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!

sending a little glare Roger’s way. “Yes, he decided to put it in a very noticeable place, didn’t he?” “Damn right I did,” Roger murmurs, ducking down to give me a kiss on the cheek before moving over

ensue as I throw my arms around my sister, shrieking again with happiness. ” Cora!”

What – 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,

say, pulling back. I open my mouth to ask for more details, but we both turn- distracted when we hear Roger

Sinclair says, his whole body tense,

What do you say we steal the baby and go…somewhere else?” “You don’t want to watch the fireworks?” Cora says, turning her head to the

I say,

the baby, who is laying in his

she’s never been through it before, she follows me with curiosity. I watch her face

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

immediate reaction, curling up against the pillows? It confirms that

his auntie as I sit down on the couch myself. “Tell me everything!” She does, then. Well, I can tell that she skips over some details that are more personal – just between her and Roger but my eyes predictably well up as soon as she starts telling me

if all it does is make you cry.” “You’d better not,” I cry out, sniffing hard and wiping

blow my nose and pull myself together. I smile as I watch her settle

baby, and then I lean against the pillows, not

curious, my eyes all dried up. “The whole story?” “Umm,” she

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