Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 350

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 350-Cora

It’s hours, hours later when I finally have a moment to step back and breathe. And when I do, I feel my head spin and stumble back a step or two. Roger is there, instantly, his hand on my back.

“Cora,” he says, pulling me closer to him, tilting up my face so that he can study me. “Are you all right? You’re – ”

“I’m fine,” I mutter, frustrated, trying to push away and get back to work. I have a moment to breathe, but honestly there’s so much more that – needs to be done for these men –

“No,” Roger says, stubborn. “You’re pushing yourself too far – you’re pregnant, Cora -”

“Roger,” I sigh, turning to glare at him in earnest now and putting a hand on his chest. “This cannot be the refrain that I hear for the next nine – or six or however many months, all right? I am not going to stop doing my job-stop healing people – just because I’m pregnant.”

I hear Roger begin to growl in protest but I lock my teeth together, staring up at him, hard. And, slowly, I see him start to relent, to remember the person who he chose as his mate.

“This is my life, Roger,” I whisper, ” my identity. I’m a doctor – I made an oath! I’m going to help them.”

“All right,” he replies, taking a step back. “But Cora, please -”

know,” I say, nodding and starting to look around the room. “I’ll be careful – I’ll stop before I’m totally exhausted. I won’t put myself

looking me over from top to bottom, his eyes

myself. Honestly, I’m not far off – but there’s still so much that these men need. Honestly the extent of the burns that they

then when I look up at him again I feel him

the baby. Roger closes his eyes and concentrates and I’m

have the full fatherhood experience, with all of its blessings. And it breaks my heart that my body – my

eyes and leaning forward to press his lips

And then I turn to him fully, peering at some of the red skin on his face. “How is

murmurs, his voice not much more than a growl. “Much slower than usual. Like whatever that priest

glimpse of the skin below before I wrap him back up. “You’re healing,” I say, looking up at him, “but yes, the pace is …worse than

As Roger puts a sweet, concerned hand on the side of my face, Ella

hug which she happily accepts. “How is Sinclair?” I ask, looking to the corner of the room where her mate naps lightly, Rafe secure in his arms even as

right,” Ella replies when she pulls away from me. “More his pride hurt than anything, and he’s frustrated,” she says, giving a chagrined little smile to Roger. “I know you guys are disappointed

burned all of his supplies on his way out, along with us, so we don’t have

rolling between the beds, speaking kindly to any of the men who are conscious and

our losses,” Roger murmurs, looking around. “We are so…so lucky that everyone came

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255