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.

very difficult to resist.

space dedicated to my

door opens then, and Cora and Roger come striding

both of their faces as they speak softly

oblivious to our tense

I cry, thrilled and excited. Her head spins to me and

to her. But as I get within three feet

I stop dead in my tracks, raising my nose to sniff the air – but

can’t –

goes

says, and I glance back to see

like you’re a wolf

I shout, completely shocked and

to me and holding the baby to my side so that he

Are you?” And then I back off a little

and

Yes – yes –

it months ago, before

but my sister has a wolf, and it’s awake in her, and

“Yes, Ella,” she says, nodding

have a wolf. Um, I’m still

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

inherited from mom. I just…never

say, squeezing her hand and staring at her, baffled

– I mean, I think it’s amazing. Do

then takes her hand from mine,

both do.” And then she puts

me. “The baby does

laughing and stumbling forward, putting my hand on

baby too. “You can feel

can feel him through

up to her and I feel my eyes

in my mind. “Feel…feel

grinning, Cora begins

shout, estatic, and my mate wisely slips my own baby

before I hurl myself at my sister, wrapping

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

have a best friendBecause it’s not optional anymore Rafe and

friends –

tight and shaking

choking me!”

have a hard time letting her go,

forth, united in

little and wipe my tears from my face, I

his

Sinclair’s arms, probably considering