Accidental Surrogate

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 380-Battered Ella

The four of us spent the next few hours talking, eventually ordering quite a bit of

takeout and making some complicated plans while Sinclair ate his weight in

Chinese food. The sight of him eating pleased me to no end, but eventually I

could see him running out of steam.

“All right,” I say quietly, looking significantly at Cora and Roger. “I think ….we

have enough to go on for now. We can pick up again tomorrow.”

“What?” Sinclair asks, frowning around at us though I can see him stifling a

yawn. “We have so much to do-”

“Enough,” I say significantly, placing my little hand over his larger one.” You’re

still exhausted, Dominic.”

He frowns at me and opens his mouth, ready to fight, but I shake my head once.

“Tomorrow,” I say, my voice a command. He narrows his eyes at me but I stand

strong. “I understand, Dominic. I know it’s in your nature to tear the world apart

in the effort to make it all better as fast as you can. But please, for me, can you

start tomorrow?”

He hesitates but sees the sorrow and worry in my face and, slowly, nods. This is

the last day you get to boss me around, trouble,” he growls, not happy about it.

“Tomorrow, I’m in charge again.”

“I’ll take it,” I say, leaning forward to give him a kiss on the cheek, Rafe curled

happily in my arms.

“I think it’s a good plan,” Roger says, yawning himself and stretching his arms.

He and Cora stand up and he wraps an arm around her waist, smiling down at

her. “Ready for bed, little mate?”

“Sure, little mate,” Cora replies, grinning up at him, knowing precisely what she’s

doing. “What?” Roger says with a start, frowning down at her. “That doesn’t

work, Cora – you’re the little one – ”

“But it’s sweet!” she says, pretending to be innocent and making me grin. I’m

little mate, you’re little mate – ”

little,”

she says, patting his cheek fondly.

room Roger

to see how well she knows

work,” Sinclair says to me after they close the door. “She

his buttons. And Roger needs a

line.”

on the side of the bed. “Do you need to

line?”

says, letting his voice drop into that deep, dominant register

charge, Ella. And you

to kiss

I like it down the bond. The hum in Sinclair’s chest

a little closer, letting one of his hands

sigh and pull away. “Baby’s still up,” I say, nodding down at him.

I’m going to take him for a little walk

try to

to stand up, but I put a hand

asking him to

beg, letting him see my sincerity in

go full steam and I

sleep, okay? For me? So I

right?”

sighs as he sits back against the pillows, but I can

he does. “All right, Ella,”

the cheek, moving the TV remote

so that his mind doesn’t spin while

rests.

soon?”

soon as the baby’s asleep,” I promise, nodding. Although I

bit, because I intend to stay out until I know Sinclair is able

restful sleep whether Rafe is asleep or

then I kiss my mate again and, with a final squeeze of

behind

of the door, as I knew

to work?” he

betcha,” I say with a sigh, squaring

baby carrier and I let him hold Rafe while I strap it

in and settled,

nodding to my friend.

into the night tending to the men who

in the bunker or on the

been pinned to my

past three days.

to continually have to choose

body wanted to be constantly next to Sinclair, holding his

his body and mind

Luna of this pack, as the

gift, to use it to heal the men who

us.

first night was the worst. Shortly after