t pretend they’re not talking about you.”

“Me?!” he says, aghast. “What did I do?” But towards the end of his sentence, his eyes flick to the floor. Guilty.

“What’s even going on with you two?” I ask, sighing, not really wanting to have the conversation but feeling pressed to it now if it’s disrupting our plans for our child’s dedication. It’s an important day – I want it to go smoothly, undisturbed by this drama.

“That’s Ella,” Roger murmurs, shaking his head, “speaking through you. You don’t actually care what’s going on between us.”

offended. “I care, Roger. But yeah…Ella has brought this…issue to my attention. More than I would have noticed otherwise. She calls

asks, confused, spinning to me. “What’s Codger?”

nose between my thumb

“Codger?!”

was that or

forehead in his hand and taking a deep breath. “You guys talk about it enough that it has a nickname?”

explain, looking again at my beautiful, sweet mate, who wants the best for both of them. “I think Cora is upset. And I thought it was just Ella being Ella until…today. When I see that Cora really is upset. So, did you do something to her?”

the room at this incredible pair of sisters. “I stopped calling her. I regret it, Dominic – I…” he sighs, as if having trouble putting it into words. “But it’s not easy, with her

it out,” I say, hoping it’s the right thing. He

at me, a little exhausted but ready to listen. “If you mess up this

hold up a

up this ceremony, Ella is going to kill both of us. Just rip

shakes his head, looking over at

agree, “but fierce. And she’s got mom strength now. So let’s just…not cross her. And do our best to make Cora feel welcome, because if

nods slowly, lifting his hand into the air and making an explosion sound with his mouth, simultaneously

I respond,

moment, looking over at the girls, each thinking our private thoughts. But

me. I start out of my reverie,

I respond, firm, looking away. “We don’t need a

supplies. I

“Elominic?”

into

give him a shove, unable to help the smile that pulls at

up,” I murmur.

no, it has

to

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