Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 302: Moonlight Baptism 

“Well,” Henry answers, hesitating. “Cora and Roger will see the prophecy.”

My face falls a little when I realize the implications of this. “Really? Unfair,” I declare, pouting.

Henry laughs a little along with me. “It will bring them closer to him, give them a bond.”

“Well,” I sigh, “I want them to have that. What sort of things do you learn, though? Do you share them with the parents?”

“If you choose,” Henry shrugs. “I always did. And Sinclair and Roger’s godparents shared with me, for which I was grateful.”

“What did they tell you?” I ask, curious.

“That Sinclair would be a great leader of men,” Henry says, looking down at the baby again, clearly remembering his baby who looked so like this one. “That was no surprise. But Roger, that was…”

I pause, curious, suddenly fascinated. “What did they say?”

He hesitates and then meets my eye. “I never even told Roger about it. But they told me that his destiny laid less with who he was, and more with the children he would sire. The many children, who would be…” he looks away a bit, trying to sort his thoughts, “it was hard to understand. But something about a set of extraordinary children who would bring much joy to the world.”

this, though I work hard to

Cora was

if Cora can’t give him children… Henry meets, my eyes, perhaps understanding the direction of my

think too hard

–

disappointment. I sit up straighter in my chair, smiling down at my baby, who’s staring up at me with his wide eyes, which are just

again. “And his future is very, very bright. This

is full to bursting to see all of them – especially Isabel, James, and Sadie, who I think

and family. But still, Isabel and I make plans to have a good long talk later

stress as the time approaches. Anxious, I straighten the top of my glittering silver gown, which I picked expressly for the occasion. It’s perhaps too much for a trip to the woods, but we’ll be having champagne later – and then everyone coming back to the house to celebrate all evening –

know. I’ve never held a

He rests two reassuring hands on my shoulders. “Everything is in order, Ella –

more ways than one. “I just want everything to go smoothly, and everyone to

feel him smiling as he does it. “You don’t need to be everything to everyone, trouble. They’re here to help you. You could have come down in pajamas

say, turning on

drawing me in for a quick kiss. “What I mean, Ella, is that you should just calm down and enjoy the night. It’s for us, as much as for him. The guests are just

murmur, smiling against his lips and then looking down at my happy baby in my arms. “I need

the door. “It’s good that you figured that out

in the woods. “Oh, Dominic!” I say,

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