Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 430

Breaking the News Ella I shriek when I hear the tap on the door, jumping up from the bed and dashing towards it, so excited to see my sister that I can’t even think about moving slowly.

Behind me, I hear Sinclair stand up and give a little growl. Without even looking, I know he’s standing with his arms across his chest, his feet wide apart, glaring at the door. But! That’s Roger’s problem. Not mine.

I fling the door open and immediately throw myself into my sister’s arms. ” Cora!” I shout, laughing. “I missed you!” “It was two days, Ella!” she laughs, shaking her head and hugging me back.

“Three!” I insist, frowning at her.

“Well, whatever,” she says, rolling my eyes. “We’ve spent longer apart than that.” “Yes well,” I say, pulling back and grinning at her. “I missed you. Don’t go away again. It was boring without you.” “I can’t believe that,” Cora says, frowning at me as we move into the room.

“Didn’t you go to the camps and work? That’s never – ” But I gasp, my hands flying to my mouth as soon as I see it.

Cora, surprised, turns to me with wide eyes and then starts to look around for whatever is wrong as Roger comes into the room as well, shutting the door behind him. Figuring it out first, Roger starts to laugh.

“What!?” Cora asks, looks between her mate and me.

“Cora!” I gasp, stepping forward and grabbing at the neck of her shirt, yanking it back so I can see – Her mating mark – right there! High on her shoulder, almost on her neck!

over it and then sending a little glare Roger’s way. “Yes, he decided to put it in a

throw my arms around my sister, shrieking again with happiness. ” Cora!” I shout, rocking her back and forth in my arms, “I’m so happy for

what happened! Tell me everything!” “Wait,” she says, unable to keep from beaming with happiness herself, but she pulls away from me and shakes her head. “You’re – you’re not mad? That we we eloped, instead of doing the wedding you planned!” “Cora,” I say, my shoulders falling in my disappointment, “I never cared about that – and even if I was disappointed, I’d never let it overshadow my happiness for you! This,” I say, gesturing again towards her mark, “is such a wonderful thing and you two waited so long and were so

to hear everything,” I say, pulling back. I open my mouth

says, his whole body tense, glaring daggers at his

me, Dom,” Roger says, throwing out a dismissive hand. ” Cora and I needed to do this -” “Um,” I say, stepping closer to Cora. ” What do you say we steal the baby and go…somewhere else?” “You don’t want to watch the

you,” I say, nudging

again as quietly as I can, reaching for the baby, who is laying in his pack-and-play,

she’s never been through it before, she follows me with curiosity. I watch her face as I open the door and we pass through. I’m gratified when I see her expression

towards another door, “there are more bedrooms, for the kids! So, we have like, our own little family suite here, which I think is really nice.” “I love it!” Cora says, laughing and sinking down onto the sofa, curling up her legs beneath her in a way that makes me smile, because she looks so cozy, and that’s precisely what I want. I know that we live in a palace and that there’s a sense of refinement to the entire place, but I really wanted to create a space within it where my family and I could feel

up against the pillows? It confirms

are more personal – just between her and Roger but my eyes predictably well up as soon as

Ells,” Cora says, laughing and shaking her head at me. “I’m going to stop telling you about my life if all it does is make you cry.” “You’d better not,” I cry out, sniffing hard and wiping my face with

sighing and leaning forward to take the baby from me so that I can blow my nose and pull myself together. I smile as I watch her settle the baby on her lap, grinning

baby, and then I lean against the pillows, not asking

that all?” I ask, curious, my eyes all dried up. “The whole story?”

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