Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 410

Chapter 410 – Assembling the Team

Cora

When I wake up the next morning the dawn sun is already streaming through the windows, and I am absolutely – hands down – the happiest I’ve ever been. I’m curled up against my mate’s side, my hand still on his chest where I placed it when I fell asleep, and when I look up into his face? I see him already smiling down at me.

My mouth bursts into a smile.

“Well,” he says, turning fully towards me now and nudging my nose with his. “That was an incredible dream, wasn’t it?”

“Do you think it was real?” I whisper, desperately, desperately hoping that it was.

“I do,” he replies, nodding. “I don’t think…well, the things that you made up the beach, the landscape…they were all pretty static, no?”

I gasp a little, offended – “It was not static! It was intricate and there was a breeze I could smell the salt -”

“No, Cora,” he says, laughing, “I mean like, unchanging. The things that changed – you, me, the feeling the baby passed to us, and the wolves? Those all seemed very real.”

“Yeah,” I say, relaxing again and snuggling close, tucking my head beneath Roger’s chin. “I think it was real too.”

“He’s a really cute pup,” Roger murmurs, sleepily kissing my hair. ” Way cuter than Rafe.”

“I know, right?” I mumble, yawning. But we don’t have to tell Ella and Dominic that.”

“No way,” he replies. “No need to hurt their feelings. They’ll find out soon enough. We’re quiet for a moment before I ask my next question. “Did that go…how you thought it would?” I ask, hesitant.

“No,” Roger says instantly, laughing. “Honestly, Cora, I thought we were going to have way more *** -”

well. I don’t know what Sinclair told his brother, but from everything Ella has said? It sounds like the dream state has been a place for them to really explore their relationship in a very physical way – after all,

exploration in the future? A

more like a family than I did before we went to sleep. And it’s not that we weren’t a family before – but now that we’ve…we’ve felt him? Met him,

me now, so vividly himself, already, that I can’t help but think of him as my son, and me as his mom, and Roger as his dad, and us – all of

chin and turning my face up to his. “I feel

curious. “Wait, how

passing it down the bond,” he murmurs. “Are you not

And the baby. So

mating bond to him, seeing if I can do it intentionally. I’m still not used to this wolf stuff, and I don’t

did,” he murmurs, pleased.

me and Roger but also giving a little tap on the bond

the baby responds, nudging

I see on Roger’s thrilled face that

then I laugh, and look down at myself, and

…Happy? I ask.

through me like a bell. Happy! My boy sends back, and I laugh, and feel myself start to cry again.

he curls

taking my face in his hands and kissing me again. “And I don’t think I’ve ever once

to say it so simply like that. “Roger, I feel exactly

Ella

car turns into Cora’s driveway, she’s already standing outside her door with a to-go mug of tea in her hands, a big smile on her face. Rafe gives a little squeal of anticipation when the car stops and

you tell when your auntie is near?” I ask,

today,” I say when Cora opens the door and peers into the car, blinking a bit in surprise at the two extra men in the row of seats behind me, and then at the guard sitting beside

closing her door behind her. “Um, what’s all this?” she asks, a little hesitant

wanted us to have extra guards,” I say, giving a chagrined little shrug. “Do you

pulls away from the house. “Actually,” she continues, ” Roger had the

and making my sister laugh. I shake my head, thinking that our two wolf mates sometimes really do have the same

grinning at Cora. “Why are you so happy

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