Chapter 340 – Reassurance

Ella

We all go a little pale, I think, as we consider the possibility that Cora, too, is an accidental – or not so accidental – surrogate.

“I’m sure that’s not true,” I say suddenly, shaking my head but a little shaken – I admit – by the idea that the baby was conceived during a storm that basically forced Roger and Cora off the road and into an empty room with not much in it besides a bed. It seems…a little too convenient to be chance, didn’t it?

“This is your baby, Cora,” I say with assurance, knowing it to be true.

“She’s right,” Roger says, nodding at Cora without doubt in his eyes. “You are this baby’s mother, and I’m its father, and that’s the end of the story. All right?”

Cora nods, but I can see her hesitate still.

“We’ll get answers, Cora,” Sinclair says quietly. “I agree with Ella and Roger – but if you’d like, we can consult the elders, like we did when we wanted information on how Ella was pregnant.”

“Oh,” she says, her eyebrows going up “Yes, can we do that? That would be great.”

Sinclair nods, giving her a little smile and letting her know that he’ll set it up as soon as can be arranged. I realize something and gasp with excitement, bouncing a little on the bed.

“Maybe you’re a wolf, Cora!” I say, “like me! Maybe you just didn’t realize it! Maybe the same thing happened!”

“No, Ella,” Cora says, laughing at my excitement a little. “Our mother made it very clear to me on the temple steps that day – two daughters, one wolf, one human. I’m the human.”

“Oh,” I say, suddenly disappointed. But I take a deep breath and dismiss the thought, wrapping my arms around my sister’s shoulders and pressing my cheek to hers. “Well, whatever!” I say, cheerful. “Whatever this baby’s genetic makeup is, I’m excited. And we’ll love little ‘it‘ so much.”

carefully laying down on the bed and putting his head in my lap, resting the baby

do you think the baby’s a hybrid?”

kind of logical sense that you only

murmurs, and then he looks at Cora and

sigh, glad we’re on happier conversational ground again. “I think it’s cool that we don’t know the gender,” I sigh, looking over

enough to know Rafe’s,” Sinclair reminds me. “I seem to remember you tackling me in excitement when I told you

say, remembering it fondly. “But there’s something good

see her looking at Roger, grinning at the clear disappointment on his face. “You wish you knew,” she guesses with a

yeah,” he says, huffing a sigh “It’s not usual for wolves to wait to

it’s Christmas but then

and reaches forward to give him a little

a boy,” she accuses, her grin deepening. “You

at Cora, rueful, but

want a girl!?” I gasp, my hands

reminds me, laughing as well.

tiny glare before turning back

girl.”

can you want both?” he asks, confused but laughing

declare, “you just can!” Everyone is laughing now and I turn to Cora,

me up here!”

a little smile at me. “I’m team girl. If we have a boy I’m handing it immediately off to Roger,” she declares, though we all know she doesn’t mean it as

dust her hands off and be done with it.

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