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 – ”

and grabbing me by the waist, pulling me flush against

back. But then he pulls away a bit, staring into my eyes for a long moment before glancing up at the sky again.

the sky, where the meteors continue to streak, leaving behind their long tails of 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 them, “sort of matches how I

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

I say, giving him a playful shove. “So, keep

intend to piss you off every

laugh, inviting it.

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

he’s right. It makes us great in

his handywork on my neck. “What’s it look like? Did you do good, or did you mess

raising his head to study it. “Nah, it’s real pretty Cora. You’ll like it. And I

at him then, spinning my head back, grinning. “Jealous,”

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

harder now. “I’m sure that will go over really well with the humans we’re trying to convince that we truly believe human and wolf kind are equals

little and grinning down at me. “I can

shaking my head at him. “Only if you wear a matching one,” I reply, “pink, ‘ Property of Cora,’

to mine. “I already have

shut up! You so do not have to turn women

five minutes! Sorry, I’m a mated man sincere apologies, I know, it is a loss for womankind, to have a specimen like me off the

into his skin. “You’re a liar,” I murmur, bringing my lips to his, “but if you push it, I really will make you wear the shirt. Because you’re mine, Roger Sinclair. And I’m not

Sinclair,” he murmurs before he kisses me, a long

I reply, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath, relaxing, bliss still running through me – deep and

along my second bond 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 Join & Stay Updated For All Books

“Baby’s up,” I murmur.

earthquake,” he replies, “hard to sleep