Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 422

Chapter 422- Bath Time

Ella

“Cora,” I scold, frowning, “you know I don’t’ feel that way – ”

“Well I know you’d never say it,” she protests, sighing. “But I do get that this union between a wolf and a human that, symbolically, it’s important. And even if you’re not disappointed that it could be…disappointing.”

“I want you to have the mating ceremony you want, Cora,” I reply, steady in my truth here. “Especially in the case of something as important as this.” I give her hand a little squeeze before pulling mine away. “But if you’d like to consider a middle path…maybe you could let me show you what I was thinking?”

She turns her head to look up at me, surprised. “You’ve been…planning?”

“Just a little,” I say, unable to keep the eagerness out of my voice. “Just late at night when Sinclair is asleep and I can’t sleep, or I get up to feed Rafe – ”

“You’ve been loosing sleep over this!?”

“No!” I protest, but then I hesitate. ” Well, not much.”

“Ella!”

“Just – can I show you what I was thinking!?” I plead, “sister to sister!? And then, if you hate it, you can say no.” A wide grin comes to my face then. “But I think you’re going to like it.”

Cora gives a big sigh, leaning back into her seat and closing her eyes. ” Fine, Ella,” she says. “But this is not a yes.”

“I didn’t think it was!” I say, newly excited. Because honestly…it’s gorgeous, and I can’t wait to show her my plans.

me from his casual position on the bed – looking down at his tablet, still doing work, as

baby strapped sleeping to my chest. I put my hands on

hands into his pockets and smirks as he looks me up and down. “I just didn’t realize I was mated to someone who spends their

the mirror. “Oh my god,” I murmur, leaning in to get a good look at the very real layer of dusty dark brown grime that’s covering me from head

contrast in the mirror – him the perfect

layer of brown dust. “Oh my god!” I exclaim again, immediately beginning to ruffle his hair and moaning as a little

reaching out to unstrap the baby from me. “Dirty

take the baby from my arms. “Honestly, if this is what we look like after just an afternoon, imagine how those

replies, holding the baby away from him a little as he carries him over to his little baby bath. “Hopefully all of the people will be out of those terrible camps and in better situation in a month’s time, though of course some cases

away from the warmth of my body, starts to

take him and let him sleep

and laying the baby down in his bath. “Let him cry a little for once he’s the happiest baby in the world, it doesn’t mean you’re

baby clothing disappear into the basket, “he’ll probably be too

proud, as he turns on the warm water and prepares to start bathing him. Rafe still fusses unhappily but reaches for his father’s

the shower for myself. I continue

wedding,” I call over my shoulder, starting

yeah, Roger told me

a little look of disbelief.Books

I’m not mad, Ella

and turning away to rinse the shampoo from my hair. “That’s not what I mean I know that you’d never be mad at them for wanting a different kind

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