Accidental Surrogate

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 378-Rebuild Ella

“Hey, handsome,” I say again, in the real world this time. A little smirk pulls on

my lips as Sinclair’s eyes flutter open. We’re laying pressed quite close together

in the little hospital bed, so I can see every twitch of his eyelash as he begins to

focus on me.

He doesn’t say anything at first, just stares at me while he takes a couple of

deep breaths. And then, quite slowly, he lifts a hand close to my face, sliding the

knuckle of his index finger slowly down the length of my cheek. “Hey, trouble,”

he murmurs, his voice scratchy after so many days of disuse.

I burst into a happy grin, so thrilled to see him awake and aware that I can

barely contain myself. But I force myself to stay still, to not grab him, to…. let

him get used to consciousness again in his battered body..

“Rafe?” he asks, his eyes worried as his memories of his last conscious

moments come back to him.

“He’s fine,” I say softly, gesturing with my chin behind my mate, hoping that he

understands that the baby is here in the room with us, asleep. “He missed you,”

I whisper. “He doesn’t like it when he doesn’t have his dad around to hold him.” I

wrinkle my nose and playfully glare at my mate. “He likes you better.”

A little laugh shudders from Sinclair’s mouth. “Does not,” he murmurs, staring at

me steadily, as if he can’t get enough of the sight of my face. “You feed him, and

sing to him. When you leave the room, he looks for you.”

“Really?” I ask, surprised and pleased. I hadn’t known this before.

“Well, he’s not alone,” Sinclair smirks, shifting forward to press his forehead

against mine, a gesture that makes me grin with pleasure, joy pulsing through

me at a ridiculous rate to have him back. “You’re the center of the world, Ella.

We all turn to you.”

“Good,” I sigh, content. “I like all my boys obsessed with me. Makes it easier to

boss you around.”

Sinclair chuckles a little and then pulls back a bit, frowning. I sigh again, but in

resignation this time because I know our little stolen moment of peace is over

that he needs to know about the world and what’s happened since he’s been

gone from it.

“The priestess?” he asks.

“Dead,” I say solemnly. “Roger killed her the moment after you knocked her

down.”

“And Rafe is…”

keep the little smile

caught him in the air with your teeth and

on him,

he says with a smug shrug that makes me laugh again.

he continues. “Cora?

I say, raising my eyebrows with

Cora, patching her up, and then

battered

story,” I say with a sigh, but

way,” I add, giving him a little push

he asked about. “Seriously? Not curious

going on with you?”

think I knew that,” he murmurs, rolling his

himself, or at least as much

with me. I’m not

were asleep for three

he asks, raising his eyebrows

the gift?”

say quietly, watching him carefully. “I patched

got to you, and then Hank and

heavy -“I inform him, giving

laugh.

why was I asleep?” my mate asks me, smiling a little

I say, ” but I can’t make new blood, or

the worry of the

Dominic. If I hadn’t been there, if I had

still been bound…” into

shakes his head then and pulls me close so that my body

neatly under his chin. “You saved me, Ella,”

into my hair. “I can…never thank you. I’m so grateful.

Dominic,” I say quietly, my voice

We can’t keep

the rest of our lives – I don’t want

replies, and I can feel him nodding, agreeing with me.

Never again. You’re right it’s not worth it.

line like this. Peace,

I sigh, hoping to hell that he means it

in the world. My mate,

he says. “I swear

clenching my jaw shut against the hope that blooms in

I want to

also know that this isn’t finished.

to be tied up.

when we

a little, peering

light of the room at us. It’s late in the

the blinds closed

I say, working to

and then blinks in surprise

him in the dream

say, nodding happily as I lean forward and smile at my

works to sit up behind

my mate murmurs, looking a little

laugh. “How’s your jaw?”

my mate a smirking little glare

of the bed, flipping through

I…don’t think he liked it very

the awkwardness pass and takes a deep breath, stretching his