Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 393: Family Reunited Ella

I get tenser and tenser as the minutes pass, and I can feel Sinclair behind me

likewise desperate to know what’s going on behind that closed door. A priestess

comes by after a little while, offering us tea or seats, but we decline both

because we’re very aware that we’re definitely not going to be able to relax until

that door opens. Which it doesn’t do for a very, very long time.

“What are they even doing in there?” I ask, especially when I hear a little muffled

shout come through that makes me go quite still. Sinclair chuckles a little and I

spin to look up at him, not understanding what he means –

But then, when I see his raised eyebrow and the smirk on his face, I realize…

“Oh, EW!” I say, swatting at him with my free hand, the one that’s not holding the

sleeping baby. “They are so not-”

“Roger would,” he murmurs, smiling at me and still laughing lightly.

“Cora would not,” I say, vehement. “ This is mom’s house.”

“She didn’t seem to mind about such activities outside the RV, where dad could

have seen, were he to glance out the window.”

“Yeah, but that’s your dad,” I say, rolling my eyes and returning my focus to the

door. “It’s different.”

“The Goddess is all-seeing,” Sinclair says, and I can feel him shrug. “She’ll spy

if she wants to – what’s the difference between having s3x in her temple as

opposed to anywhere else -”

But I hiss at him to shut up, looking around anxiously to make sure he wasn’t

overhead. Chuckling, wrapping his arms around my waist again, Sinclair pulls

me back against him. “If the baby weren’t here,” he murmurs low into my ear,

pulling my hips back against him…

“Enough out of you,” I chide, though I can’t help the smile that tugs at my lips.

difficult to resist. Even

dedicated

door opens then, and Cora and

of their faces as they speak

oblivious

Her head spins to me and her smile widens

to her. But as I get within three feet of her I

that? I stop dead in my tracks, raising my nose to sniff the air

can’t –

me, likewise goes stiff and then starts

-law,” he says, and I glance back

face. “Looks like you’re a wolf

and throwing

her to me and holding the baby to my side so

And then I back off a

and

Yes – yes –

able to smell it months ago,

wolf, and it’s awake in her,

“Yes, Ella,” she says, nodding

a wolf. Um, I’m still human, so

she shrugs, shaking her head still in disbelief, “I have

I just…never knew. She

and staring at her, baffled and thrilled.

I

nods and then takes her hand from

both do.” And then she puts a hand on

me. “The baby does

I shout again, laughing and stumbling forward, putting my

as if I could feel the baby too. “You can feel the

she says, happy. “I can feel

then my eyes snap up to her and I feel

in my mind. “Feel…feel

Cora begins

boy!” I shout, estatic, and my

wrapping her up as tight

so incredibly excited for her, and for

have a best friendBecause it’s not optional anymore

friends –

me tight and shaking her head. “It’s

choking me!”

letting her go, so

forth, united in our

and wipe my tears

mate with his arm around his brother’s shoulder, beaming

Rafe in Sinclair’s arms, probably considering that