Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 428 – A Mating Gift

“What?” Roger asks, going suddenly rigid and raising his head, his alpha instincts probably anticipating an attack of some kind “No,” I say, gaping up at the sky. ” Roger, look -”

And he turns to follow my gaze, his own mouth falling open as he sees. What looks like a thousand shooting stars cross the sky in a blink, one after the other, chasing each other across the blackness above the sea.

“Oh my god,” he murmurs, his head falling back as he stares upwards. Instinctually, I close the slight distance between us so that my body is pressed seamlessly against his, and I take his hand, and we both stare.

His body, like mine, is still thrumming with the joy of it – of the promises, the s3x, the marking, all of it – but this – the awe we both feel We’re both silent for a long time as we stare up at the sky, marveling.

“Cora,” Roger says after a long moment, turning his head to me a little but unable to tear his eyes away from the meteors that flash across the sky. ” Did you…do this?”

“What?” I ask, shocked.

“I mean,” he says slowly, “I’m pretty sure that you did the wind, and the earthquake –

“The what?” I gasp.

He turns to me for real now, a wide smile breaking out on his face as his eyes meet mine. “I mean, I know I’m good Cora, but you had to have noticed-

“An earthquake?”

“The ground shook, Cora! What did you think it was?”

“I thought it was just a – a little shake! Not an earthquake.”

“Well, yes, just a little one,” he replies, still laughing, giving me a tiny shrug. “I mean, I don’t think you levelled any cities – though, I mean, I can try harder next time – ”

It’s my turn to growl now, smacking him on the chest. “You don’t get to take credit for my gift, mate – ”

waist, pulling me flush against him again, stomach to stomach,

kissing him, joy rippling through me as he kisses me back. But then he pulls away a bit, staring into my eyes for a long moment before glancing up at the sky again. “But

golden light. They’re slower now, more patient, less a frantic rush of stars. Now they seem to take their time, wanting to put on a show. “I mean…that,” I say, pointing up to

grin to see it. ” Nobody’d better piss you off, Cora,” he says, considering. “Or we’ll get an asteroid and another species-ending event, like

a playful

nudging his nose against mine. “Oh, I intend to piss you off every day,” he murmurs, grinning. “I like taking you to bed

my teeth at him then, making him laugh, inviting it. Because honestly, he doesn’t piss me off –

walks a very fine line of teasing, bringing me right to the edge of my limits but never pushing too far. And me? Too-serious me? I need that

It makes us great

study his handywork on my neck. “What’s it look like? Did you do good, or did you mess up and give me a

it’s real pretty Cora. You’ll like it. And I put it high, where

head back, grinning. “Jealous,” I accuse, narrowing my eyes

head now to press a kiss to my collar bone. “I want everyone to know

and wolf kind are equals – for the only

I like this new wording,” he says, sitting up a little and grinning down at me. “I can get

him. “Only if you wear a matching one,” I reply, “pink, ‘ Property

as he brings his face again close to mine. “I already have

him with my hand, “you shut up! You so

sincere apologies, I know, it is a loss

liar,” I murmur, bringing my lips to his, “but if you push it, I really will make you wear the shirt.

before he kisses me, a long and sweeping kiss. “And neither

and taking a deep breath, relaxing, bliss still running through me –

and burst into a smile. Roger laughs again, glancing down towards my belly, and I know that he feels it too.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated

“Baby’s up,” I murmur.

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