Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 425

Chapter 425 – The Mark Ella

“Well that’s weird,” I murmur, looking through my phone as my mate sits shirtless beside me, finishing up the last of his paperwork before bed.

“What’s weird,” he asks, though I can tell he’s only half paying attention. But I frown, looking at the message from Cora. “Cora says she’s going away with Roger for a few days.”

“What?” he asks, his head swiveling to me, his voice instantly more alert. Then he snatches his own phone off the bedside table. “That can’t be right,” he says, flicking through his messages. Roger didn’t say anything to me.”

“Well, whatever,” I say, giving a little shrug. “They can take some time for themselves –

“Ella,” Sinclair sighs, and I look over at him in surprise. “We’re planning a coronation and trying to run a country. I’m depending on him to be here!”

I frown at him and shake my head a little. “Don’t be so unromantic, Dominic,” I scold. “They’re in love, they’re going to have a baby. Plus, Cora looked amazing in the wedding dresses today – I think I’m going to be able to talk her into that wedding. If they do that for us, why wouldn’t we let them have a few days away?”

“Did she say that she was going to do it?” he asks, raising his eyebrows at me.

“Nope!” I say, smiling as I start to type a reply on my phone. “She said to forget about it.”

“What!?”

“Don’t stress,” I say, laughing and glancing at him again. “I know her! I think she’s gonna say yes. We should move forward with the plans.”

Sinclair just groans and shakes his head, typing his own message out probably to his brother. I concentrate on my own.

camps Isabel, Hank,

that he’s still sleeping – and I smile to see that he is before curling up next

yell at him?”

his phone aside and wrapping his arm around me. “Okay well don’t yell at Cora,”

got it,” he

before Sinclair clears his throat. I open my eyes, surprised, before looking up at him. “What is it?” I ask. Because I know him –

Sinclair is clearing his throat, wanting to talk about one last

Something’s up.

you what I have

I demand, getting suddenly anxious. “Right

shoulder. But I just shake my head

until you

he says, his voice low with

“Dominic!”

to give in, and then he closes his eyes for a second, steeling himself. ” Ella, we got word from the Atalaxians today. They…they want to send a delegation to the

“What!?” I gasp, appalled.

the other neighboring nations are coming,” he says quickly, “sending a delegation if not their royals themselves.

I say, putting out a finger to stop him. “Am I hearing you right? Not only are they coming, but you invited those bigots!?

finger, knocking it away. “We had to extend the invitation – it would

kicking away the blankets. But before I can get far, I hear him snarl and then feel him wrap his arm around my waist and tug

of surprise as Sinclair levers himself over me, swiftly gathering both of my wrists in one of his hands and lifting them

then I frown up at him, angry. “What are you doing!?

chance, little queen,” he murmurs, glaring down at me, a little darkness in his eyes. “I’m starting to think that you need a little reminder of who is the Alpha in this relationship, and the King in this nation,” he says,

at him, wriggling a little beneath him, but he holds firm. “I’m allowed to have my opinions!” I

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