Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 338 – Choices

Cora

“It’s all right,” Roger says, his eyes going wide as he takes in my pale face, my scared expression and realizes that he’s freaked me out for the third or fourth time today. “It’s not – it’s not bad, I was just kind of a dick – it was a misunderstanding –”

“What?” I ask, more confused now than ever.

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“Listen,” he says, leaning in towards me. “Just let me tell you, all right? II was going to tell you at some point, definitely not like this but…” he sighs, looking into my face and then down at my stomach, and then back up into my eyes. “I think that… if we’re going to start on this new part

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of our lives – this parent thing – well,” he says, giving me a charming little half–smile and a

shrug. “We should be on the same page, right?”

I nod, agreeing, but looking at him a little askance. “Did you not think that we should…go into our mating? On the same page?”

He sighs and runs a hand through his hair. “It’s a little different, Cora – because it didn’t matter – I didn’t think we could have kids

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I frown at him – not mad or angry, but confused…

“Listen, let me just tell it,” he says, leaning forward and looking at me with pleading eyes.

“Okay,” I say, quite simply, taking his hands and leaning even closer to press a kiss to his mouthr letting him know that I’m listening with an open heart.

“Okay,” Roger says again, taking a deep breath before he begins. “Do you remember… when you and Ella went into the desert with her mother, Regina?”

“Reina,” I correct softly, and he laughs.

“Right,” he says, shaking his head. “Those names are so easy to mix up. Anyway – you three were out on your girls trip, and my choice was either to hang out with those priests in the temple, or go back on to the ship all alone.”

Ismirk at him, knowing precisely which one he chose. He sees my smile and laughs a little.

says, grinning at me. “I chose solitude. Or at least…I thought I did.”

there someone on the

off at being left behind. Sinclair sent me to protect Ella, and there’s frankly nowhere I wanted to be except at your

when I hear this, but I

first I thought that I was just crazy or drunk I mean, the

squeeze his hands a little, begging him to focus, and he looks

suddenly,” he says, his voice faltering a little, looking down at

I ask, a little breathless, but some part of me knowing

the experience. “Your mother, Cora. Except…at the time, I didn’t know she was

met her, and me, but she had only spoken to Ella beyond a brief introduction that Ella

spoke to Ella in the temple, and

nose, disappointed. Why does she want

with his thumb. “It’s half of why I didn’t want to tell you, Cora,” he continues, his face all sympathy. “I

what did she do?” I ask, pushing past my jealousy and truly

bodily form,” he says, “like she did in the temple. Instead, it was just…a vision of sorts, more like the baptism but…not quite.” He

can tell me. So Roger turns back to me and looks at

was not in war and politics, as my brother’s was – and you have to realize,

understanding, concentrating on nothing else but his words.

said,” he twists his mouth a little, concentrating. “It’s hard to know how to phrase it – because it wasn’t precisely words – but that for the future of the world, I had

dad,

blinking with surprise. And then I lean forward, finally getting it. “Oh, so you stopped

it fucking broke my heart to do it because I loved you I

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before she said anything to me I didn’t even care about kids – didn’t even really

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always Dominic who was dying to be a

my eyes going

me,” Roger murmurs, apologetic, “I’m fucking it all up, Cora – I’m thrilled that you’re pregnant, and not just because the goddess told me to be. I want –” He pauses He pauses his confused

Cora” he tells me, pausing to ensure that I hear him, “and I

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in the same boat – I was likewise unsure if I wanted kids. But the moment I really understood that this

wanted in

calling me,” I whisper, “because you thought…my mom told you

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eyes going wide as he again runs his hand through his hair. “I was totally freaked out I didn’t want to, but when a goddess tells you to do something you feel compelled to do it – and I thought