Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 355

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 355-Cora blinks rapidly in disbelief and my own mouth falls open. I see Roger go tense in his chair and feel Sinclair do the same beside me.

“Wha- what?” Cora asks, aghast, leaning forward to stare more closely at Henry. “The problem that is HankJ; FJA

Hank? What the hell kind of problem is Hank?”

I grimace a little when I see her get defensive and dart my eyes to Roger, seeing him rankle at it, just a little bit. Roger, I know, is jealous of Hank – not very jealous, not in a bad way. Just…as much as he doesn’t blame Cora for her previous hesitations, or hold them against her…

…well, he’s not going to be thrilled about Cora’s ex’s continued presence in our lives, is he? Especially when he sees Cora defend Hank like that..

“Please, Cora,” Henry says, putting a peaceful hand out towards her. “Just… hear me out.”

“What is wrong with Hank,” she insists, continuing to be angry, which just upsets Roger more. I glance at Sinclair, worried. His face is a mirror of my own.

“Please “Henry says again, leaning forward and staring at Cora only at Cora intensely. “I mean no insult. I just want to…discuss.”

Slowly, not giving in yet, Cora leans back against her chair and crosses her arms over her chest again, not happy about it but willing to listen.

“I am just concerned,” Henry continues, “about this man’s continued connection to this family.”

straight,” Roger mutters, his face turned down towards the table. Cora

confused. “He’s he’s our doctor – he did such a good job caring for

eyes. “He did a very good job taking care of Rafe. He was at your beck and call. He was very conveniently available when you were hurt after the temple and worked incredibly hard

“No,” Cora says, breaking in and shaking her head vehemently. “Henry,

I whisper, a frightened hand going to

is ridiculous!” Cora cries, but Henry speaks

“We also know that they tend to place their people in high-powered positions – lawyers, bankers, doctors. We

see him again covering his face

happen!” Cora cries, standing up now. “Hank is not part of this – he – he’s

clearly working hard to keep his temper even. “At a clinic that we pay for. This man is…very suddenly

in his heart, and wants to help, and to bring wolf and human culture together.” She pauses, furious, glaring around at all of us. “And

nod, understanding, and feeling sorry because Cora has a point. Henry does too we need to be careful, especially because we know that the Cult has a history of deploying sleeper agents. But Hank himself? He hasn’t given us a

nod along with me. Instead, they just quietly look away from

believe bad things about Hank because she got so close to him. That if he tricked all of us,

at her I see that she intuits what we’re all thinking. Without another word Cora seals her mouth shut and strides from the room, slamming the door shut behind her.

sighing. “Just… let her cool off. It’s…harder for her to hear than for us.

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