Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 341: A Quiet Night 

Ella

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We had dinner a little later, and Henry got to give Cora his shocked congratulations on her pregnancy. His eyes were wet, a little, at the thought of his second grandchild, but it was all for joy. It was a wonderful evening that we all spent together surprising after such a horrible morning.

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Tomorrow, I know, we have a lot to think about and decide. But tonight? Tonight I just want to sleep in my mate’s arms and get some rest under the knowledge that nobody is going to attack us and try to take my baby.

I’m tired, then, when Sinclair and I head back to our room with little Rafe in my arms, already asleep. A’s Sinclair opens the door for us I give a little wave to my sister and Roger, who are sleeping a few doors down.

“Aw,” I say, looking up at Sinclair as we walk into the room. “I’m jealous. I want to get knocked up.”

“What!?” Sinclair exclaims, laughing as he moves across the room to the little table where we’ve unpacked our clothes, eager to get ready for bed.

I pout as I move to the little makeshift cradle waiting by our bed that Henry instructed Sinclair’s men to make for us this afternoon, laying my sleeping baby down on the thin, firm mattress waiting there for him.

“I’m just a little jealous!” I declare, laughing a little.

neck, smiling up at him. “You do realize that you just gave birth to our perfect little baby, and

at him. “That’s not what I said. I don’t want to be pregnant – at least, not

smiling down at me so broadly that it brings out all the little crinkles around his eyes that I love. “Please explain,

think it would be nice,” I say softly, “to just…” I shrug, “not be trying to get pregnant, and then one day poof! Surprise!” I look up into his eyes,

I think, understand. But he wants to hear more. “And

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we hadn’t been thrown into that situation. But there was so much that was stressful about how Rafe was conceived – I had to spend so much money, and just hope that it worked, and frankly the idea that my sister put your defrosted sperm in

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he agrees. “I see. A little,…less romantic

and Cora…it’s been so complicated for them, but there is something beautiful about them making that little

feel Sinclairs knuckles graze my face and look up at him

you as many children as you want, Ella,” he murmurs softly, “and they will all be conceived in love. Rafe

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memory flashes in my mind of the prophecy the priests showed me, of our little family of four. Could that really be possible? I mean, the eldest child in that vision was a dark–haired boy just like my sweet Rafe. Would the rest come

mean,” Sinclair says, interrupting my reverie and sliding his hands down my back to grip my ass. “If you’re that eager to get knocked up I’m right here and

little,” I say quietly, “before we think about a second child. Until

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