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.

my mate is very difficult to resist. Even in an

dedicated to my

door opens then, and Cora and Roger

over both of their faces

hands, completely oblivious to our tense

thrilled and excited. Her head

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

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

can’t –

coming up behind me, likewise goes stiff and then

and I glance

“Looks like you’re

completely shocked and throwing an arm

me and holding the baby to my side so that he doesn’t

“Are you serious?! Are you?” And then

and sensing

Yes – yes –

it months ago,

wolf, and it’s awake

“Yes, Ella,” she says, nodding and

holding my hand. “I have a wolf. Um, I’m still human,

shaking her head still in disbelief, “I have always

inherited from mom. I just…never knew. She helped me

and staring at her, baffled and thrilled.

amazing – I mean, I think it’s amazing. Do

sister nods and then takes her hand from

do.” And then she puts a hand on her stomach,

“The baby

again, laughing and stumbling forward, putting my hand

baby too. “You can feel the baby

says, happy. “I can

then my eyes snap up to her and I feel my eyes instantly fill with tears

in my mind. “Feel…feel

Cora begins to

and my mate wisely slips my

wrapping

so happy – so incredibly excited for her, and for me to

best friendBecause it’s not optional anymore Rafe

friends –

Cora laughs, holding me tight and shaking her head. “It’s all right!

choking me!”

a hard time letting her go, so my

rock back and forth, united in

am able to pull back a little and wipe my tears from my face,

with his arm around his brother’s

at Rafe in Sinclair’s arms, probably considering that